"Would you like me to?" Lloyd asked.
Cinderella AU // OxO // Closed
"Right now?" he asked slowly.
"Yeah, if you want me to."
"Sure!" he replied with a little smile.
"Alright, I'll be right back. They have certain commands that they'll come to, so I won't have to go far." Lloyd smiled softly and went outside. He whistled a particular short tune and a dog came running.
He nodded a little bit. "Alright." he replied, shifting a little bit to wait.
Lloyd soon reentered the room with a white husky at his side. The dog had fluffy, white, feathered wings as well, and it sat politely at Lloyd's side when given a short Latin command.
Ellis smiled when he saw it. "Can I pet it?" He asked, already stretching out a hand to the dog.
"Yeah, of course. Kouru?" Lloyd gave a short whistle to the dog and directed it over to Ellis by pointing two fingers in the other's direction. Kouru obediently trotted over and sat at Ellis's side instead.
Ellis reached out and buried a hand in the dog's fur, petting him gently, a soft smile on his face.
Kouru wagged his tail and lay his head on the cot, whining happily. He seemed to enjoy being pet.
Ellis kept petting him, a soft smile on his face.
"Kouru is one of my favorite dogs we have here." Lloyd smiled softly. "He's such a sweetheart."
He nodded a little bit. "He's adorable." He agreed with a soft smile.
Kouru licked his lips a couple times and put his paws up on the cot, his tail still wagging. "They're mostly guard dogs, but sometimes they get taken out for hunts. They can also be taken into battle if we're at war. Kouru here is a veteran."
Ellis smiled, and nodded. "Right." He replied. "Well. He's definitely a sweetheart."
"Mhmm. Great personality." Lloyd came over and scratched behind Kouru's ears.
Ellis kept petting the dog, smiling softly.
"Each dog has their own command to come and go. It helps if you need one individually instead of the whole pack."
He nodded happily. "Makes sense." He kept petting Kouru.
Lloyd whistled and said another short command to Kouru, who then hopped up onto the cot to lay beside Ellis.
Ellis blinked as the dog hopped up, reaching over and wrapping an arm around him.
"He'll tolerate just about anything. He's really a sweetheart." Lloyd smiled.
He nodded a little bit, stroking the dog. "I can tell."
"I can show you where we keep the dogs at some point. Then you can go visit them. They do enjoy company."
"Okay! Thank you." he replied, smiling up at Lloyd.
"No problem, Ellis." Lloyd returned the smile. He honestly really enjoyed being called by his actual name for a change.
Ellis nodded a little bit, still petting the dog. He didn't even seem to realize that maybe it was a bit disrespectful to say Lloyd's name like that.
Kouru yawned and lay his head down, his tail still wagging weakly. Lloyd sat back down. "I think one of our dogs had puppies recently, actually."
Ellis let out a faint gasp. "It did?" he asked. "Can I see them? Once I can walk??"