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The moment she heard the sudden growl and cry of alarm from her brother as she nipped his paws she released her hold, ears falling back in immediate apology. She had not meant to hurt him but it seemed she did not quite realize yet the sharpness of her puppy teeth, and she took Nako's slight berating without resistance or countering. She merely muttered a quick, "Sorry," as he let her go, rolling to her stomach and scrambling to her paws to shake off as much of the snow that still clung to her body as she could. A little shiver raced through her slight frame as her fur moved and allowed the chill to reach her skin, though she made no other signs of discomfort.

A challenge was made and Anais answered it with a grin, taking off in pursuit of her elder brother. Her steps were not so swift as his and the snow hindered her considerably more but neither fact deterred her from following, a quick giggle slipping out of her as she hurried to at least keep up with Nako who, with his obvious lead, was easily going to win their race. But before he could reach their mother, their father's swift paw shot outward and caught the boy, sending him tumbling into the snow. It might have been the perfect opportunity for her to gain an advantage while Nako got to his paws again, but instead she felt only tickled by the situation and fell into laughing at her brother's expense, pausing in her running as she neared him and her father to speak through her mirth, "He got you good, Nako!" With a bounding leap, she padded over to her father and nuzzled her cheek against his, tail wagging as her laughter finally subsided.