Roaming Rogue

The colorful dog grins at Ricin’s comment about his voice and says something about his family. A pang of sadness hits the blue pup as he remembers his dead siblings and father, so he misses the dog’s moment of stalling. Ricin quickly brushes off the emotion and continues to talk about Chade. The large eared dog grins widely at him and talks about he can hear things a mile away. Crimson eyes light up when he talks of Chade beating that and Ricin eagerly says, “He could! He is so silent that you wouldn’t know he was standing right next to you!” A wide, proud smile rests on the light blue pup’s lips as he looks to the colorful dog.

Okay, so maybe Ricin was fibbing a little but he so proud of Chade that he is willing to stretch the truth a bit to make his brother look good. The smile fades and drops as the dog talks about having some real fun. He explains about the pools and making the biggest splash. Then he offers his name. Ricin’s eyes dance with joy as he looks from the pool to Kione and back again. Looking back to the colorful dog, Ricin says, “Is this a contest? What are the rules? All good contests have rules.” The blue pup listens intently to Kione, ready to make the biggest splash the dog has even seen in its life. He awaits the relaying of rules to officially start the contest.


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