[Riley breathes out shakily and nods, opening his eyes.]
Yeah. I don't know... anything about their behaviors, so I don't know how different they are from normal dogs. But -- I... I can't just -- [Kill them.
He slowly approaches the shack, lowering himself into a kneel. His voice goes soft.] Hey, babies... [God, he feels horrible. He slowly reaches out to brush his fingers down one of their backs. It squirms and whines, and his heart squeezes. They're young, really young, but their eyes and ears are open. He scoops his hands up underneath its belly and picks it up. It's heavier than it looks, and it starts squirming again as it feels him pick it up. It swings its open mouth around, but its teeth are still small, and not all of them have grown in.
Riley brings it up into the crook of his elbow and slowly stands up.] Shhhh, shhhh, [he tells it as it starts squalling in distress, stroking its back with his free hand.]
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Yeah. I don't know... anything about their behaviors, so I don't know how different they are from normal dogs. But -- I... I can't just -- [Kill them.
He slowly approaches the shack, lowering himself into a kneel. His voice goes soft.] Hey, babies... [God, he feels horrible. He slowly reaches out to brush his fingers down one of their backs. It squirms and whines, and his heart squeezes. They're young, really young, but their eyes and ears are open. He scoops his hands up underneath its belly and picks it up. It's heavier than it looks, and it starts squirming again as it feels him pick it up. It swings its open mouth around, but its teeth are still small, and not all of them have grown in.
Riley brings it up into the crook of his elbow and slowly stands up.] Shhhh, shhhh, [he tells it as it starts squalling in distress, stroking its back with his free hand.]