Moonspear i'd like to take this time to say

as much as arcturus wished to learn more of this star, he didn't much want to invite the attention of either of his parents. he was worried he might be scolded for being so soft -- and little did he know that his mother was perhaps one of the better sources for astronomical information there was.

buffeting yama back as she pushed him, arcturus' tail wagged at the prospect of a challenge. "maybe we can scout for clues, or something." he dived nose-first to the stones around, snuffing the ground for any signal that might be of interest.