Shimmering Sands fell in love over appalachain wine

A ninja, huh? Sonder let out a quiet snort of badly-suppressed laughter at the dramatic boy, rolling his eyes and landing them back out onto the water. He wanted to argue, to take that pride down just a bit, but... the guy had snuck up on him twice now. So, there was that.

Staying with his brother and sister. Sonder wondered how his own were doing, back home. He missed them, but now that he had gotten out of there there was no chance he was going to go back.

The offer was unexpected, to say the least. Sonder was not the most pleasant person to be around, and he knew that, so it was surprising that Lionel seemed to be alright with him sticking around for a while. 

And... it wouldn't be a bad idea. To have people to stay with as the weather cooled down. The guys he met were weird, but tolerable.

"Sure, I guess. If you guys don't mind," the golden boy responded, and figured by context that he was supposed to follow the other. So he did, enjoying the way the sand suctioned his paws as the water rushed out. "You makin' a pack or something?" That was probably smart. Especially with winter coming up.