This Beautiful Morning

The babe raced through the sand, hearing her mother call out that she was going to catch her. Faun turned and looked over her shoulder as she ran, an amazing feat considering the unbalanced nature of her paws. Her giggles would cut into her speech, and already she was winded, but she kept running even as he mother slowed down. "No you're not, Mama, no you're-" The child was instantly brought to a stop as another figure scooped her up. She squealed with surprise and was worried at first, but then she felt the warm snowy fur that belonged to her father and she was at peace. His blue eyes were glinting with a mischievous sort of light, however. Their day of play was not yet over. "Roar!" he bellowed, causing his daughter to shriek with excitement once more. Alpine would playfully tackle his child before tossing her onto his wide belly. She bounced there, still laughing, until suddenly she felt worn out.

Faun let her giggles fade into the distance as she let out a happy sigh and curled up on her father's stomach. She had missed Alpine while he was away, and it was nice to be able to snuggle with him again. "We snuggle..." she yawned. "And then we play again. Okay Daddy?"

"Speech"