It had been a long, long journey south and when their mother had left them, of course the pair had been into their own brand of mischief. With no strange pups to drop gross things on (and honestly, hardly a gross thing worth grabbing since they left the creepy woods to the north of here), they had found other ways to amuse themselves. All this undergrowth was unfamiliar to children raised on the vast and expansive tundra and sure, there were bushes, but there weren't trees, and everything was woodier, hardier. The lush green of the Grove was an adventure all in itself.
When their mother finally returned he turned to his sister with a sharp nip to her cheek to get her moving. Much like anything else the dark wolf was met fearlessly, with a flurry of paws and short barks and whines. She seemed more intent on talking to mother than playing with them and the boy gave a small growl of demand. They were here! They came all this way! "Nonna! Nonna! Nonna!" He grumbled out making little secret of how disgruntled he felt at being ignored. "We came a long way and did lotsa things! We even threw a fish at a stranger girl!" Oops... Had they even told their mother that yet?
Tumbling about in the undergrowth was almost as much fun as dropping slimy things on people was, almost. Thankfully before Kára could grow too bored with their wrestling games the sound of paw steps approaching distracted the pair. The nip on her cheek was met with a displeased growl and a swift head butt into Odin's knees. Racing forward just a few steps behind her brother their excited yips and barking filled the area as the bounded towards the adults. Instead of hesitating towards the stranger the fiery girl shoved her nose deep into the thick fur at Elettra's neck. Snuffling around in there to pick up her Nonna's scent she made herself sneeze and took a couple of steps backwards.
Kára also noticed that they seemed to be taking the backburner in this conversation but unlike her brother she kept her mouth shut for once. At his words though she turned with wide eyes, they hadn't told their mum about the fish incident yet. Shaking her head almost microscopically her eyes narrowed to send a silent message; if we get in trouble I'm taking the heat out on you later.
Looking back towards the adults Kára exclaimed, "Nonna we've been walkin' fer days! Wh' der yer live where there's so many trees?" It was a mystery to the pup who had before this trip known nothing but the lowlands, they had the occasional tree but mostly it was bushes and tall grass.