Delwyn was snapping his small, but growing, jaws at some noisy spring-beetles. He had just ducked out of sight from his mother, yet again. There was a unique thrill that Delwyn felt from exploration, and with every day he was proving that he was poor at staying put. His incredibly high-energy personality wasn't dimming, even as he grew. He still couldn't sit still for particularly long, although his self control was improving. But today he was enjoying his time with his mother, and he didn't want to wander off. When he heard his brother and sister playing in the shallows, he came bounding over through the scrub, and leapt in to the water.
The weather was apparantly unable to make up its mind. Rays of sun were poking through the clouds even as rain started to pick up. Delwyn and his siblings were already soaked, and weren't particularly bothered by the rain. The energetic little pup emerged from the water, tail wagging and panting. "Do you want to come swimming with us, mama?" he said to his mother, Xeris. The pup noticed she was reclining against the tree with her eyes closed. "What are you doing? Are you sleeping?