Hushed Willows As the smile fell from your face, I fell with it

He was pretty sure he'd said "drink," not "dunk," but her antics made him chuckle again... until she reared back away from the water, clearly choking. Tambourine experienced his first ever flashback: Kavos had choked like this too (hence his nickname). The boy didn't really think, just rushed to lick at the smaller pup's face in an attempt to clear her mouth and nose, as well as soothe her.

Unsure whether it had worked, he inched back to look at her, eyes wide with worry. "You okay?" he whispered.