The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 130

3rd Person

The pups huddled closely together as they followed the strange girl they met in the alley, not feeling at all comfortable – especially given their past experiences meeting people in alleyways. Still, the girl was also a pup, and she seemed to understand their position better than any of the adults they’d met. She and the little boy led them into what could only be described as an underground maze catacomb of tunnels running beneath the town.

What is this place?” Riley whispered anxiously.

It’s the old sewers. The girl replied, as if this was perfectly normal. The city put in a new system a few years ago, and this was left behind.”

The sewers?” Paisley repeated. “Eewww!”

“It’s not so bad.” The girl answered with a shrug, they haven’t been used in ages. It doesn’t smell great, but no one ever comes down here either.”

What’s your name?” Parker asked, looking around at the dark, dank walls surrounding them.

I’m Sophie.” The girl tossèd a smile over her shoulder, then gestured to the boy at her side. “And this is Bailey. We’ve been on our own for a long time now.”

You don’t have parents?” Parker questioned.

No one down here has parents.” Sophie scoffed.

There are other peoples down here? Ryder asked in wonderment.

Sure!” Sophie exclaimed, “there’s lots of orphans here, and eventually everyone needs a safe place to |go when the orphanage or foster homes get too bad.”

This, is safe?” Riley muttered under her breath.

“Safer than with grown ups.” Sophie quipped, “We have a warm place to sleep, and there’s almost always some kinda food around.”

“But aren’t there like, rats and things?” Ryder inquires, gazing around with wide eyes as if he expects to see some coming around the corner ahead of them.

“Sometimes.” Sophie confirmed, sounding entirely unbothered by the face.

“But what about school and ‘tivities?” Riley asked, “don’t you miss having a bed to sleeps in? An’ someone to take care of you?

I never had any of those things.” Sophie frowns, most of us didn’t. Besides, Fabian takes care of us.”

Parker

one here.” Sophie

streets longer than any of us. He knows all the ins and outs of the city, and all the tricks of the trade. So we kinda made him our

What trade?” Ryder questioned.

pocketing, cons of all kinds.”

bout stealing?” Paisley asked, recognizing some

what you like, but it’s a living!”

stealing’s wrong.” Paisley

steal, we don’t eat.” She explained. “You’ll

your

when things

speaking as unemotionally as if she was talking about someone else’s life. “Bailey’s died.. but we all have

exactly?” Ryder prompted, amazed that even one person

there are dozens of us working

pup, so he protects us, cares for us and

A moment ago Sophie had made the mysterious Fabian sound like just another orphan, but now it seemed like he was their boss. That idea didn’t sit well with the clever pups, who had never thought about

get home.”

find a way to

meet?”

survive you have to learn to priortize, take care of the most important things

the most ‘portant things.” Paisley

paused, looking into their young faces with more understanding than the

you wanna see them again, you have to learn

had an uneasy feeling churning in their bellies. They didn’t like the sound of this arrangement, though none of

so what’s first?”

meet Fabian.” Sophie explained. Then, you get to

mountain villages, Eric was struggling to keep his face free of emotion when Anita

and gatekeepers who surrounded his father at all times. It was only this show of strength which convinced King Aimon to hear his son out, and even then he hadn’t

been apart, Aimon’s oldest son had been killed in battle, leaving him without an heir. Other than Eric, he had only daughters, and

Eric a trial period to prove his loyalty once more, but decided to reserve judgment

eyes. He knew he was in trouble the moment Anita

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