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There was someone else here! The youth whirled about to face the offender, features fixed in a stern scowl. Oh, it was another kid! Yay! The scowl melted away. This was the weirdest pup. Like, the very weirdest. The young child was unaware that wolves came in blue, nor in swirly blue. Confusion quickly became an obvious blight upon her features. Oooh, he had a nice stick. Tail rising to wag excitedly behind her, the child took a few steps forward. He was smaller than her, and looked like Darya did. Round and stocky.

"Hey you! You scared me! Aw, I was hoping you were a monster." he announced, looking cross with her. Thin banner fell still. It took a second to understand what he had said. Longer yet to make the words come out in a way that wasn't stupid. "Sorry." The pup replied after a moment, taking another step forward. She craned her head to look back up at the massive spires of stone overhead. "Cave have teeth, wanted make sure it not eat." A soft growl emanated from her chest. English was a hard language, and a lot of the time her pronunciations were impossible for da to understand. He always asked her to repeat herself.

"Like your.." What was the word for it? The stick was in plain view, and she helplessly pointed at it. "тройник." Maybe he understood, unlike her older siblings.