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Levi let out a grumpy huff as he stomped along, thudding his paws down as hard as he could like the beating of a tiny drum. Now that Mother was out and about more often she really was starting to get on his nerves, fussed and cooed like he was a baby, someone to be cradled against her chest like he was unable to function on his own. He didn't have a habit of comparing himself to his siblings, the thought never crossed his mind, but he bet no one treated Basilisk this way, or even Calypso. Harrumph! Wanting to get his foul mood out of his system, Levi made his way to a wide open straight along the edge of the Plains. It was already riddled with paw tracks, back and forths carved by pups who had way too much energy to spend for their own good.

He'd already stretched his legs plenty since leaving the den, but he knew a little more wouldn't do him any harm. If anything the more practice he got the better, he'd be outrunning everyone in no time at all. Or so he liked to think!

Tipping his head back, Levi let out a call demanding one of his siblings show their faces. By now he doubted they'd be surprised, he only ever called out for company when he wanted something and yet more often then not they came all the same.

"speech."

It wasn't that she didn't like playing with Levi, she just wished he wasn't so snotty about it! Like, duh, she was going to come play with him - he was her brother! Why did he have to be some demanding? Makara wriggled out inside the fallen log she'd been exploring, sneezing as some moss crumbled on top of the bridge of her nose. The goggles and booties had helped her allergies immensely, but she couldn't help it if the world was still bent on making her itchy and uncomfortable. She sped out across the plains towards Levi's call, shaking out her fur as she went. It felt excellent to have the wind touch her fur like this - she felt nimble, like a deer! Or an otter when it was in the water - but she wasn't in the water... so, a deer it was.

She sped up when she caught him in her sights, yipping a friendly hello as she closed in. Mother loved doting on them both - Makara for her allergies and Levi for (maybe, possibly, but Mak would never say it) his size. Whereas Makara loved the attention, Levi seemed ready to shake it all off and get a move on with... whatever it was he wanted to do. Boss everyone around, she guessed. "Helllloo," she trilled, prancing a circle around him. "What are we doing today?"

Speech

wc: 235
twc: 474