Sleeping Dragon If you need it

It would be easy to pick the boy up and take him home, let him sit in the comfort of the den but coddling him won't teach the things he needs to learn. They eventually break away into specialized skills, whether or not he wants to, but the stubbornness will need to find a way to work around. There's even a small impulse to reduce the stress and just take him back but Gavriel remains firmly planted in his crouched position, staring down at his paws with ears cupped forward for the sound the boy makes.

He catches a glimpse of him and the large wolf leans back until he can't see him anymore. From the brief glance, he'd been able to tell what he'd been doing and what he's accomplished: just a few more feet and he'll be found. Gavriel sits there for a moment longer before he shuffles, the boy coming upon him, and once they are within sight of one another, he speaks up: "Yu hon op ai."