WC 526

"Daaaad.."
"No."
"Buuuut Daaaaaaad...."
"Nope."
"By the gods your so unfair!"
"I know...isn't it wonderful?" Tac chuckled and grinned down at the little ebony kit at his paws, his heart swelled each time he looked at her, but he'd never let on to that fact.

Rire flopped against her fathers paws with a huff, she looked up at him and gave him the biggest pouty sad face she could muster. "Pllllwease!" her bottom lip quivered at him.

Tac stared down, and in his mind he fell backwards clutching his chest, she was good, too good he thought with a smirk before he shook his head and ruffled her hair, careful not to knock out her prized flower. "Nope..that doesnt work on me kiddo."

She rolled onto her back with a groan and huffed at him with a whine. "But whhhhy dad, c'mon just for a little bit?" She gave him hopeful eyes.

He dropped his head and eyed her, "Rire, thats enough of that now." He said with a shake of his head and a light chuckle. "Your not going to wear my mask."

"C'mon dad! Just for a little bit? I promise to be careful with it!" She had never seen her father without his mask, and she didnt have one, she just wanted to try it on for a little bit, why was he being such a poor sport about it?

"Enough!" Tac snapped finally, he huffed and held back a low growl. "That is enough Rire, you are not going to wear my mask!" He instantly knew he had made a mistake.

Rire's ears fell back against her skull, and her bottom lip quivered for another reason now as tears started to well up in her eyes, rarely did her father snap at her in such a manner, normally that was reserved for the rest of the world, but never her. "Why dad?"

Tac sighed now, and lowered onto his belly and pulled his little kit close. "Im sorry Rire..don't cry." He nosed her cheek softly. "But you can't wear my mask alright?" He said as he held her between his paws.

"But why dad.." Rire asked, she was always so curious about his mask, and she hoped now he would finally tell her about it.

Tac closed his eyes for a moment, he could tell her a very toned down version of the truth and then maybe one day share all of it with her. "A long time ago Daddy was hurt by a group of others..And they hurt my eyes very badly, my mask helps cover up the scars and makes my eyes look normal." He told her, it was a very toned down version of the story, a story only a handful knew.

"Oh daddy.." She squished his face between her tiny paws, "Your so beautiful daddy.." She kissed his nose. "I love your face." She said as she smiled at him.

His heart swelled with love, "I love you too little flower...so very much." He beamed down at her, Rire was the only creature in the world besides his sister that he truly loved.