Latte
Username:
LostFoxInTheStorm
Gender:
Male
A Viscling With No Soul
It was a day of howling wind and a a ferocious storm. The young couple kept their egg warm, despite it's hatching date being weeks ago. The egg quivered gently. The couple met eyes with a gasp of both shock and relief. "Why now? Why must he htch now?" The female fretted while her mate nuzzled her gently." "It'll be fine my dear. He shall be strong enough to cope. We shall support him. No matter what." A small crack pierced through the sodden, silent land. "It is time." The crack crept down the side of the egg, splitting numerous times before reaching the base of the egg. The sides collapsed, revealing a small viscling. His mother began to lick at his eyes, trying to encourage him to open them. His eyes did not open. About a week passed, and the boy could not open his eyes."Eyes are the window to the soul. If he has a soul, why aren't his eyes open?" The males voice was a harsh growl aimed towards his mate. "He is a bad omen to the family. Get rid of him!" The female stood there, looking at the viscling with sorrowful eyes. "He is our son. No son of ours is a bad omen. Let him live. Please! " Her voice was pleading. The male growled his reply angrily. "You're not worthy to be my mate. If you can't do it yourself, I'll do it." He roughly grabbed the viscling by the scruff, only to have him be taken by the mother. "I'll do it then!" Her voice was muffled by the young one's fur and shortly after she'd spoke, she was running away from the father. Soon after though, the father caught up to her. "How did I know you'd try to save him. Go, never come back!" He snarled at the female he'd previously called his mate and began running to where the river was. It was a matter of minutes before he arrived to the grey, murky waters. The son was dropped into the river. "Latte. You have to go." The male growled his farewell to the child before leaving abruptly. The viscling thrashed about in the water until he managed to crawl onto the bank. "Da..Dada?" His voice was a frightened squeak as he walked about, but his father had already gone. Seconds later, Latte fell asleep, cold and shivering.
He awoke with a start the next morning. His eyes opened groggily and he looked at the world for the first every time. After blinking a few times, he knew how to see the world. Latte's eyes weren't the clearest, but over time, he began to see better and better and the world became clearer. As he grew, he gained compliments over his "Beautiful eyes", but after all this time, Latte never forgot about the arguments his parents had. The argument claiming that the male, whom was now one of the kindest, most intelligent viscets where he lived, had no soul.