Swiftcurrent Creek snips and snails

As her bottom plummeted against the soft floor of the den the voice called to her again this time saying more than a simple syllable, still what Bazi tried to tell her was unknown to the girl. Her encouraging voice caused the infant's ears to swivel on her tiny cranium, trying to locate her. "UUA!" She screamed as loud as her lungs could allow her to, combining the two vowels she had previously discovered.

Then placing her paws firmly against the ground again Maera made a second trial, this time she would try to keep her feet glued to the ground no matter what. Slowly she pulled herself from the ground until she was standing, her stubby tail held straight behind her and her neck arched. She didn't dare to raise her chin just yet. A few seconds went by and the babe still stood in all fours, even if she was fairly still she felt like she was in the core of an earthquake.

She shuffled one if her paws and nearly lost her balance, she gave a little shriek at the close call and on cue the fur on her neck bristled. She had managed to stand but..now what??