Around the Bend [Justice Kids]

Wanderlust had hit the boy early on. Sure sometimes he would wander home, but there was so much to see, so many mud puddles to roll in, and he always had Arvid by his side. It wasn’t like he was ever lonely…

He just so happened to be close enough to catch Aurielle’s call for once, and he shoulder shoved his companion in a silent challenge to race. Once the warhog would have outpaced him but Arne had since grown into his legs and needed to shorten his stride not to lose his porcine pal completely. The leader was already speaking to his sister and while often he would try to be mindful of his messiness, it had been a while since he had seen Kaija, and so he barrelled into the gathering, fur and mud flying as he attempted to tackle his sister. With his lack of stealth or tact, it wouldn’t be a surprise if she dodged the tackle entirely and he landed face first in the dirt (typical for him really), but his mud-caked tail would continue to wave regardless.

"speech".