no body, no crime

Her excitement at actually landing her hit was short lived. While she was distracted trying to get Pandora’s approval, he jumped up and smacked her face! How rude! In her shock, she had relinquished her hold on the fur around his neck with a growl that was close to being an indignant squawk. Daphne met Rudy’s attempt at a jaw spar with parted jaws of her own, throwing her weight into her shoulder in the hopes she might knock him down much in the same way as she had Art. If it came to another low level tussle, her larger size would probably be an advantage, despite it giving her brother so much more to aim at.

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