#rivervale_lodge

"She's completely amoral, but.. but I don't mind?"

"She's sweet about it" He concedes

"And very honest. She doesn't mean any harm, she's just... just like a little kid."

"Yes..." Torin says "Which is nice. Getting so I can't treat you like one anymore" A wink

"I mean, I'm gonna be sixteen..."

"Yup. Old enough to drive even I hear."

"Uhg. I wish we could just ride horses everywhere."

"But but... what if you have your own paws?" He glances at his feet, and in solidarity with Jack adds, "Or Hoofs?"

A smile at Connor, "Well, you DO move pretty quick both of you"

"I can keep up with silverpaws but Jack says I'm cheating because I have twice as many toes."

"I don't THINK it's cheating..." He looks dubious.

"I think if it's magic, it's probably cheating..."

"But satyrs are extra-fast, so... hm."

"well..." Torin scratches his chin "If you allow him to use magic too... but maybe it should be seen as a different sort of race, like two different sort of dashes?"

"Fasthooves IS magic, 'cuz it only works where People can't see."

"Like strength, yeah."

"mm Sounds like an interesting conversation for you two to work out"

"Hulk is the strongest there is! RAWR!" He tackles Torin's legs! ...probably not even a budge.

IT doesn't... at least at first... then the old man makes a swaying motion 'oh no....I may fall from the Hulk's blow"

"Oh no!"

Back and forth the skald totters...

well, sways mostly but he's doing a good impression of a tree about to timber, or perhaps a sky scrapper with several villains hiding in it

Then finally he collapses on 'the hulk' "Oh no , I have fallen and am defeated" .. mind you he might have the boy kind of trapped under him

"Tiiiimmmmber?"

"Aiieeeeeee. I'm a lumberjack, and it's OKay?"

Feet twitch from underneath the 'tree'.

"Can I take a nap here? It's comfy" the grump asks

Tiny finger seek and destroy, searching for any ticklish midsection spots.

Dag snerks, just a little.

"Ack" And a deep chuckle, and as if 'hurled' onto his own back, the Skald flumps BESIDE the boy instead of on top of him

"I have triumphed!" He crows!

"Hercules!"

Then peers over at Torin, and whispers, "You're okay, right?"

A wink "Just fine" He whispers

But lays there

Connor stands and (lightly!) places a foot atop Torin. "I have climbed Mount Torad and Claim it... for The ShadowPaw clan!"

Eyes still closed, Torin whisper/chants "Shadowpaw, Ooh ha ha" his voice sounding a bit like a crowd cheering him on

"Hail Shadowpaw!"

He grins and announces, "But I am mag... magna... manga... I am NICE and GOOD in victory, and you may choose to Join my Clan. Or....." He trails off ominously... "Do Something Else."

"Welp, Torin, I guess we better join..."

"I think joining sounds good. I hear there are cookies" Torin agrees

"Well, Kerri made the cookies." He admits. "Does that mean she's part of the clan too? But... she can't be, because half of the Shadowpaw creed is being SNEAKY and she tries to SEE us!"

He explains, "It's not like I'm trying to hide from her, but more like... hide... around her?"

"Clearly the Hearth pays tribute for your sneaky good works?" Torin tries

Maybe a slight ding there... he may hide from Kerri now and again, especially if she thinks he needs a bath.

"Maybe she's an ally of the clan."

"A friend in the non shadows" Torin says

"Perhaps... a secret Pact." He nods solemnly.

"After all, she did give me the cookies. She said they were all for me, but I'm Just and Good and I like to share."

He offers them out, taking care to keep out of Star's range as she eyes the oatmeal raisin disks curiously.