Swiftcurrent Creek Our song has not been sung

Although their language might have sounded like nonsensical gobbledygook, the two boys understood one another perfectly well. "Da, da!" Relonikiv warbled in agreement, scrambling after his older, larger brother. Of course he was up for an adventure! More than that, though, the natural follower was quite prepared to follow one of his several leaders.

"Ju? Wah?" he asked when he bumped into Julius's snowy rump. He tittered, then padded around to stand at the other pup's shoulder. They stood there, staring out at the view from the doorway. He tilted his head again and repeated, "Ju? Wah?" He was happy to accompany his sibling, though Relonikiv waited for Julius to take the lead.