Out into the bright big world (Qanik pups)

Sleep was a wonderful thing. Miksa possibly enjoyed it the most out of his present lifestyle, the chance to lie down and rest with his brother and his mother close by, their combined warmth making him cozy and content. And then there were the dreams. They fascinated him more than anything, always making him eager and excited for the chance to have the next. They were not always consistent, not always dependable, nor were they always nice, but it did not chance his opinion on them.

Because of his great like for it, Miksa was slow to rouse at his mother's nuzzles, making a soft noise even as he curled more tightly in on himself, as if sheltering from the waking world for a moment longer. But the veil between sleep and wakefulness had already started to draw back, alerting him to the warmth of his mother's tone as she spoke his name and Shtiya's and instructed them to follow her. Small, soft ears folding back against his head, the boy dared to blink open his bright yellow eyes and peer after his mother as she left the den, the wag of her tail inviting them to follow.

Suddenly sleep no longer seemed the most exciting bit of his life anymore. Outside? He had only ever stared at the place before, safe within the confines of the den and quite content to be there too. The forests outside seemed so big and intimidating, the world so vast that he feared becoming lost in it. But mother went there sometimes, and she did always managed to return safely. Maybe, since she was going out there first...it would not be as scary as he feared.

Hastily the mostly white pup pulled himself to his paws and practically bounded in his hurry to stay close on his mother's heels, afraid that if she got out of his sight that he would become lost just like in his worried daydreams. His small frame just about got in the way of her paws with how close he stayed beside his mother, and only a cautious but curious glance was sent in his brother's direction, wondering whether he would be as quick or excited to venture beyond the den with their mother.