Greet the Sun

Why were they awake so early? The thought only lingered for a brief moment as they were roused from sleep. It was quickly replaced by intense excitement at whatever was planned for them today. The flowers that had been dropped outside the den were strange, and Astaroth sniffed at them idly as they were ushered awake and out of the den. There were far too many unknowns for her to even begin to ask questions about what was going on, not when everything was so new and so unfamiliar to her - to all of them.

Her nose was twitching rapidly as she followed along with her siblings, always keeping an eye on mommy and mother as they went, making sure she wasn't going too fast or too slow or being ushered back to the group. Being scolded wasn't her favorite thing. Ipos seemed to agree that keeping in line was important, giving a growl of warning to their brother who looked like he might be trying to wander off. She decided she didn't need to reiterate what he'd said though, choosing to creep closer to the food.

The smell of everything was so inviting and interesting that it was difficult to pay attention to much else. Her attention was locked in and razor-sharp as she stood near Sonnet, all but begging for food of her own. A stranger caught her attention for a moment and she gave a nod of acknowledgment to him, far too serious for a barely-weaned pup. "Mornin'," she returned his greeting before snatching her meal, hardly wandering off far at all before she started to dig in.