Sawtooth Spire don't squander it

Iqniq laughed. He was getting some sort of sick amusement out of her frustration and it goaded him on all the further. "Need? No. Want? Yes." There was a subtle difference in the words, but enough so to make his persistence worthwhile. Fortunately, she realized she was awake enough to stand which prompted him to his feet as well. She nipped at him, but as he deserved it, he merely pressed back with his shoulder and further tried to roughhouse her into fully waking.

"East," he said tipping his nose in what he assumed to be the correct direction. It was hard to tell with all the fog, but something instinctual told him that was the right way. Internal compasses for the win. "I want to do more exploring before everyone else wakes up for the day." Hence, his early start. Hence, his rousing her before the princess woke up on her own.

He padded off a few paces, taking up the lead when her teeth caught his tail. An omph, fled his lips as he was tugged backwards. Automatically, he spun, reaching out to snap at her with his teeth as he batted her head with a far paw. "Uh. Uh. Uh!" he teased, quickly slipping out of reach. "You can be all prissy later. Just pretend you're a sleep zombie and follow along without trying to eat my brains."