Blacktail Deer Plateau I killed Mufasa

She should have been frightened, for falling off might injure her even further. However, Junior could only squeal and laugh as Pura clambered down the towpath, jostling her all the way. When they arrived at the water's edge, she slid off him with a giggling sigh. She almost fell asleep, though Pura's sharp words roused her and she remembered that salvation was at hand.

She wanted to plunge into the water like an Olympic diver. Instead, she oozed toward it, slipping into it like she was some sort of mutant seal. Junior bobbed for a moment, then closed her eyes and let herself sink. The icy water enveloped her, soothing her hot skin and doing its part to drive the fever from her body.

The juvenile resurfaced and floated, her mangled forelegs hooked into the bank to anchor her. "This feels sooo good, Pura McProlapse," she said, her use of her brother's name indicating that she was no longer entirely out of her mind. "It puts the water on its skin or else it gets the hose again," she then whispered, the fever making an encore even as it hit its breaking point.