first steps

Lumi snoozed quietly against Heloise's side. It was rare that she parted from her mother's familiar white shape. The den was a place of complete domestic bliss. She couldn't imagine leaving the warmth of the belly of the ship. A disturbance in the sleeping pile let her know that her siblings had begun to disentangle themselves. Slowly she roused as well, shaking off sleep.

The small bob-tailed pup squinted at Winter, Whit, and Orca. They lurked as a group at the entrance of the family home. "What d'you think you're doing...?" she said, a bit crossly. Instructions were very clear. Leaving the den was a big no no. She was big on following the rules.