Garmir was resting near the den site, laying respectable distance away from the entrence and waiting for either Treyah or Draven to show up. He had been scouting outside the pack territory, mostly tracking coyotes and movement of large prey and he was waiting to share latest details. Nothing important really - nothing that justified him poking his nose in and waking up the puppies.

Normally Garmir was keenly aware of his surroundings but this time he was tired enough to fall asleep by himself and not notice Aquaria peek out of the den. He normally slept during day anyways unless he was needed somewhere. He dreamed.

He was standing somewhere familiar - a place he'd often come in his dreams, a place that would have been defining moment in his life, somewhere, sometime in past had everything gone according to plan. He'd been built for it, this singular purpose that later would make him who he was. He was aware someone stood beside him. He did not have to look to know. She was there like she always was. He was to protect her. He failed.

You have left your flank open. Turn your ear before they bite you.

No-one there.

See for yourself.

Garmir jolted awake, taught reflex pulling him out of his sleep as he noticed something was moving nearby. It took a moment for his senses to tune back in and initially he noticed nothing as he had been expecting adult wolf. Then he saw her. His heart sunk and breath ceased. Garmir stared wide eyed the young Tainn that had chosen to adventure outside the Den. She was.. magnificent, a walking miracle. Garmir was so much afraid to move as to not frighten her. Had she wentured out alone? Should he stop her? Let her adventure? He simply laid there petrified, starting to breath only when he begin to feel thumping feeling rise in his chest due to lack of oxygen.

"Aquaria..." -he whispered, his face holding a expression of pure wonder as he managed to finally utter something.

Garmir watched the young pup seemingly trying to pick dialogue with the ground itself. It took a moment for him to realized she might have not seen him at all. Knowing next to nothing of pups, least of all remembering his own time as one, the earthen male felt worried. What if she was born with disability? What if her eye sight was impaired? Garmir dared not to even think of such.

Garmir's bewilderment was slowly fading, giving him more room to think little more clearly. She was a miracle to him, but even for high born - least as for the moment, she was so very little and so very vulnurable. Garmir did not dare to approach her, it was not his place, but he was curious as to see what she might think of him. Perhaps it was good she saw him early for he imagined training her plenty in the future - were her protective dad going to let him. If Garmir's plan for future was to succeed, he had to least be able to whisper one of the pup's ear every now and then.

"Hello." -He replied to her while holding his muzzle against the ground as to make his sound come from the ground level. If she thought he was underground or something, Garmir could play along. He could reveal himself to her later - for now it was more important she got used to his voice.

Garmir straightened up a little as the pup saw him. Terrifyingly enough the little one begin to wobble towards him, apparantly without fear or concern. Now Garmir was afraid, this obvious from how his body tensed as Aquaria approached him. He thought about standing up and scooting away, but opted on a last moment to stay put and simply let the pup do whatever she wanted to do. Garmir already saw this little innocent being miles above him in status. She was literally a princess and he was but a lowly servant purposed to serve and support her in every step of her life - perhaps some day even all the way to the leadership of this pack.

Dat? The pup asked while pawing his muzzle. Garmir turned his head slightly to the side, closing his eye closer to her. A nervous smile appeared on his face. He did not know what she meant, but for the sake of... keeping up very short worded conversation he replied as gently as he could voice it. "Yes... dat."

Garmir flopped onto his side as to be on her level and pose himself as small as he could be. His tail was waving nervously and the pack scout felt thruly helpless. Please, Treyah, Draven, anyone... save him. He was not supposed to play with those whom were better than him, but he could not tell the pup to go away either - because she was Treyah's daughter.

Garmir was dying. Murdered by Aquaria's innocence (and cuteness no less) with the little one persisting with her quest to know what were the strange marks littering the big one's body. He understood what she asked now, being more direct and persistant with her few choice words. Seeing those blue eyes piercing into Garmir's own green ones almost compelled him to obey, but what could he tell her? How could she understand violence or that sometimes someone might want to inflict harm upon others?

"Yes... big hurt. Worse than bed time." -He replied, trying to emulate sentences that might make better sense to her and her young mind. Perhaps it was better she knew as soon as possible that there were dangers in the world, but he did not want to frighten her with his words or make her meek. If she was to some day assume leadership of this pack, Garmir needed her brave but cautious.

"Another adult bite, like this." -He explaind and then reached his jaws towards her, opening his maw in front of her face and so.. very very gently giving her nip, retracting right away. "Bite hard.. and it hurt!" Perhaps.. this was first lesson he could teach her, concept of friend and foe - one of many to come surely, once she would age.

Teacher demostration 1/3 (maybe?)

Garmir again flopped down as soon as she begin licking him, now even turning onto his back and looking at her sideways. He was novice at best when it came to play, but he tried very least. "You are right, Aquaria. Very mean" -He replied to her with a voice much lighter than what usually came out of his maw. A kind of bad imitation of puppy voice, perhaps first attempt from him ever. He wasn't sure if he should talk to her this way or just keep his normal, rough voice. Since they were exploring concept of violence, Garmir wanted to teach her early difference between family and stranger.

"Remember to be careful of adults that dont have smell of your mom or dad in them. Some of them are mean like that." -He begin, looking into her deep blue eyes with his own poison green. He offered her one of his paws, very gently patting her head with it to see if it might provoke her to nip on it.

Teacher Demostration 2/3?