@ Acrolith: Pfahahahaha, no, no they really don’t like to trip. And now Sir knows. lol I like those extra bits of fluff. They’re nice little details. I think Sir would see Taula as the sort of second in command, pack style. The big bad wolf that hands out the discipline but doesn’t really do much thinking. So, to him, working beside her and doing things right would be more important than following her orders, unless he thinks they make sense. And, as she’s obviously not afraid of him, and has probably disciplined him more in the manner of an animal than a human, he’d see no reason to pull his punches, so to speak, when dealing with her. Whether it be playful or his own style of pay attention, go do that protector thing, I’ll be right behind you. So, if she has engaged him in any sort of rough behaviour, I’d not be surprised if he’s given her scars. In a dangerous situation, he’d automatically expect her to go first, he’d follow readily enough, but to him, her job is to be head on about these things. His job is to alert her to the danger.

@ Chromane: I think Sir would see himself and Roderick being on the same level in the pack, with the occasional switch in who’s above the other on any given day. He’d be happy enough to defer to his experience or push his own thoughts forward, however roughly a dog can manage this, when he thinks Roderick is in the wrong. But during any calm moment, Sir probably always defers or ignores Roderick, as the situation might require, unless one of them feels like playing. :P Then it’s game on. 

@ Hank: Ah, the teaching I wasn’t sure if that was a court position or just a teaching thing because he was a teacher at the time. 

I think Sir sees Nykerius as something of a nanny: someone who can be authoritative and has the experience to make them an important member of the pack, but generally only of special importance when there’s pups. He’d be courteous towards him, but unless Nykerius went out of his way to impress Sir(or he did something impressive around Sir that he’d be able to connect with the man), he wouldn’t pay him much other mind unless everyone else was. And he’d probably want him to stay back of any fighting, or just decide he’s expendable. Although now that there’s no alpha, he might have to change his view, since Nykerius might well be the smartest of them all, having managed to get old. :P

@ Lexicon: Sir’s take on Riven’s position, I believe, falls somewhere in the she’s the one to impress range. He’d see her accomplishing what the king wants, and so, while he might disappoint Erasmus, if he fails whatever tests or standards she holds him to, she’s the one who can say ‘the dog goes’. He never worried about that with Erasmus, but he would with her, so he’d be on his best behaviour, as far as being a watch dog goes, around her. He wouldn’t necessarily up his responsibility with her around, he’d just make his attention to his proper duties more obvious. Which might make him seem more distracted, since he’d be alert to every sound they might need warning about.

@ Maxwell: Ooooh a post! Must go read it. But you sound like you should go sleep. *offers some tea and soup and a heating pad, and maybe some advil* That all sounds great and fun and absolutely fine by me. One advantage to having a doggish character is it’s relatively easy to assume control of it. :P I shall go read now. *bounces off* 

EDIT: I like the poetry. And the post! This is going to be awesome!