Feeling Crabby

Being a pup, Caladia is fearless and she bounds up to stranger without the slightest care in the world. Fern hangs back, allowing the willful pup the opportunity to engage the stranger while staying close enough to step in if they prove to be untrustworthy. The pup is quick to offer up the secret on how to catch crabs as her tail wags happily behind her. Mismatched eyes look at the older wolf as she waits for him to reply and, when she does, the girl cheerfully slaps the ground with her paws as she bounces in place for a moment.

She does not notice the way he glosses over the name of the creatures and she unknowingly supplies the name of them to the boy as she says, “’Kay! Now, about these crabs. See how they have their pinchy claws in front of them and how move from side to side?” To demonstrate her point, the young Callie moves toward one of the creature’s and it raises its claws at her ing warning. Slapping a paw near the right side of it, while being sure to stay out of pinching range, the small crab scuttles sideways, away from her.

Blue and green eyes turn back to the stranger, wondering if they had seen the important piece that is missing in the puzzle. Eyes shine with happiness as she waits to hear what they think so far.


"Caladia Carpathius"