Blacktail Deer Plateau In the Morning

Her mother stared at her for a few beats and Osprey's ears wilted atop her head. She could be very willful and dominant, particularly around her peers, yet the pup was an instinctual creature and submission came naturally when it came to her parents (and Kisu). She prepared to flatten herself and roll over (never mind that she was in the water) when Hawkeye relented, telling her she could swim a few more minutes. Time meant nothing to Junior, yet she grinned and splashed her forepaws in the water merrily, knowing she'd been granted both a pardon and an extension.

"Muh!" she yapped, then with surprisingly clarity, she shouted, "Kissies!" and smacked her lips together as if blowing kisses to her mommy. Junior then promptly began giggling and splashing about in the water, clearly having the time of her life. She may have been named for a bird from the sky, yet clearly she related much more to the fishes in the sea.