Swiftcurrent Creek Balmora

His vicious stares did nothing to make Outside do stuff.  It just kinda sat there like a lump.   He was about to get bored of that and go back in to annoy someone, but apparently his brother got a jump him, as suddenly Akatosh was being jabbed in the ear!  How uncouth!  Okay, not really.  He got to his feet, turning to playfully snap at Viinturuth's nose before whatever game got going.  He leaned back into a combination of play bow and overdramatic pounce, preparing to launch himself forward with gusto --except Outside finally did something!

Despite the world being kind of blurry that far away, something had moved so Akatosh's pounce turned into a little hop to get himself fully upright again.  That wasn't the right person!  He frowned at them, then looked to Viinturuth, then back to the weird person.  Akatosh wasn't sure if he should be scared or if they were here for a game or if they could scare him away.  Apparently, he didn't have to make that decision, as here came mom, suddenly appearing from behind them.  He hadn't heard her -- his ears weren't working well yet either -- but at least stuff from that direction was always safe.  Once he had noticed, Akatosh likely careened into his brother (what is depth perception anyway?) before pinballing forward under their mother's shadow, yipping a few times before suddenly it became apparent that they weren't actually going on an adventure.  Darn.  Wait, what was that smelly thing?  He looked to Viinturuth to see if he wanted to be the first to check it out.