Broken Antler Fen cherimoya

"teya," she offered back, beaming a bit more widely at lilitu. "i show you," she continued, moving somewhat closer and reaching her paw out over the ice. "you feel for weak part," the woman went on. she pressed gently here and there in a small circle, stopping when her effort resulted in a light crack and spill of water.
pulling her paw back several times as it welled, she pushed downward until a jagged hole was created. "now you look inside," she added, demonstrating with a dip of her muzzle. teya would watch over the girl, ready to grab her ruff should the attempt result in any fall.