The praise Vesper received from @Kajika did wonders causing his pride to soar higher, the intensity fueling each wag of a charcoal dusted tail evidently increasing with each beat. His grin infectious as he watched an equally wide one settle upon the darker man's facial features before speaking up to ask if the patriarch wished to practice this newly learned skill further. Honestly, the idea was a good one considering at this point the agouti male could only get better each time he worked to hone himself and when could he say a prime opportunity to fish in the dead of winter would present itself again?
Quickly offering a tip of his skull in a nod, the tawny man hunkered himself back down along the icy edges of the shallow pool, molten gold irises following the swimming bodies below while addressing Kajika. "Might as well. Doubt a chance like this will arise again anytime soon. Winter is too unforgiving to give out such freebies." A light chuckle following, gaze lifting partially to meet Kajika's for a moment before lowering them again to return his focus to the task at hand.
Lost in concentration, Vespertio watched the fish swim about in circles along the frozen walls of their prison waiting until he felt the perfect moment arrived. Like before he struck out in a flash, muzzle met with the cold shock of the frigid water saturating its length until he pulled his head back. Clamped by the tail a fish dangled from his jaws, but his grip failed underneath the excessive wriggling and managed to slip free, landing with a splash back into the icy waters. Dang it.