Northstar Vale Abraham Lincoln once said, "If you are a racist, I will attack you with the North."

They each were cognizant of the other, pulling hard enough to make a game of it but not so hard that a puppy went flying. Somewhat like a see-saw, Lilitu and Hotaru went back and forth, back and forth, and Lilitu giggled all the way. It was good to have another friend.

Still—she kept her eyes peeled for that mean woman. She expected her to come out of the woodwork any minute.

Eager to impress her new friend (and now a little more trustful of her) Lilitu let go the stick and scampered over to where she'd hidden the rock. Carefully, she took it between her teeth and brought it over to Hotaru, placing it on the ground before the pale girl. 

Eyes dancing, as if to say, Look at this treasure I found!