Amaranth leaned back against the packs and grinned as she watched Dinny grumble about having to clean up after the meal. After a few minutes, he became aware of her attention and turned around to give her a glare of annoyance.
"If all you're gonna do is laugh at me, why don't you go do it somewhere else?" He said in an aggrieved voice.
"Oh, but this is so much more entertaining! What's the fun of it if I can't see you?" She replied, still grinning like a loon.
Grumbling, he turned back to his chores. Amaranth got up and wandered away to see what Ol' Barky was up to. As it happened, he'd witnessed the exchange from a thicket just upstream and when she reached him, he was still doubled up in laughter. She waited gleefully until he was finally able to control himself and then said in an arch tone, "Well?"
"The look on his face! You saw it..." and startled giggling again. Satisfied, Amaranth wandered back toward the camp.
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