Ouroboros Spine nautchiak ⟭

Unlike Ariadne and Callyope, Stratos ran nearly the whole way to wherever they were going, reigned in only by mother's command  - and even this, merely because he didn't actually know where they were going, and following Kukutux was an essential thing in learning this, even if he "followed" from well off in the front.

And as it turned out, he ran right past their destination anyway and had to make a total 180 to get back to where they were actually going. Oh, come on! He scampered after Ariadne and made to squeeze past her, but if something had hit her from in front, he, sure enough, tumbled into her from behind.

Stratos staggered back, but his ears stood up even as the world spun about him. Some kid was here -- and definitely not his sister! Stratos babbled something in return as he shoved his way forward to see the kid who'd just run headlong into his sister.