We're playing Age of Worms (if that matters). Party is level 8, going to level 9.
Animal Companion wolf is in a grapple with a Hellcat. Druid casts flame strike on them both.
Hellcat takes 16, 8 after fire resistance. Wolf takes 33, chars, and dies.
Druid player expresses no remorse.
This is the 4th or 5th wolf he has gone thru. Earlier deaths were not directly his fault. But he does not mourn at all.
The cleric in the campaign has taken the leadership feat, and is going out of his way to equip the cohort and keep him safe. When the cohort died, the cleric paid for a reincarnate (the cohort had earlier expressed a desire to come back, no matter the cost.) So there is a sort of precedent for caring for your companions.
The druid just throws the wolf on the pile and goes and calls another a day later.
I want to show him there are repercussions to this sort of thing. The companion is supposed to be just that, a companion, not just another weapon in your reptoire.
I am thinking of denying him the animal companion when he tries to summon one. Not sure for how long. Not sure if an atonement spell would work - if it did he'd definitely need to perform some sort of task.
I don't want to punish the other characters though, and I don't want to completely derail the campaign. They just finished with Zyrxog, so its kind of a down time before the next chapter. Seems like the perfect time.
I am open to all suggestions, inlcuding those of 'just move on'.