it started back at the beginning

The young boy was rather affectionate despite his independence, and he allowed and returned Asla’s embrace before the two of them hopped up from the grass. The tiny pup pulled back their heads and sang out their joy, unbridled and pure as the new dawning day. With his sister close beside him Indigo may have continued all day, but as her voice cracked so did his. He didn’t let his body fall to the grass again though, and for a moment his gaze lingered in the sky. Asla’s tongue licked his cheek and the boy nearly wiped it off with his shoulder before she spoke.

”Uh..” he wasn’t the one who had the bright ideas. The both of them wanted to escape, and it was Asla who thought to give him the bowl to step up on. He didn’t need to answer though, because Aslatiel’s attention was grasped by the sound of waves. The bigger boy followed after her, curious too and approached with similar interest. He waited for her to touch it, she was quick to tell him that she came away wet. He looked at her curiously before turning his attention to the water.

He missed his sister falling in, but he didn’t miss the splash. He was suddenly wet as well, but his attention was on his sister’s flailing body. What did he do?! ”Asla!” He called as he debated about jumping in after her.