Dead Empress Backwater Arms wide open

Just as Jacy was getting into their play, and playing rather than being angry, it came to a abrupt stop. He was mid-pounce when Mira suddenly fell still, and then Dace's attention was drawn as well. He tilted his head as this new strange Big spoke, his words new. Mira tried one of them out from slightly behind him while Dacian stepped forward with a bold No!

Jacy rolled his eyes, though his chest puffed up a little with satisfaction that Mira had come by him. He didn't think this guy was so scary. He stepped up next to his brother and loudly declared, "Jaaaaay-sin!" He had yet to properly pronounce his own name, but he thought he did it pretty well anyway. Maybe his ears were a bit biased, though.

"Speech" Thought

The three pups each had wildly different responses to his... intrusion, he supposed. Although at this age he believed they should not be left unsupervised, and so no matter their responses he would not be so easily pushed away. One of the boys strode forward with confidence, belting out a resounding no. Not at all perturbed, Rochus exhaled audibly through his nose, somewhat bemused at the trio.

"I won't get in the way," he said to the three of them, though did not move his position from where he stood. Rochus was not at all interested in engaging with whatever play activities they wanted to do, but he would sit back and watch them from afar just to make sure they didn't do anything to endanger themselves, at least until Sharlee returned to look after them. He would be content with being a teacher, but a babysitter to a bunch of sharp teeth on legs? That was still outside his personal comfort zone.

"Just pretend I'm not here," Rochus continued, finally stepping back and sitting on his haunches, not wanting the delicate skin of his face to be anywhere close to their needle-sharp teeth.