-Summer Sun- (Aspen Grove)

Before Waterlily had the chance to distract Nanshe's hanger or offer a new suggestion, the nearby crunch of leaves whipped the nanny's attention in a different direction. She was just getting to her paws to investigate when Agarian emerged into the clearing, carrying what looked like a week-old scrap of road kill. The wolfess visibly relaxed and offered the other a brief, welcoming wag of the tail. "It looks like you've had some success at least. Where'd you find that?"

Firelight had briefly paused in her wrestling match with Astrae to watch the upside-down arrival of her brother and the scrap of old meat that hung so tantalizingly from his maw. But though she licked her lips and acknowledged the pang of hunger that gnawed at her belly, Fire didn't scramble forward. The little wolfess rolled over and nudged Astrae instead, "We'll pick up where we left off later. I think we were tied..?"

Astrae grinned at the other, her lanky tail whipping back and forth as much for the thought of continuing their playdate as it was for the upcoming meal, "Nope, I was winning!" Without another word, she bounced forward, running up to Agarian with appeasingly flattened ears and a lowered tail.

Nanshe was already there, snatching one end of the meat between hungry teeth. It wasn't long before the two were tugging and thrashing at the scrap, clearly ignoring their elder cousin's warning.