Arrow Lake idk, my brain is broken

"why is the sky blue?" stag piped back, hoarding his snow like smaug atop a golden kingdom. only the snow was cold and tickled his belly -- he giggled at the iciness underneath. "why does your breath smell, why are you so ugly, why does--"

the third jab never came, for monarch had shoved her paws into his spine with a craaack! "HEY!" stag roared, battling pain that snuck up his back in snake-like writhing; it hurt, what the fricking hell -- before he knew it he was on his feet and lunging for her, wanting nothing but to deal back the pain she had given him.