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He coughed, choking on the water as he accidentally dribbled it onto his brother. On no, he hadn't meant to do that at all! He backed off as Pingasut squawked and made to get away from them, his tail tucking firmly between his legs as he did so. He didn't vocalise his apology but he certainly conveyed it through body language, dipping low and wiggling away as fast as he could on the slippery, unstable banks. The eldest was not so apologetic, though, instead trying to force the smaller boy into the water with a tug of his tail.

Sitamat whined, torn between wanting to help both brothers, before he turned to Iqniq who watched on. Maybe he knew what to do! He scrambled over to their father, splashing through the water and bumping into his foreleg, glancing helplessly from his brothers to Iqniq a few times.