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 wondered

the oldest one here.”

of us. He knows all the ins and outs of the city, and all the tricks of the

What trade?” Ryder questioned.

pocketing, cons of

talking bout stealing?” Paisley asked, recognizing

you like, but

wrong.”

steal, we don’t eat.” She

happened to your

when

was talking about someone else’s life. “Bailey’s died..

even one person

of us

explained. “It’s not easy out there for a pup, so he protects

sound like just another orphan, but now it seemed like he was their boss. That idea didn’t sit well with the clever

wanna get home.” Parker told the

a way

ends meet?”

to survive you have to learn to priortize, take care

the most ‘portant things.”

into their young faces with more understanding than the pups could

you wanna see them again, you have to learn

in their bellies. They didn’t like

so what’s first?” Riley

you meet Fabian.” Sophie explained.

when Anita walked into his father’s throne room. It hadn’t been easy to get close to the King again, especially not

convinced King Aimon to hear his son out, and even then he hadn’t made the task easy. Eric had been forced to

been apart, Aimon’s oldest son had been killed in battle, leaving him without

a trial period to prove his loyalty once

he was in trouble the moment Anita opened her mouth. When she entered, she immediately protracted

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