Chapter 12

After two days of being a puppet for Vix, Tales had given up all hope of ever escaping. Knives had a saying: 'Go with the flow if you can't burrow. Rock will only tear up your spikes.' It meant if you can't fight fate, don't bother, it only leaves you with

scars.

So, the little fox accepted his role. To his relief, Vix rewarded him by removing his strings.

"That's a GOOD little kit!" the female fox cooed, cuddling her floppy victim. Tales was then chained and led into the barracks of the Brigade. His redbrown handler smiled as a dark brown vixen with tan paws, belly, and muzzle swayed over.

"My, you certainly got the pick of the litter, Vix! Has he come to play with us?"

"No, Sasha. Little Twinny here is my newest tiny pet! Isn't he ADORABLE!"

Sasha snickered wickedly as she scratched under Tales' chin with a long black nail.

"What a cutie! Goochy goochie goo! Awe, Vix, where are you headed?"

"I am going to mess."

"You know you can't take this sweety in there, even if you ARE the captain of the branch."

"I know. I'll chain him outside with the puppies in training."

The two girls laughed, and Tales gulped with drooped ears as the kennel aproached. Inside were foxhounds, greyhounds, rotts, and dobeys. All puppies. All with grinning fangs. All barking and scrambling on top of each other to get a glimpse of the next practice fox. All with glowing eyes, lollying tongues, and sharp nails.

All waited for HIM.

Vix chained him in the kennel and went inside the hall, blowing him a kiss as she disapeared through the door.

The pups circled the twin tailed kit, smacking their lips and grinning with glee. One sotted dane pounced and then it was a dogpile. Tales was able to squeeze out and curl up on the big doghouse while the pups continued to wrestle for the possession of an imaginary fox.

If I wasn't so sad, lonely, and scared, this would be hilarious. the kit thought to himself, whiping a tear from his cheek.

He was trapped there for about an hour before Vix came to pick him up and take him to the next place she was going...

Whereever that was...and he was sure he wouldn't like it.