Gavi was on top of the world, her little face beaming as the warmth of the morning sun toasted her cheeks. And the girl would grin, pointed fangs angled toward the world ahead of her with the courage of a wolf many times her size.
And she would breathe in. Out. In.
And then she would be tackled, the wind knocked from her lungs as the unsuspecting figure of her sister collided with her frame. Gavi's playful yips were stolen from her tongue, an exhalation the only announcement of her concern before Gavi's face was knocked fully into the dune in front of her.
Sand.
In her teeth.
Hey!
Muffled, Gavi would protest, shaking her head as she recoiled, and the girl would paw at her face in an attempt to free the sand from her eyes. Her response to such an action was to lower her front legs, lifting her tiny rump into the air with an 'aggressive' wiggle as she aimed her tiny body toward Zovi's.
Ready ...
... aim ...
... "My loves, come look at this."
Gavi would freeze, her wiggles ceasing as her minty eyes turned toward Mama.
Later. Later Gavi would get her revenge!
For now, her childish attention would flicker toward Mama Benji, who was holding something for them. But soon, Benji was not holding the something, but instead dropping it! A creature, unlike anything Gavi had ever seen! Scuttling, with many legs, and a long leg coming out of the back! Gavi paid attention, her hackles raising as her tiny tail coiled over her back. She was stimulated, but ... she was afraid!
What was a Scorpion?!
Zovi would have to wait, as Gavi would turn her whole body toward the Scorpion in a defensive posture. As Gavi's body moved, Ma would appear, encouraging them to pay attention.
Oh, Gavi was at attention. And she would only step on Solda if he was in the way of her running from this weird thing! Gavi would flatten her ears, eyes shifting between her mothers and the weird tail-less creature that she did not yet know. What is scor--pin, Mama?
