Two Eyes Cenote the valley nis

a voice behind him,
he flinches—
but to his delight, he turns to see the mischievous face of his brother, mid-pounce. with a grunt, he is bowled over, still chewing on his snack. the boy quickly recovers and greets rowdy with a playbow.
look! he utters, gesturing to show rowdy his discovery.

however, their antics are short-lived.
a man finds them, the low rumble of his voice nearly startles riot again. he is tall and muscular, formidable in all senses.
despite his exterior, his words are sympathetic—an offering, riot soon realizes. he glances to rowdy to study his reaction.
really? i wanna see! he replies, wandering toward the man with a tad of nervousness, tail wagging lowly at his heels.