Silverlight Terrace came across a cosmic serpent with hands woven into his hair

✴       He was a fool if he thought goading a stranger would amount to anything good, but so far it was working. Revui relied on his sharp teeth to learn about the world around him, as his family could attest. Many broken toys and squealing siblings later, and he was well on his way to becoming quite the terror. But this instance of playing with a total stranger was so new to him — he couldn't anticipate how they'd react. It was a new thrill, and one that would inspire the boy to greater heights.

The stranger lunged and snapped again, and this time caught him sharply by the scruff, only to release him again and stride around him with practiced finesse. Revui bayed a short, dulled note of irritation as he felt the pinch of it. Then, as the other wolf moved around him, he countered with a style of movement he'd had much practice in: he lunged straight for his target as if to bowl them over.

It worked well enough on Arcturus, and typically the older kids and the adults would play along and fall to his efforts, but Revui would learn that not everyone was so eager to cater to his games.