But I've had this mud with me since Winterscar! Liss 'protested', still giggling, We're practically packmates! And she, who was used to roughhousing Northerners, was far too excited to be easily pinned down. Heehee! Can't catch meeee! It also wasn't terribly difficult to get her riled up into a frenzy. With a sharp exhale that nearly became a growl, she bolted out of reach again. Her tail wagged so fast it seemed liable to break. Splashed, bounced, and onto the bank and back into the water.

But caution took an awful lot of focus, and this was a game! Who had time for that? The next time she darted for Stardust's side, Liss tried with careless abandon to jump onto the other's back and leap over her like a log (with bits of log and pine sap and mud all dangling on the underbelly of Liss's plush coat.)