what a year & what a night

Cador hadn't missed the approach of the other pup - to be fair, her stalking had been very clumsy and she hadn't exactly been subtle about it. Still, Cador feigned ignorance, letting his amethyst gaze wander past the bent grass stalks to settle on an undetermined point on the horizon. There he remained for a few heartbeats, until the other pup pounced, letting out a little roar! like she was some great wild cat and leaping . . . straight over him?

Cador had to fight to keep his face straight and not let any laughter touch his features. "You almost got me," Cador agreed solemnly, only to jump a little as she raced right up to him, pressing her face against his to gaze into his eyes. She did have pretty eyes - purple, like his, like his mother's (he hadn't quite processed the gold ringing his mother's eyes just yet). "My ma has eyes like me," Cador nodded slightly, "Your eyes are nice." He tacked the last part on with a shy grin, not quite sure how to react to this rambunctious slightly younger pup. This was his first time really meeting someone outside of his family, and he had to admit that he kinda liked it.

The brown male slid onto his haunches as well, dropping onto his stomach mere moments later, looking thoughtfully up at the other pup. "My name's Cador Adravendi. What's yours?" Though he stumbled a bit over his last name, Cador still spoke it with pride. He didn't quite know what it meant to be an Adravendi yet, but he did know that it meant that he would be great one day - just like his father was.

"Speech"
'thoughts'