i will find another way

Summer closed his eyes as he stood in the numbing, icy waters of the river, as though he were merely relaxing in a sauna. He opened them again only when he heard the other wolf speaking to him. He gazed at the golden male wearily, pondering his words slowly in his barely working mind.

"That would be nice," he responded after a moment, "I feel like I've been stuck in a volcano for the past week." Summer sank further into the river until only his head was above water. Then, with a deep breath, be submerged himself fully. It was only a few seconds later that he re-emerged and gulped in the fresh, cool air with renewed vigor. He gave his head a good shake, droplets of frigid water splattering in glittering circles every which way, whether that was on/at his packmate, he barely even noticed.