There was a remarkable list of things to do when you were the primary caretaker for an elderly wolf - especially one like poor Soul, whose inner demons she was still fighting daily. The last thing Silas ever wanted to do was disappoint the wolf who had taken him under her wing, and as such he was often subjected to doing various errands throughout the day. Right now, his was the duty of fishing, a prospect that didn't make him very eager. The young male had a tendency to not follow through his movements and become quickly surprised when a fish managed to be pinned, actually stepping back to avoid squishing the poor thing out of an instinctual protectiveness - which of course led to the fish escaping every time.Soul was beginning to insist that she come along on these trips, which was why Silas decided to go this time even earlier than normal without telling her. He had to catch something on his own for once! He wasn't a lost cause!
He was just . . . slippery-pawed? Didn't have a big instinct to kill? Was too awkward in his rather long-limbed body enough as it is without having to consider his other, more secretive problem? Man, what sort of wolf was he if he couldn't even hunt right?
Sighing, Silas put his ears to work and nosed his way through the forest, finding the stream easily enough. They had purposefully made a den close to the water because of the extremely hot weather these days, and even only a few minutes under the sun he was finding himself panting lightly. "Way . . . too . . . hot . . . !" he whined, more than happy to be temporarily blinded by the sunlight upon the water when he reached it. It must be nice, being only a river. Never having to worry about predators or getting too hot or too cold . . . Well no, he amended, the freezing over in the winter could be something.
Still: Way. Too. Hot. He could even feel the sunlight pounding his skull as he ducked his head to engorge himself upon the water. Which made him think, maybe just a little bit more forward to cools his head off. One deep breath later, then - aaah, there we go . . . It was unnerving not being able to hear anything under the water's surface, but it more than made up for it by giving him sweet relief from the heat - if only temporarily.
