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Baht and Eltere had been staring at it for a while: the very last candy cane, all alone in its little clay pot. They were looking at it intently, as if their gazes could command it to teleport right in their hands.
Their stomachs were already satiated, but they were feeling the need for more sugar. And they weren’t ready to give up on the very last candy cane obtainable that evening.
Almost in perfect sync, they made their first move towards their target. Leaping forward, they rolled on the floor, before lunging towards the pot. At last, the sweet treat was in their grasp-
Baht, a tad faster, just about snatched it away from his sister, catching the precious reward from the tip of his claw. He brandished it in triumph…
…until it suddenly slid away from his grip.
“I can’t believe you two are fighting over the last candy cane!” their mother tempered. “If anything you should leave it to our guests! You two aren’t cubs anymore!”