Hello world!

It took very little effort to wake the tiny silver child, who had been ready to leave the den about as soon as she realized there was an outside to explore. So with only the most gentle insistence from her Otou-san, she was on her feet. This spared her from Harumi's teeth, and earned her first dibs on the sunlight. Which was her right, by all accounts. So she sped off as fast as her little paws would let her, ignoring the sleepy trundling pace her siblings had set. No, all cylinders were being fired and she was on the move. Waiting for no one, and needing no instruction, she charged up the dirt tunnel and out into the open air. Which was chilly!

Her whole body trembled with excitement, though she hardly made a sound. By the time a few other pups had made their way out into the fresh air, she was already on the move again. Examining the path of a line of ants as they ventured out of the grass and onto a patch of dirt still damp with morning dew. Some of the shiny black insects were carrying tiny chunks of leaf, some had seeds, while others were marching on empty-handed. The way their little bodies glinted in the sunlight was so fascinating. The sunlight! Almost immediately, she found herself craning her neck to stare up at the sky, growing bluer and bluer by the second. Just like a few of the other children, the mercury girl announced "Ow, bright!" but could not tear her attention from the heavens. Fluffy white clouds scuttled by overhead, begging for her gaze.

At least, until her Otou-san mentioned that she would go blind if she kept this up. A soft squeak was all she could muster before she dropped her gaze away from the sky, squeezing her eyes shut for a moment. Oh no! After a moment, she dared to peek one eye open. And there was the big wide world before her, still visible. So she wasn't blind yet! There was still more time to stare at the sky, but not while her fathers were watching. Picking herself up, the wee girl shook out her pelt to rid herself of dust and debris. Plodding over to where her two fathers were picking at their breakfast, she stopped to stare into the glassy eyes of the little fawn. There were so many more details to notice in the daylight, like the crust of blood in its nose, or the way she could still make out the shifting colours of its clouded iris.

"Can I hunt with you now, Otou-san?" she asked, mismatched eyes round and baleful as she peered up at him. Perhaps only slightly playing up how cute and small she was, in case that would win him over.