Lion Head Mesa dreams of the world

when her mother stepped in front of the thing, it was gone! toula paused in her own stride, looking left, right, straight again... yes, gone! but as her mother lifted her leg, there was that bright light.
what magic was this! toula was awestruck. she marveled at the power of her mother. lightbringer! lightmaker! toula cooed a note of worship, stumbling toward her. her own paw covered the stone. the glimmer was gone again--
had she inherited her mothers power? she looked to her mother, wide-eyed. and when she bounced backward, there was the light again! toula crowed, and beamed up at her mother with a wagging tail. did you see?! how powerful they two were! toula seemed to stand a little taller then.