Ouroboros Spine but then along came this biter

The petite female caught sight of him and turned her course in his direction. Iqniq lowered his head to lap lightly at the waters once more, further quenching his thirst as he mentally prayed for a breeze to sweep through his basin and give them some kind of relief. No such luck. Instead, he moved ankle deep into the water and let the cool stream chill him from the bottom up. It would do.

She marched past him, moving further into the river with a splashing of her paws. He glanced upward at her, catching that wave of her tail as she bid him to follow. Well alright then. He turned his ears briefly in the direction of where Tonravik slept before he followed his mate's battle buddy into the stream.