Hushed Willows sect;heat;helium;lead;bare;state;invention;medieval;

an insistent prodding broke him out of this newfound revelation that things existed in more than one way, and he let out a little squeak, indignant. it continued, though, with no signs of ceasing, focused around his stubby legs. cam snuffled and wobbled a bit, then rose oh-so-slowly on his paws, taking one teetering step, then two—

and then promptly lurched sideways and fell back down, rolling onto his back. he squealed, moving his tiny feet frantically, buglike and pathetic.

this was not good at all. no, this was not good. he would stick to crawling, from now on. walking was for the birds, and shadow-thing would just have to deal with it.

in the corner of the den, mum-shadow giggled, eyes flashing to khali to see if he'd further handle the situation.