What on earth is going on? Our barbarian adventurer subconsciously caught the young wolf that pounced on him, then stared blankly at the latter nestled in his embrace.
Bartlett had many nicknames in his life; most people would call him 'Norde's Savage' or 'Feeder,' or 'The One Who Ends Caesar.' There were also a few who called him 'Dear,' 'Gentle Strongman,' or 'Generous Bartlett.'
But in any case, nobody had ever called him 'Dad' before, never! Wait, he carefully thought about it in his mind, um, indeed no one had ever called him that, after all, his taste was quite normal.
Perhaps the little guy was speaking in Elf language, and in Elf language, the pronunciation of 'BaBa' might mean something different in Common Language, such as "hello," or "nice to meet you." It must be like this.
