Moonspear thanks, bathtub barracuda

He nodded when Aesop announced that they were done. It looked good enough to Floki, although he didn't yet know what Aesop planned to do with the crevice. Before he asked, he obliged Aesop's request with a nod of his head as he took to his feet. "Not far from here," he replied, turning and padding away from the muddy slope.

Around the curve of the mountain, a small stream trickled daintily from the rocks above. "Here," Floki said, already submerging his own dirty paws into the water. The rain had caused the temperature of the stream to drop, and it felt cool and refreshing against his earth-caked toes. "What are you going to do with the hole?" he finally asked.