Watch Out World! The Pups Are Loose!

They were told yesterday that this morning they would be allowed to explore for the first time outside. Aoede was so excited that she wasn’t sure she could sleep that night, but her little puppy body needed its rest and eventually the girl fell fast asleep. Curled next to the only woman she would ever know as a mother, Auntie Motif was the perfect pillow for a good night’s sleep. It wasn’t until the sunrise that she started to stir, and she wasn’t even the first one to wake up.

Ao felt the movements of her brother as he stretched and slowly woke up. She blinked open dreamy eyes to find Kore already yawning. Her glowing speckles faded with the intensity of the sun and dulled with her drowsiness. She heaved a heavy sigh as Kore, all too wakeful, announced his eager excitement about what day it was and rushed the last of Ao’s sleepiness from her mind. Her brother was awake and already jumping around, and he was becoming infectious.

The girl lifted herself from her paws, and with a quick nuzzle given to her auntie she paced after Kore as he raced out the entrance. Aoede had never experienced a rotten egg before, but she definitely didn’t want to be one. Tiny black paws pattered against the dirt as she ran hot on her brother’s heels. He went sprawling in front of her, and the clumsy pup only just barely leapt over him to avoid eating the dust herself.

Buffalo Knolls / morning / warm
"Aoede Regni"