Swiftcurrent Creek Stuttering Stanley

As always, Relonikiv beamed under the Alpha's praise, like a flower thriving beneath sunshine. He dug even faster, hoping to further impress Scimitar. As he flung dirt away, more and more of the object appeared. He wasn't sure what it was but that didn't inhibit his excitement any.

The Alpha suggested that the puppy tug on it while he finished pulling the dirt aside. The runt did as he was told, closing his little jaws around one of the exposed spokes. With a playful growl, he pulled while Scimitar's broad forepaws shoveled at the dirt so much more efficiently than the cub's tiny paws had done.