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tao_ (tao_) wrote,

His senses were probably not quite as keen as a shifter's, still, they were strong enough. Something didn't smell right. The boy, and he did look barely more than that, smelled almost transient. That smell of someone that didn't stay in one place long, that didn't have a place to call home and bathe, and change, eat and rest.

Tao narrowed his eyes at the shrug but didn't yet move. "A shrug, is not an answer. Are you unaware of the curfew or the reason for it? It is not safe for any of us to be on our own." His voice, was emotionless. Flat steel. He didn't have time to waste on an idiot pup but even the pups that came out to play were a bit more defiant than this one.

Tao was used to the dark eyes, flashes of temper that they barely kept concealed. Youth often had them acting up without realizing how quickly they could be put back into their places. "Your answer could mean the difference between my punishment as well as your leader's, and dealing with my punishment and sent on your way. So, for the last time, why are you out on your own?"

Something caused an itch at the back of his neck. Something that made him think this wasn't just a wayward pup starting trouble at the absolutely wrong time. Riley was good about keeping the most boisterous under some sort of guard, and those that weren't a handful didn't need the city lights or drink to entertain themselves.