Sawtooth Spire sharks in the swimming pool

Success! Iqniq tossed a grin over his shoulder as he zipped past Kanik and made good time for the burrow. Paws dug at the dirt, sending soil flying before he was bumped out of the way as Kanik stole Iqniq's place at the den. Retaliating, Iqniq pushed a shoulder up against the wolf, hoping to get back at the entrance. They wrestled and nipped each other, prodding with that competitive spirit before the weasels slipped loose.

One of them went straight for Kanik. Iqniq had a moment to register what was happening before the rest of them began to pour out of the den. One of them escaped too quickly for Iq to catch, but he was hot on the next one and the one after that. Two down. One more to kill. A quick glance at Kanik told him he'd gotten the first stoat under control, but that left the one that'd gotten away.

He shared a single gaze with the wolf before his competitive spirit got the best of him. Oh no. That last one was his too. He sprinted after it, determined to add one more stoat body to his tally and the cache.