it started back at the beginning

Though she was the smallest of the bunch, that didn’t make her the meekest or the sweetest. Already Aslatiel was too clever. Her little baby brain worked a mile a minute. Her brother, Indy, wanted out. She did as well. So, with their mutual wants in mind, she set about making a plan. Violet eyes cast about, landing upon each thing within their little prison. The wall wasn’t terribly high… they just needed a boost.

Sidling her tiny, cream colored frame up beside her giant purple sibling, she whispered sweetly in one dark ear. “We could stand on Mort and Az.” Standing on one of their other large siblings would get them right over the wall and freedom would be theirs. “Whatcha think?” The tiny girl tilted her head as she questioned her brother, giving him a side-eye in the process.