Willow Ridge Dangerous gifts

Daegal was young and naive and well-meaning, but he was quickly learning to way of the world. It didn't seem fair that the snake had to die, but it wasn't fair that it had tried to hurt him when all he wanted was to play. The fish thingies Dad had showed them in that cave that one time weren't anything like this - they hadn't tried hurting him. Not like this.

The pup settled with his mother and buried his face into her side. "I'm sorry," he said. He didn't feel he was in trouble, but he felt bad that Mom had to protect him.

Avella was glad that threat to her son was over. All that was left now was to comfort him. Then two little words left his little mouth which caused her to frown a little. "What are you sorry for my love?" She asked him. It puzzled her what he thought he might need to apologize for. Avella wasn't angry or upset with him in the least. He was only being a puppy and how was he to know that the snake was dangerous.

The mother decided right then and there that she would have to talk this out with him. He needed to understand that sometimes things happened and there wasn't anything to be done about it. She waited though to hear him voice his thoughts before speaking.