Dead Empress Backwater Muddy days

Takes place during the rains.

The dark coated Valle was still small but that didn't stop him. He saw himself as strong and ready to take on the world. The sounds from outside the den only drew his curiosity. Coming to the mouth he saw that something was falling from the sky. As he stepped out into it he could feel it hitting his coat amd soaking through his puppy fur. In his mind he wondered what the name of it was.

Short puppy legs carried him further into the wet stuff. It wasn't scary at all in fact it was a little comforting, the sound of it all around him anyway. He went further from the den before he stumbled into something that was at first unpleasant in his fur. It smelled a little like the den. An idea occurred to the little Valle.

That ides lead Nix to playing in the mud. Rolling around and jumping making it splash up around him. Though he couldn't talk well yet he could laugh and that was what he did between his barks of joy at the activity he'd discovered.

Eros was optimistic enough of a wolf to think that the days of precipitation marked the end of the drought with finality. It made the showers extra invigorating for the young Valle, putting him in an extra-playful mood. As the latest rain filtered through the canopy and soaked his guard hairs, the teen looked for someone free from obligations who could help him pass the time and expend some energy.

He found Nix. The boy was already a mess of mud and cowlicked fur by the time Eros arrived, meaning the child's big brother needed to hurry to catch up. With a wide grin the older Backwater heir threw himself down into the nearest puddle and began to roll and kick. Water and silt flung through the air, coating the ground and plants around them as the siblings made their messes.

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He was certain that his father was probably going to kill him once he saw the mess that he'd become. That however wasn't on Nix's mind. He was only thinking of the fun that was involved in getting messy. The most fun thing was slapping a paw down and watching the mud fly around him and on him. He barked happily as the mud flew through the air.

More fun was on the way as his big brother appeared and jumped into the mud puddle with him. More mud and silt went flying causing the pup to laugh before he moved to pounce on Eros. The older Valle son wasn't nearly muddy enough but he would be in good time. At least if Nix had anything to say about it.

Nix landed quite squarely onto Eros' stomach, knocking the air out from him noisily. When his breath was regained, he used it to laugh. His little brother had met his goal of making him all the more messy, his torso practically coated now with dirt and grime.

He used his paws to push playfully at the boy, using only a fraction of his strength to give the younger kid the impression he stood a chance. After a few moments of this mock sparring, Eros rolled effortlessly to his side, likely to dump Nix back into the puddle unless the pup was lucky and held on tight enough.

"You can't best the mud monster!" he spoke in a booming, goofy voice before stomping his paws and giving out his impression of a monstrous roar.

"Raaaawrrr!"

(This post was last modified: Oct 08, 2022, 05:00 AM by Eros.)

It was fun playing in the mud with his older brother. Though Nix was nearly certain his parents wouldn't be too happy about him getting all dirty. Maybe he'd go back to the den later and get his sister's dirty. The young Valle had tackled Eros making him make a funny sound which caused the boy to laugh. Then Eros was pushing him with his paws. That didn't stop Nix from trying to tackle him again.

They were both so Muddy by this point had he been older he might have wondered what others would think. Being so young he didn't much care since having fun was more important. He slid right off his older brother when he rolled onto his side. Then shrunk down a little when Eros pretended to be a mud monster but then he stuck his tongue out, "Mud monsters don't scare me," he declared before splashing more mud on his brother.

Nix almost shied away, but stood his ground instead. Eros grinned toothily, a far cry from an intimidating presence. Still, he was the Mud Monster! He closed his eyes and let his brother's splash hit against his muzzle and shiny black nose, then gave his body a great shake, sending globs of wet dirt everywhere in a wide-reaching spray.

"Oh yeah?" he challenged, and stomped his large paws down to send his own miniature tidal wave Nix's way.

"What if the Mud Monster decided to become... the Bath Monster?!"

Maybe that would get him running!

The pups splash toward his brother the mud monster almost immediately backfired on him. After the mud had hit Eros the larger Valle shook and the mud landed back on him. He wasn't bothered since he was already covered in mud. That was until a big glob landed right on his nose. This caused him to shake his head vigorously. It finally came of but that was short lived as Eros voice brought Nix's ears forward. "Yeah," he said smuggly.

He shouldn't have said that though cause the next thing he knew so much mud was coming his way. His brother had stomped his feet causing the a wave of the mud.

Nix's eyes grew wide at the mention of a bath, "No, bath," he said firmly, "I don't want one." That was that he decided as he put his paw down on the matter.

Well, clearly it had his attention. Eros couldn't help but laugh, and he tried to put some monstrous energy into it, making his voice deep and theatric.

"Bwahaha! Well then, I guess you better RUN!"

He would take big, stomping steps and try to get Nix to sprint. They would eventually need to clean up, but that didn't have to be anytime soon. They could play for hours, if his little bro really wanted. Chores could wait, just for today, right?

His brother was a very convincing monster in Nix's opinion. Though the young Valle wanted to stand his ground and be brave it was hard him being so young. So when Eros told him he should run Nix was up amd out of the mud puddle fast as he could. He ran off through the trees knowing his brother was hot on his heels. He was sure they woukd have tons of fun for the rest of the day. Later they woukd get cleaned up before anyone found out how dirty they'd actually gotten. Then later Nix would curl up in the den and sleep soundly tired from the fun he'd had that day with his older brother.

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