Deep Found Peace frowned at his brother at the suggestion he let the fish eat each other. That was just silly, if they ate each other then their parents wouldn't have any prizes to give out. He opened his mouth to say as much, but Drop shouted over him, making Deep flinch, his ears saddled back and posture tensing.
Why was the other young buck so loud? Most of his siblings were energetic, but they weren't
loud.
Well, not always. Hushed was being loud right now, but he was calling out numbers for the game. That was alright.
"You're going to get in trouble," he pipped up, then smiled as their father came over to talk to Drop. "I was keeping the fish from fighting."
The colorful doe froze when Drop started shouting, and she turned her head to stare at her rambunctious son, ready to head over to deal with the situation, but Bay Sleep was already heading over to handle things. She let out a heavy breath and shook her head, but she smiled as well. Spirited boy, he liked to stir up trouble. A little too much, at times.
Worlds turned her attention instead to Hushed as he ran over to the shell to give it a shake, spilling out some of the stones so he could call out the symbols scratched into them. "Well done, Hushed. You did great." She could feel Sunset Swells vibrating beside her, excited and envious, and she looked down at the filly kindly. "You can call the next set of stones." She wanted to put an end to any whining before it emerged.
The shouting was a momentary distraction, drawing Sunset's full attention towards the tidepools and her brothers. She looked around her mother's legs, ears perked to listen -- easedrop, more like, as father wandered over to talk to the boys.
That wouldn't hold her attention for long, though. Hushed had started the game, shouting out symbols, and Sunset Swell bristled.
She'd wanted to be first. Her mother, sensing the impending protest, assured her she could do the next set, and the little filly closed her mouth, huffing quietly.
She didn't argue though. Instead she nodded and skipped off across the sand to go and lay with her sleepy sister.
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