Swiftcurrent Creek the black lips

"Pups," she informed him brightly. "It's not that I don't have time, I just really like sleeping under the stars and whatnot," she added, her voice partially muffled by her damp tail.

Ferdie also made himself comfortable and he eventually drifted off to sleep, whereas Bones remained wide awake. She watched and listened to the storm, which eventually began to taper. Rising and stepping carefully over the male's sleeping form, she trotted off along the creek, enjoying her storm-cleansed surroundings.