Stone Circle the wicker wolf

Inkeri's ears splayed to her head as the child made his distaste known. Could she blame him, she had muddled all this up. She cursed her lack of words. The way she bumbled, stumbled through what she wanted to say. She had been so worried for him, she hadn't even thought he wouldn't know how to swim or even that he would have gone that deep. She had only wanted him to jump in until she could get to him.

His words grew harsher and Inkeri felt her nose twitching. He was being quite rude for a pup. She had done her best and he was being a nasty little thing, though not every child could be as even tempered as her girls she supposed. She tilted an ear and then spoke softly.

You put mud on nose and other stings. Just dab. Dab.

She nodded and then slowly turned away from him. He told her not to tell, but she'd be telling @Tauris or @Figment anyway, because they needed to know, what had transpired and what they could do to help.