Adventurers' Map

Success! He caught the smile on her jowls, and his thickly fluffy tail smacked the sand in response, his own jaws gaping in a tongue lolling grin. Her answer wasn’t quite a yes, but she didn’t run away screaming ‘Noooo’, either. “My grandmother adopted lots of wolves. I’ve only met one of them.” Her paw pinned his ear, making him wriggle, a giggle escaping his jaws. He pawed at her face, gently of course, his rear wriggling. It felt good to just be a puppy now and then, and let loose to play.

He liked this tiny green pup. She was interesting, with her cool colors and markings, and her red eyes. He’d never seen red eyes. His sapphire pendant rested on his crimson chest, the gold chain links clinking from his movements as his paws waved in the air. “Wanna play tag?” He’d never been great at hide-and-seek; red fur wasn’t great for hiding. Now, tag. Tag was something everyone could be good at. And maybe they’d flush out some easy prey for him to take home.