something fowl is afoot

There wasn't much Maki was afraid of. So far she hadn't been given any reason to be frightened, the world was bright and warm, but most importantly safe. So when a wolf as big as her Da moved on over she wasn't startled or surprised, but was rather interested in his coat, they were similar, sort of! His voice was deep and rumbly, a far cry from her Da's lazy drawl but the words he said did bring a thoughtful frown to her cute little face. He was right...ducks didn't have fur and she didn't have feathers. Hmmm.

If she sunk further down into the water so that just her neck and head was showing, she would surely look more ducky. Ducks also didn't have ears so she flicked hers down, pressing them against her skull as best she could. Meanwhile, the big wolf settled down on the shore, getting so comfy Maki was sort of tempted to join him, big wolves were nice to cuddle with and it was always fun to pretend a big tail was a fancy scarf or feather boa.

"Quack?" She asked, which was duck speak for: how about now?