Blackfeather Woods You didn't see that coming?

A combination of Kendra's physical goading, Mikasi's verbal advice, and the stark shivering that had began vibrating his entire body, made Pietro get up and stalk stiffly out of the water. The boy shook himself, trying to get rid of the excess water before it froze, but despite this he felt infinitely better with Kendra at his side. It took his mind from his incident and the cold, and he began to tentatively lick her face, trying to reassure her. Teeth chattering, he turned his slim face up towards their older packmate. "Th-th-th-th, thanks, Mi-Mi-Mikasssi."

He sat down then, craning his neck so that he could lick his popsicle legs. Through his plaster fur, he could feel the bumps of a multitude of ant bites there, and the longer he spent getting warm (with the assistance of his sister, possibly Mikasi), the more he began to realize how uncomfortable his legs truly felt. They itched! Soothing licks soon turned to gnawing teeth as he tried to relieve himself of the bites effects. "Errrgh," he growled, chewing harder and alternating from foreleg to foreleg as the discomfort escalated. He felt like he was being crawled on all over again.