The voice of his father lit up the boy's face like a Christmas tree. His eyes grew with pure wonder as another large smile swept across his face. It was his dad, could it really be? "Daddy!" The boy exclaimed as he looked eagerly to the door in hopes of seeing his father. "Come in! Come in!!" The small figure could barely contain his excitement over seeing his dad once more. Even if he had his fox as a companion, it didn't replace having his father around. Vion sat back up, waiting eagerly on the floor with his legs crossed as he waited for his dad to come in.
However, the other creature in the room was not as pleased as the boy seemed to be. A small growl rumbled in the fox's throat at the sound of a voice unfamiliar to him. He had heard it before, yes, but it wasn't one he was familiar with enough to distinguish if the other was an friend or foe. The fox left the tattered remains of his treat on the ground as he shifted climbed into the boy's lap and curled up in a ball as if to mark to boy as his. His ears fell back as he watched the door with trained eyes, giving small gruffs and growls at the possible intruder. Vion paid little notice to his pet's antics. It was normal to him at this point. There were always servants and helvates around that the fox didn't know, so the behavior was normal.
Vion casually pet his head, palm on the back of his head as his fingers rested between the fox's ears. "There, there. It's only daddy. He's okay," he said to the fox as he rubbed his head to try to comfort the creature. He was so happy with his fox... That his studies well... Vion was wary to reply to his father about it. His main focus was training his new companion, but dad wanted him to keep to his studies. It was hard to balance the two, especially when dad wasn't around.
"I still study.... I just have a companion when I do." It wasn't a lie. He would spend the time he normally would be studying with his fox nearby as a partner while he tried to do some work. Normally his pet just slept or kept watch, but there were moments that he needed more attention than simply being there. It was part of the training Vion had to do. So while he still studied... It just wasn't as much as he had in the past. The boy split his time with working on training his pet while sticking to the books.
However, the other creature in the room was not as pleased as the boy seemed to be. A small growl rumbled in the fox's throat at the sound of a voice unfamiliar to him. He had heard it before, yes, but it wasn't one he was familiar with enough to distinguish if the other was an friend or foe. The fox left the tattered remains of his treat on the ground as he shifted climbed into the boy's lap and curled up in a ball as if to mark to boy as his. His ears fell back as he watched the door with trained eyes, giving small gruffs and growls at the possible intruder. Vion paid little notice to his pet's antics. It was normal to him at this point. There were always servants and helvates around that the fox didn't know, so the behavior was normal.
Vion casually pet his head, palm on the back of his head as his fingers rested between the fox's ears. "There, there. It's only daddy. He's okay," he said to the fox as he rubbed his head to try to comfort the creature. He was so happy with his fox... That his studies well... Vion was wary to reply to his father about it. His main focus was training his new companion, but dad wanted him to keep to his studies. It was hard to balance the two, especially when dad wasn't around.
"I still study.... I just have a companion when I do." It wasn't a lie. He would spend the time he normally would be studying with his fox nearby as a partner while he tried to do some work. Normally his pet just slept or kept watch, but there were moments that he needed more attention than simply being there. It was part of the training Vion had to do. So while he still studied... It just wasn't as much as he had in the past. The boy split his time with working on training his pet while sticking to the books.
