Field trip with Granda and Grandpa

Overwhelmed by the various terrains they traveled through, Bramble kept toward the back of the group. Always slightly in front of their grandpa so that she wouldn't get lost, she could at least walk a little slower so as to take it all in. Her teal eyes were wide with wonder as her slightly agape mouth let out quiet gasps from time to time. As much as she wanted to stop at the dam to inspect the curious buck-toothed creatures, Bramble was too interested to know where her grandma was taking them. It seemed as if all the pups that currently lived within the castle had come along or maybe almost all of them. She honestly couldn't keep up with who was a cousin, let alone her own sisters and brothers.

Maybe this would be her opportunity to make some friends! Looking from pup to pup as they grew closer to the crab-filled cove, Bramble wondered who would want to be her friend. Being family was a start, but it was another thing to actually be friends! Usually boisterous or quite loud, the girl was being quiet for now as Tamsyn finally stopped their trek at the top of a dune. Looking down at the wide expanse of tide pools, a jolt of excitement rushed through her. This place was so cool!

Feeling the rush of a salty breeze on her face, Bramle rushed down after her siblings and cousins to scout the area. Skirting around the snipping crabs that eyed her menacingly, she headed straight for a cluster of smaller pools that were rather shallow. Standing at the edge, she peered in with her teal eyes and lowered her nose until it skimmed the surface of the cool ocean water. "If those are crabs, what are those?" The pup asks as she points a paw to the five or six-legged colorful seastars that clung to the rocky surfaces of the shallow pools.

Bramble Carpathius