defective; return to sender

Vanta wished she could be as brave as Kite. Her sister looked fierce fluffed up and snarling, not scared at all of the not-quite-a-cave-bear that had been pushed into their path. She wanted to help, but her paws were stuck tight to the floor. At least she could rationalize that she was doing something - after all, she had been instructed to guard the entrance. As the raccoon tried to fight captivity, feinting this way and back and being intercepted by both pups, Azure reentered the picture.

Sauntering lazily toward her and taking the safety of her position right out from beneath her bum, Vanta felt herself being pushed forward toward where her sister was herding the creature. Her ears slicked back against her skull, her tail tucking as she scampered hesitantly toward them. Bearing her teeth, rolling her scruff as she'd once been taught, and giving a nervous growl toward the thing. The raccoon saw a weak link where she stood, barrelling toward the insecure puppy for a way out. Vanta eeped and leaped to the side, her resolve breaking. Azure redirected it back into the depths toward her sister, and Vanta moved to try and follow behind it's long, ringed tail.

"Speech"