Sun Mote Copse Refuge in breathing.

With Q's lips out of her line of sight, there was no hope of interpreting anything she might be saying. But that didn't mean Towhee was left in the dark. The thing about kids was they were so expressive with their little bodies. She cackled quietly under her breath as her chibling tried to run faster to escape the imminent threat of death by tickling.

But the Regent didn't let the puppy escape. Pouncing suddenly, she swept a foreleg around Quetzal's chest and pulled her closer to her body, giving her a good squeeze. Still hugging her, she used her other foreleg to none too gently give Q one hell of a noogie.