I don't wanna wake it up

Aquila blinked open lavender eyes as their mother's voice jarred the pleasant quiet, followed quickly by being more physically jarred as his larger sister moved to follow her. Quil squished back obligingly to let her have room to get out before following himself. The most brightly colored of the siblings, he was nonetheless not the most unusual of them considering their mothers' own coloration, not when both Lyra and Ares bore interesting fangs and claws that set them apart from the rest of their bloodline and were fast approaching a height far beyond that of their mother and Aquila. Aquila didn't mind at all that they were showier, nor that they were more demanding of their mother. He was content to simply follow along behind the larger two littermates.

Except today, because Ares didn't seem to be moving fast enough and as much as Aquila was willing to oblige his siblings, he wasn't willing to disappoint their mother and get left behind. "Wake up please, Ares, Mama wants us," he whispered, tapping a paw on his brother's shoulder so he wouldn't get left behind either, then once Lyra had made her way out, the smallest Aeris pup squirmed out of the den and trotted over to join Mama and Lyra. Despite her threat, Mama didn't seem to be inclined to leave yet, but Aquila still sat up straight, keeping his eyes fixed on her to impress upon her his earnestness so she wouldn't leave him behind. "Where are we going, Mama?" he inquired seriously.