trees make the worst frenemies, they’re too good at throwing shade

As the boys leapfrogged their way where the kite landed and her mother bought up the rear, Deluge shook her coat to coax it into a gentle glow, so at least if Sakana got separated from the group, puny as he was, he would be able to find them again. But the glow wasn't needed for long as sunlight began to break through the thinning canopy and the sound of running water filled their ears. Deluge smiled at Rheum's enthusiasm.  "At least that's behind us now." She muttered to Scald with a rueful grin. She hadn't even found what they'd come here for yet. "Do you reckon we'll find coyote balls before we hit the coast?"