Deimos
Dropping the first parcel upon a neighbor’s doorstep, he returned to the sled, intending to persist in the delivery process, when he heard his name called, quite loudly, over the snow and pathways. No one was ever quite that chipper, save for his son, and so his head went up immediately, not unlike a predator with ears honed at the ready, gaze narrowing upon the side street and individuals staring back at him, before he saw the unrelenting wave of Nova.
He hadn’t expected to see the younger individual at all, nor she apparently, as she hustled and hopped over, asking about Sah. He gave her a brief nod of greeting, but the answer was likely not what she wanted. “Not today,” he rumbled in return, arching a brow at the endless bounty of energy. People maneuvered onward seconds later; unbothered once he’d been caught and tethered into figuring out where the Wild Thunder was this morning. It didn’t seem to matter a moment later anyway, because her attention was drawn towards Belial – who flashed his fanged grin and unfurled his wings, clearly proud of being the one gaining the attention instead of Zuriel this time. “My companion. A peryton.” His glance went back and forth between the pair, before shaking his head. “Did you need something?”
He hadn’t expected to see the younger individual at all, nor she apparently, as she hustled and hopped over, asking about Sah. He gave her a brief nod of greeting, but the answer was likely not what she wanted. “Not today,” he rumbled in return, arching a brow at the endless bounty of energy. People maneuvered onward seconds later; unbothered once he’d been caught and tethered into figuring out where the Wild Thunder was this morning. It didn’t seem to matter a moment later anyway, because her attention was drawn towards Belial – who flashed his fanged grin and unfurled his wings, clearly proud of being the one gaining the attention instead of Zuriel this time. “My companion. A peryton.” His glance went back and forth between the pair, before shaking his head. “Did you need something?”
we exhume our enemy's bones
we are battling, hungry beasts
we are battling, hungry beasts
