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Cerberus noted with a smile the hybrid’s gentle dancing, and he chuckled softly as she swayed. He had whistled all the time around his brother, but Geoff usually told him to knock it off after a while; he’d never had someone dance because of it. As they came to a clearing, Ceri’s eyes bounced around, taking in every exquisite detail. It was a quaint little place, one that reminded Cerberus of the pond he and Geoff used to play in as pups. His smile broadened, his whistling ceasing momentarily, and he looked down at Terra. It’s lovely, he admitted softly.
Terra nuzzled her body up against his, and for a moment he thought he was going to explode. His tail wagged frantically behind him, and then jerked to a halt when she pulled away again. She mentioned it was her own ‘private paradise,’ and then she slid across the ice to the bank on the other side. As she sat, Cerberus looked across the ice nervously, attempting to gage how thin it might be. Metaphorically, he knew it was paper thin, and even the slightest misstep would send him plummeting into the frigid waters below. But perhaps, physically, it was safe? Taking a tentative step forward, Ceri carefully siphoned his weight into that leg, finally sighing with relief once it proved stable. This didn’t prevent him from moving his other leg forward just as carefully, however, for even if the ice didn’t break, he still didn’t have a sure footing on the slippery surface. Mismatched eyes darted over to Terra as he stood, knees bowed in and body shaking. His arms stretched out, ready to catch himself if need be, and then he moved forward with baby-like scoots. Eventually he grew confident enough to lengthen his stride a bit, but the ice didn’t approve of that as much as he’d hoped. Feet shooting out from under him, Cerberus toppled over onto the frozen pond, his rump connecting with the ice with a painful ‘thud.’ His ears pinned back against his head as he then looked up, a sheepish expression on his face. Clearly he’d never been skating before.
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