Ever since he and his siblings had been given more ‘leash’ per say, Kino had taken it and run with it. He explored everything he could, learned everything he could, and saw everything he could. Sometimes he even went somewhere where he really wasn’t supposed to, but what was really the harm in that? His mother, siblings, and other pack mates went to these other places so why couldn’t he? The way he saw it, he was really doing them all a favor. When they couldn’t be somewhere to watch over stuff, he was there! At least, that’s what he told himself. Truthfully he was just a curious pup who loved to go out on adventures. Only time would tell if that got him into more trouble than he was worth, but until that time he was happy to go about his merry way.

He and his siblings had been weaned off their mother’s milk and the absence of being able to curl up with his siblings against Minka’s warm belly had been a loss, but not a horribly large one. What he gained from that was even greater, for sometimes he even got to follow Raela or Kova when they went out to go catch their food! Of course, they didn’t always know that he was following them. He had started tagging along with them some time before, trailing along behind them and watching them carefully as they perhaps stalked a hard or other small animal. He’d learned plenty from watching them, and had even tried on his own to mimic them sometimes. He hadn’t been successful in his attempts yet, but he knew he would succeed at some point in time.

This day he was just out from a stroll, peering up at the tree canopy above him and looking at the world around him. Things he’d found to be called ‘birds’ flew from branch to branch, and he briefly wondered what it would be like to be able to fly. However, that was something even he considered a strange thought for he was a wolf and wolves could never fly. No, even with his wonder he was happy to have his paws firmly planted on the ground. In his curiosity he nearly missed his sibling’s cries, but not quite. Silver tipped auds rotated toward the sound, pulling his attention to it and causing him to tilt his head curiously. Turning to follow the cries, he came upon a most amusing sight. The rear end of his sister wriggling in the air with her head quite obviously stuck in a hole in the tree. He couldn’t help the laugh that escaped his maw, “Ari, what’d you do?” he asked with a grin.

His grin could only grow ever more amused as she jumped, an audible thump echoing from the log to reveal that she had harshly bumped her head. His grin faltered for a moment, concern for his sibling showing in his expression before he shook his head. Obviously she was fine, it wouldn’t be the first time she had bumped her head on something. She seemed to scramble to try and get herself out, likely only succeeding in getting herself even more stuck than before. Frantic scratching was heard and he tilted his head in curiosity before she seemed to give up. Her butt plopped down to the ground, defeated. He couldn’t help but wonder if he would be in the same situation as her if he had tried the same thing. The answer was likely a no, as the middle Lagina youth was smaller than either of his siblings. His sister, however, was obviously the largest and it was likely her size that was keeping her trapped. "Looking at the log. Stuck, Kino! Help me," she said, the displeasure in her voice evident. He knew it had to hurt her pride to have to request suck a thing, or to be in this position at all. She didn’t need to tell him that she was stuck, that much was plainly obvious. The next question would be, how were they to get her out?

”Okay, Ari. Lemme try somethin’” he laughed. His light blue gaze trailed over the area around them before the swish of his sibling’s tail caught his eyes. Perhaps if he pulled hard enough she would pop out? Moving forward he grabbed the thing with his teeth, “Weady?” he mumbled over the appendage before pulling hard.

Kino could almost feel the shame that washed off his sibling’s body. Truthfully, they were both beings of the same spirit. They both wanted adventure, to see the world farther than their own little lands. He had been all over the timbers already, going as far as his little legs were willing to carry him. He loved to wander, to see what there was to see. He could only imagine what was past their borders, past where the scents of Round Stone Crest ended and the real world began. She gave one last attempt at pulling herself out, but he was pretty sure she only edged herself further. She stopped her struggles, and after a moment he heard a muffled kay. That was his signal. Pulling back he tried to be as gentle as possible, but there was only so much gentle he could do. She was really stuck in there! He briefly wondered how she had managed to get herself so stuck simply by pushing her head in, but it was likely that it was easier for a head to go in than for it to come back, especially for someone with as much baby fat as Ari still possessed. She shifted to place her feet against the log, pushing with all her might and he could have sworn he’d seen her move an inch. ”It’s working!” she cried, and with renewed vigor he pulled a little harder. Hopefully with a little more elbow grease from each of them they would be able to get her out in a jiff and none of the stinky adults would know.

He pulled and tugged then rugged some more on the appendage the stuck out from his sibling’s behind. He could tell they were making progress, but it was so agonizingly slow! Both their struggles were in an attempt to free her, but he couldn’t help but wondering if all this was making it take twice as long. He had been about to stop and tell her to hold still for a moment when she did just that. With her stilled movements he gave another tug, and suddenly she was free! She popped from the log like a jack rabbit from a hole, and he tumbled backwards with a surprised yelp. He rolled a few inches before coming to a stop, turning over onto his stomach then up to his paws. He gave his silver pelt a shake to free it of debris, a laugh escaping his jaws. Ari came over, pressing her muzzle to his and allowing his a few licks to his chin in thanks. He stared at her, brows raising in surprise. His sibling never thanked anyone. ” Who’re you and what’d you do with my sister?” he said with a grin, bumping his shoulder to hers.

"Nobody gots to know, yeah?" she said, and he laughed again. There she was. Of course she would be too prideful to let anyone know about it. He doubted any of the adults would think it as amusing as he did, though, and it would likely only become a hassle in the end. A nod bobbed the boy’s head to this, ”No one knows, gotcha,”