Faster yet

The two males seemed to be in agreement when it came to their feelings about snow. Alarik had been delighted when he'd seen the snowy expanse, and even now, looking around and seeing it relatively untouched... it spoke to his inner pup. He wanted to do what this male had done, running around and making a mess of the place. He nodded, smiling when the male said others would be concerned with getting warm and that made them the odd ones out. "Well, my coat is thick all year round," he said. "Which is why I'm not a fan of summer."

It seemed the other male had totally forgotten to introduce himself, which made Alarik laugh. "Good to know, Ashmedai," he said with a pleasant wag of his tail. And that wagging only intensified when he offered for the two of them to race.

"Uh, yeah!" Alarik replied, like it should be obvious. Of course he wanted to race! He turned to face the same direction as Ashmedai, standing beside him and crouching low to coil up the muscles in his legs. "Ready... set..."