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The clan's land was quiet, harboring the pack in relative silence. The occasional yaps from pups or soft murmurs of watchful guards drifted on the breeze. Near a secluded grotto, sat a young adult wolf, pondering the leaves as they blew. Sunlight filtered through them, and every moment of the foliage brought the wolf deeper into thought.
'Thousands of them.' He thought, watching one snap off and hazily fall to the ground nearby. 'So many yet all of one being..' His thought was interrupted by a small bump to his flank, and he looked down at what caused it.

"Well hey, I didn't expect you to wake up until your parents were back." The bump causer, being a puppy, who flopped onto his belly, to eye the older wolf.

Asmir sat down himself, watching the pup burrow close to his warm fur. 'Pups can never be warm enough, even in all this heat,' he remarked silently.

The pup was the next generation of chiefs for the Wolf clan, Taashan's very own son. He would come into great power, responsibility, and leadership some day. But for now, he was a toddling kid, curious, and far too nosy for his own good.
Asmir wasn't too sure what to think about the kid, simply due to his parentage. Taashan and Rhylah were good wolves. They did all the "right" parenting things. Yet, sometimes, Asmir wondered if Taashan wasn't too rough on the boy. He wasn't abusive, nor even particularly harsh. He just seemed... to disregard his son.

Asmir didn't guess why. He was more focused on wondering why the chiefs left the pup with Him of all wolves. There were many babysitters in the pack, ones who dedicate their whole lives to the task. He was a simple healer. He couldn't understand why the pup was brought to him whenever the parents were needed elsewhere.

Despite all his musing, Asmir did love the boy. He kept guard over the pup day and night, whenever he was needed to. He wasn't the main clan's healer yet, so he was allowed to do so. He kept the boy busy and taken care of, that was all the chiefs needed from him as of now.
The pup sat upright as Asmir rolled to his back, looking up to the sky, then glancing over to the boy settled in the grass at his flank. The pup suddenly opened his mouth, and let out a squeaky, sharp yap. Asmir chuckled, and would've wagged his tail, if he could. "Nah, kid. Like this," and he opened his own muzzle, letting forth a soft, but low continuous howl. The pup didn't falter, and threw his head back farther, his squeaks becoming a tad bit deeper, but still very puppy-like. Asmir grinned, and nodded his approval. "Not bad kid. You'll have a mighty howl someday."

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Here is the bonus art for the comic INR! I really wanted to do a short piece to expand on Locklyn's and Asmir's relationship to fill gaps between pages. I didn't want to reveal too much lore, or any spoilery type deals, as this is from the comic but it isn't the comic.

Locklyn grew up with Asmir watching over him, so its no secret Asmir cares deeply for the boy. Their relationship and further story will expand in the comic

Description
The clan's land was quiet, harboring the pack in relative silence. The occasional yaps from pups or soft murmurs of watchful guards drifted on the breeze. Near a secluded grotto, sat a young adult wolf, pondering the leaves as they blew. Sunlight filtered through them, and every moment of the foliage brought the wolf deeper into thought.
'Thousands of them.' He thought, watching one snap off and hazily fall to the ground nearby. 'So many yet all of one being..' His thought was interrupted by a small bump to his flank, and he looked down at what caused it.

"Well hey, I didn't expect you to wake up until your parents were back." The bump causer, being a puppy, who flopped onto his belly, to eye the older wolf.

Asmir sat down himself, watching the pup burrow close to his warm fur. 'Pups can never be warm enough, even in all this heat,' he remarked silently.

The pup was the next generation of chiefs for the Wolf clan, Taashan's very own son. He would come into great power, responsibility, and leadership some day. But for now, he was a toddling kid, curious, and far too nosy for his own good.
Asmir wasn't too sure what to think about the kid, simply due to his parentage. Taashan and Rhylah were good wolves. They did all the "right" parenting things. Yet, sometimes, Asmir wondered if Taashan wasn't too rough on the boy. He wasn't abusive, nor even particularly harsh. He just seemed... to disregard his son.

Asmir didn't guess why. He was more focused on wondering why the chiefs left the pup with Him of all wolves. There were many babysitters in the pack, ones who dedicate their whole lives to the task. He was a simple healer. He couldn't understand why the pup was brought to him whenever the parents were needed elsewhere.

Despite all his musing, Asmir did love the boy. He kept guard over the pup day and night, whenever he was needed to. He wasn't the main clan's healer yet, so he was allowed to do so. He kept the boy busy and taken care of, that was all the chiefs needed from him as of now.
The pup sat upright as Asmir rolled to his back, looking up to the sky, then glancing over to the boy settled in the grass at his flank. The pup suddenly opened his mouth, and let out a squeaky, sharp yap. Asmir chuckled, and would've wagged his tail, if he could. "Nah, kid. Like this," and he opened his own muzzle, letting forth a soft, but low continuous howl. The pup didn't falter, and threw his head back farther, his squeaks becoming a tad bit deeper, but still very puppy-like. Asmir grinned, and nodded his approval. "Not bad kid. You'll have a mighty howl someday."

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Here is the bonus art for the comic INR! I really wanted to do a short piece to expand on Locklyn's and Asmir's relationship to fill gaps between pages. I didn't want to reveal too much lore, or any spoilery type deals, as this is from the comic but it isn't the comic.

Locklyn grew up with Asmir watching over him, so its no secret Asmir cares deeply for the boy. Their relationship and further story will expand in the comic