Celeste was surprised by her sudden mind-change. Last he heard, she wanted to be the "affla". Getting to a sitting position, he looked at her. "Hold on just a second, little girl," he said. Blinking a few more times to get rid of the sleep in his eyes, he added. "Now, I though you wanted to be an 'affla', not a low-rank Digger, like me and Morado and the others."
Celeste sighed. This was not a winning battle! He looked at her again and tried to intimidate her out of it with words. "Are you sure, Minty? There's glass all around and they cut your feet, and there's rats that nibble your toes... And..." he leaned closer, as though to tell her a secret, "... There's a trash monster in the tunnels. We have to fight him each time we go to work,"
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"Yes..." Celeste said. "And he loves the tender flesh of..." he lowered his voice to a whisper and finished his sentence. "... Little puppies, especially little girls with green eyes." Sitting back with a serious expression, he looked at her. "Are you sure you want to be a Digger?" he asked.Minty gasped. "Really?" she asked quietly, as if she expected that if her voice was too loud, the monster would appear in Celeste's den. Her tail held high, her eyes widened, and an open-mouthed smile crossed her maw. "Cool! Is it like us or like a humban? Can I see it? Please? I'll stay out of the way, I promise!"
Meanwhile, back in the family's den, Mystery awoke with a sigh, stretching and blinking sleepily up at the ceiling of the den. "Morning," he murmured quietly, nuzzling Dixie's cheek. Then, he sat up to greet his pups. Ah, still asleep it would seem... A smile crossed his maw. There was Raven, whose paw was looking better already under Saffron's care, and Jade, his little boy, and Minty was--Mystery's eyes opened wide suddenly. Minty was gone!
He was on his feet in an instant, looking around in horror. "Minty? Dixie, Mint's gone!" he said, keeping his tone low enough that he hoped not to wake the other two pups at least.
((Be right back.))
I got water in her, but she wouldn't eat and I'm worried about her...))
(Oh no! The poor little thing... I will keep her in my prayers for certain!)((Sorry I disappeared for so long. I went to my room to find that Rangi hopped out of the brooder at some point today. She has to have been without food and water for hours. She was so weak and feels like she lost weight.I got water in her, but she wouldn't eat and I'm worried about her...))
