Dragoncrest Cliffs count all the bees in the hive, chase all the clouds from the sky

His energy seemed endless, though the same could not be said for his concentration. Gaze focussed on the long-legged form of his cousin, Dacio loped right past the adults that stood watch over her and moved in to greet her enthusiastically. "Bat," the boy chirped, easing his pace to a merry trot as she turned toward him with familiar cheer before announcing, "yeah, wanna play!"

He followed her with his scruffy tail flagging, swishing happily through the air as he hurried to catch up. Bat's legs were significanly longer than his and thus she was speedier, but Dacio did not pout at his obvious disadvantage. If anything, it willed him to keep up, and in his eagerness to prove that he could do everything exceptionally well on his own, he paddled directly into the shallows despite the chill against his undersides that caused him to suck in a breath.

"Brrr," he shuddered, blinking up at Bat's mercury eyes in search of an explanation for the cold.