I wanna be like you-u-u

His uncle was willing to play the part of the teacher, and so Deus settled his excitable butt down onto the ground to listen as intently as he was able. Generally when he was posed a question by his elders it was one he was expected to think hard about, and so the pup made a show of putting his small paw to his chin and staring the stuck squirrel down with consideration.

"Well... I can't climb trees." He started, shooting a glance back towards Aureus to see if he was on the right path with his train of thought. "Do you think if I was between him and the tree if he would go somewhere else? Or maybe he'd just go underneath me..." It was feeling like a trick question already, and the boy's wagging tail slowed as he thought harder. "This would be a lot easier with Danta to help, cause she could block the tree and I could be ready to catch it when it went the other way." His head slumped into his shoulders and he observed the ravine again, hoping to see some obvious answer that he'd missed the first time.