Sleepy Fox Hollow similitudo

he came down from his place at the call of emmerich.

only the boy could make him wish to be there, before the imperator. perhaps siku had thought he would be stronger when faced with the man he pinned his problems too. perhaps he had scripted things in his head a million times. thought of how brave he would be to say no.

now there was a gentle tremble in his hindquarters and a quiver of his tail.

no hello, no formal greeting. this was not mereo. this was paleo, a new home for the boy who shouldered all of his problems onto the man before him in that moment. unfairly.

i'm...in paleo now. for good.

his voice only that of a boy. despite the way he grew like a weed.