Duskfire Glacier through the looking glass

Once their bodies collided, Lárus buckled beneath her without a fight. His only signs of distress were hollers of "no!" Like his words would dissuade her.

The good thing about Lárus? He never put up much of a fight – always bowing his head before she can sink her teeth into him. That was not much of a gift seeing as Jökull enjoyed the struggle to escape her bullying. All he did was whine. No growls of defiance or anything of the sort. Just pitiful submission.

Lárus' inaction served no purpose besides a bitter, short lived sense of triumph. Thus, he only added fuel to her fire. All this compliance with no fighting made her think: Am I not rough enough? Need I draw blood? Last time she did that, well...daddy and mommy made it crystal clear as to why she should not do that. That would not stop Jökull from picking on her yellow belly brother. Snapping at the loose skin of his neck, her fangs worried the flesh to the point of discomfort. She would not stop until –

“Hm?” she hummed, Lárus' fur slipping free from her mouth. An alien smell entered her nostrils, causing her to abandon Lárus in search of the source. It smelled like a wolf, but it also did not. If that makes any sense. Lowering her head, she sniffed the ground leading up to the rotten tree. Peering into a random hollow did not offer much as to what that smell was. Only that it came from inside the tree.

Snapping her head to Lárus, she inquired: “Ya smells that? Das da smell...of ad-ven-ture.” Was that the correct phrase? Jökull could not find it in her to care. Strutting over to a decrepit, hollowed root, she placed one paw inside and put her weight on it. It creaked, but did not give way. Yes, this one would do nicely. Entering the tree was no different than entering a den. It was a lot tighter than what they were accustomed to and he smelled like dried, dead wood, but would Lárus put his fear aside for just one freakin' moment and go explorin' with her? Turning to face her brother, she glared at him. A look that clearly said, come in here or I'll drag you in here.