There truly was no denying that Anthem's howl was a lovely sound, as a pup Novella had found herself in awe of most howls but even then had decided that Anthem's was certainly different, in a truly wonderful way. It was a shame that howls were difficult enough for a young pup to try and mimic, Anthem had certainly presented the young litter with an impossible challenge. Although determined, it surprisingly hadn't taken Novella too long to realise there was no competing with Anthem and give up trying. Other challenges by that point, far more exciting ones had likely taken the young female's fancy.
This particular one for example whilst her elder three siblings had travelled together, she'd quietly crept along on her own, finding her own pace with things and simply ensuring she never let them get too far ahead of her. A big part of continuing on her journey solo however of course meant not letting them know she was following. Anthem thought little of the fact she was here, was simply happy to see her though not once had she considered how Symphony and Howl would react to seeing her here. In all honesty she was still a little preoccupied with the joy of having found Song.
Soon the first of the pair came into view. Aside from the colour of their eyes switching sides, Symphony was a rather happy medium between Novella and Song, on appearances alone it probably wouldn't be too difficult to guess that the three were sisters, even if Symphony's reaction didn't quite suggest such a close bond between the elder two. Novella, already having pushed aside Symphony's reaction at seeing her here, simply stood silently between her sisters, watching them with silent confusion.
Howl soon burst forwards as well, looking far more frightening than Novella could recall having seen him ever before. Had she not known it was her brother she perhaps would have worried, though right now her attention was solely on Song's safety, Symphony wasn't pleased to see her, but surely Howl wouldn't attack would he? She stiffened for a moment, not sure what to do until she saw him calming. "Novella!? Wh...what are you doing here?!"
"Why not? You're here." She responded, Symphony's reaction had certainly made her a little more defensive of her adventure now, but she wasn't a pup anymore she could go exploring if she wanted, just as they could. But his attention had soon shifted to Song, and though he actually greeted her unlike Symphony, it was certainly lacking in warmth. Truth be told she was more on Song's side at the moment, she supposed the hostility was perhaps down to the argument she'd had with their mother, but Novella had no qualms with Song, she'd certainly been far nicer than Symphony and Howl were being now.
The greeting that Song returned was rather akin to that quiet voice that Novella had heard earlier upon being briefly mistaken for Novel and it was now that the youngest of the group finally shifted, moving to stand at Song's side, her expression clearly showing her displeasure for their reaction. "What is wrong with you two?" She opted to give them a chance for an explanation, though restrained herself from commenting that Anthem was pleased to see Song, knowing herself how weak of an argument that was.
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