there was no where for me to stay, but I stayed anyway
Ever is a lot of things, but a protector he is not. Not unlike his father, Ever's ability to defend or act bravely is usually just a heat of the moment thing. And just now, spying a large shape approaching his mother, is enough to at least be considered a simmer of the moment.
Barking loudly, the sound feeble and ear-splitting, Everest does his best to scramble towards his mother and Sunjata. The pads of his paws tug at the gravel beneath, sending it flying behind him even though he isn't actually moving anywhere. Hey! He calls, neither trying to nor sounding particularly threatening. You aren't my dad! He adds, which, given that he's really only ever seen Finn around his mother, makes more sense in Ever's mind than it likely does to anyone else.
Barking loudly, the sound feeble and ear-splitting, Everest does his best to scramble towards his mother and Sunjata. The pads of his paws tug at the gravel beneath, sending it flying behind him even though he isn't actually moving anywhere. Hey! He calls, neither trying to nor sounding particularly threatening. You aren't my dad! He adds, which, given that he's really only ever seen Finn around his mother, makes more sense in Ever's mind than it likely does to anyone else.
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