Moonspear Running with the boys

She poked at him, teasing about his growth spurt, but then fell into step alongside him. He bumped his shoulder against hers, sticking his tongue out. "That's the whole reason I'm getting bigger -- so I can carry you around," he laughed. Even if he didn't gain another pound, she was so petite that he already had a considerable size advantage over her. However, he knew that she had hidden strength -- had it not been for her injured paw at the time, she would have easily bested him in their sparring match.

They settled into a comfortable pace, meandering through the trees. Leaves crunched underfoot, providing background music to their companionable silence. Wildfire soon asked a question, and although there was a playful lilt to her voice, Floki still blushed at the implications of the query. "Yeah, I guess so," he replied jokingly; but then to contradict his grudging tone, he moved in to steal a quick kiss on the side of her muzzle.