Broken Antler Fen J'attendrai

thorn blundered downhill, water cascading behind him as he plowed through the rippling river. nails rose to meet him, which evinced a roar of delight from the oxborn man. they wrestled, water splashing in high sun-lit arcs around them, and after a particularly fierce volley of nips, thorn was soundly pushed back by his tenacious brother.

he circled in the water, deciding a further assault would not be prudent. his brother was too well-conditioned to defend himself from his siblings' relentless onslaughts, and nails was just as ironblooded as the rest of his kin, and while small, was no less a contestant.

thorn's posture looked grave until his tail wagged, breaking the somber mood -- and then with a splash aimed towards his brother, he bounded out across the bank in a hearty run.