Operation Soft Fortress

I slipped back inside under the back screen flap just as the stars popped out! My paws were totally coated in crunchy deck dust, so I trotted straight toward the low kitchen cabinet shelf. Sitting right there was a stack of freshly folded, checkered dish towels—an absolute mountain of supreme comfort! I shoved my nose into the middle fold, wiggled my hind legs with maximum horsepower, and burrowed straight in! I poked my snout out of the top flap, draped the soft hem over my ears like a conqueror's hood, and patted the plush terry cloth into the perfect secret base. The battle day is officially won!