Napoleon

Huddled by the edge of a steaming crater, Napoleon looks like a cream ball of fur, except for his black ears that stand out. He hasn't been feeling well, and shivers despite the hot steam surrounding him.

Zhener

The wedge-tailed eagle was on the look-out again, but this time for a mate. Unfortunately, there was not another of his kind around for a few thousand miles in any direction. Such was the predicament the humans put him in. He promptly gave up his search when he spotted the wolf cuddled near a crator. It was hard to see him, due to the steam, but those black ears gave him away.

The eagle arched his wings and circled downward. But the hot air and steam caught under his wings, sending him skyward once more. The eagle cursed loudly in his strange dialect as he was sent up against his will. Slanted his entire body downward, he prevailed against the updrafts and once again began to shoot towards the ground. Finally he made it, hitting the ground with a cloud of dirt.

Shaking himself off, the large eagle hopped towards Napoleon. He got closer and closer, trying to figure out if this wolf were alseep or just resting...