Ouroboros Spine eloquence

“Callyope!” a grin cushioned her name; and and when she neared, he would try to give her some kind of impish hug.

“Oh, no. I’m thinking today,” he said dramatically, and flopped himself backwards on the ground and closed his eyes against the bright sprinf sky. Truly he hadn’t decided what he might hunt, which in part was what he was thinking about. But he was feeling cheeky, and he waited to see if she would goad him for more before he told.