Swiftcurrent Creek snips and snails

The voice kept speaking to her, but the babe didn't budge. She stood as still as a stone, her blinking her little eyes rapidly as she decided what to do. Oh mommy why aren't you awake! She would've screamed if she knew how, instead she just gave a soft whine followed with a little butt wiggle.

Suddenly the ground began to shake again, as Bazi thumped her paw rhythmically against the ground. Maera's ears turned and in a sudden urge to move she leaned forward until she was on the verge of plopping head first into the floor, but somehow--maybe fueled by the fear that she felt--she managed to stop her fall by placing a wobbly paw in front of her.