Blacktail Deer Plateau soapbox fox

Easy, thankfully, noticed nothing amiss. Her sister's ungainly entrance drew a surprised giggle from her, but she assumed that Dawn had meant to splash into the water, and the younger girl gladly splashed after her. "You're scarin' the frogs, Dawn!" she accused, but her wagging tail gave away how happy she was to see her sister. And the fish - there are big ones in here! But be careful, 'cos they got spines that hurt!"

She licked at her whiskers, remembering how much it'd hurt when she'd finally caught one, only to have it flip around and jab her in the muzzle. She was determined to get the best of it, one day.

"If you swim out here, they nibble your toes," she added, wading into the water until she had to paddle to keep her head up. She'd gotten pretty good at swimming, and was unphased when the tiny waves she made came back to lap at her nose. She simply licked the water away and kept going, her tail wheeling after her in happiness.