Otatso Wetlands Tabula Rasa

His playful goading had done it's job and with a flash she was in the mud with him.  Reek turned to grin in her direction while she introduced herself, but quickly noticed that she was bounding in his direction; ready to pounce. He dove down into the mud and completely submerged himself to soften her impact on his brittle back.  Once he felt her crash into his gaunt form, he poked his head out of the mud and shook it clean.  

"Nochtli?" he asked, slightly bemused. "How exotic.  Where you from?"  Surely, a name like that didn't come from the immediate area, but neither did a name like Reek.  He pulled himself from the muck and began to introduce himself.  "I'm Reek," he beamed with a warm grin, "from the rise."