Exton

Keon watches Trooper for a few minutes. The HellHound has a resigned expression in his eyes. The Dark Lord turns quickly away, trying not to laugh. Teri reaches up and grabs a handful of bristly hair to haul himself back up to his feet. The Hound whimpers, a sound rarely heard from the fearsome creatures. 'Zade moves from the shadows and snaps at Trooper. She nudges the little boy until he grabs onto her longer ruff. Once he has a good grip, she huffs at the prone HellHound and walks the boy back to Pandora. She keeps her pace slow, as if she does this all the time. Once Teri reaches for his mother, she turns and trots away. Pausing briefly, 'Zade growls softly at Trooper and glides back to the shadows of the woods, once again becoming invisible to most eyes.

Dmitri grins. "She is not going to let him live this down." Ob raises a brow and Keon laughs even harder. Dmitri picks up a platter of meat and carries it to the tables while Keon explains to Ob. "Trooper is a commander among the HellHounds. HellHounds are more than canines. They are a Race of their own, part Fae, part Deamonic... and Trooper just let a little boy best him." He grins. "While 'Zade took control of the boy and returned him to his mother." Dmitri returns, laughing. "With the way they communicate, his whole command will see the scene by tomorrow."

Ob returns to carving, trying not to smile. "It would be like Ramji actually laughing where others would hear." Dmitri grins. "*Vαί! Exactly."

The men laugh and Ramji turns a frown on them, making them laugh even harder. The Croatian Rider shakes his head at Trooper. "They are fools, Hound. We both know it is better to humor a child than to eat it."

Trooper raises his head, looks at the boy, then back at Ramji. He huffs once, twitches his ears, and stretches out, basking in the sun. Guunnar laughs. "Ist right. Ist voman's job to vatch over children." He grins as a roll hits him in the back of the head. Stoney shakes his hair forward to hide his smile. "Guunnar, Gods help you if you ever get a woman to bear you children."

The giant grins broadly, blowing through his mustache. "Ach, I vill find gut obedient voman to gib me kinder... Like Little Sister." Stoney pounds on Erik's back as Star's husband chokes on the bit of shark he had just put in his mouth.


*Yes!