bones

Thankfully, Kaskara appeared within moments. Bazi's face brightened, and with a quick look at her slumbering brood, she extracted herself from the den.

"You won the bet," her sister-in-law grinned as Bazi melted onto the ground next to her, snatching the other fish and managing to get a face full of its delicate flesh before she clocked what Kaskara had said. The Alpha's eyes widened and she chewed frantically, struggling against a bemused grin. "What-now?" she asked through her food, "You mean the bet where I said I'd be a pumpkin forever, or something? Why I never.."