Sweet Spring Breezes

Hah, he’d definitely caught her off guard. But she was quick to catch up even as he crested the rise, and he felt a nip on his ankle and heard her announcement. He veered immediately after her with a yip of laughter, and for several long breaths of chase he watched her zig-gagging, trying to gauge a pattern.

When he thought he spotted one, he surged forward, strides lengthening, tongue lolling with a jaw-parting grin as he began to gain on her, partially helped by her zigzags. He thrust out a front paw and sought to tap her hip playfully before vaulting in a barreling gallop down the incline, back toward the bottom of the basin with a shouted “Tag!”

His muscles burned from the exertion, but it felt good. Oh, he’d probably be stiff as hell in the morning, but it was more than worth it.

Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Hear" ---- Think