Northstar Vale Cute without the E.

Towhee was torn between needling him further and making sure he understood she was only teasing him. She opened her mouth to say something or other when Jack admitted he’d found the fish rather than caught it himself.

Well hell yeah, she said proudly, reaching out to clap him on the back if he allowed it, ignoring any mud that got on her paw as a result. That’s called scavenging, you know, Towhee told him, tapping at her temple in the universal signal of, good thinking. There’s a lot of merit to hunting, don’t get me wrong, but being able to scrounge up food without exerting all that energy is even cleverer.

Although, she continued after a pause, giving him the elevator eyes, something tells me you didn’t entirely avoid exerting energy. What happened? she asked lightheartedly, pointing at the mud slathered all over her son.