Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in a certain boy’s adventures because the Amaranthine Saga & Songs are mine. Please continue to indulge the lot of us, especially the ones with dangerous quarry.
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Coop liked the feel of mud between his toes, the way running water gently tugged at his calves. Even swollen by rain, his creek was a lazy thing, meandering between mossy banks, rippling over smooth stones.
“Hey, Torloo? Why were those guys chasing you?”
Torloo glanced over to where his brother crouched—waiting, watchful. Boon must have given the okay.
“We were on the trail of… someone when group of humans crossed our trail. We startled them. Frightened them. They lashed out.”
“But you’d never…!”
“Never,” Torloo agreed.
“Then why’d they shoot Lass?”
“Because she jumped in front of me.”
Posted: January 31, 2024
Prompt: Jump, suggested by twiddle
Words: 100
Summary: Cole Pfeiffer-Cooper, who prefers to be called Coop, became part of a pack way before the world found out about the Amaranthine. An Amaranthine Saga & Songs serial. Cozy Fantasy. Slice-of-Life. Family. Pack. Begins here. You can suggest a prompt here. To scroll through archived chapters, use the Coop & the Elderbough Trackers tag.
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