Puppy Affection (short story)

Puppy Affection (Carinho de Filhote, in portuguese) is the first story written and published by Caio César Dumaresq and was written fully in english, with no curently portuguese version.

The story is about two boys that found two little puppies in a thicket during a tour. Rapted by them, the two boys save the puppies' life before them got eaten.

The puppies
Two non-breed baby dogs who were found in a pit at the forest by Alex and Bryan, who took them as their pets and named them Mark and Luck.

Alex
A 14 years old boy and one of the eldest children in the family. He, along with his younger brother, found the puppies on a pit and adopted them.

Bryan
The 5 years old Alex's younger brother.

Malcolm
Alex and Bryan's 15 years old older brother.

The father
The unnamed father of Bryan, Malcolm, Alice and Alex.

Alice
The only sister of the boys. She has 12 years old.

The mom (Britney)
The mother of the four children, whose name was revealed to be Britney at the end of the story.

The Harpy
A large female harpy eagle who wants to kill and eat the titular puppies. She proved to be sentient and not just an outright predator, but a sadistic serial child murderer, who takes pleasure in the pain and horror of her victims before killing and eat them.