a coughing fit had woken her that morning, and Jamie hasn’t been able to get back to sleep, so she perks up when Cit rouses and moves to leave the den. not without her! scrambling to her feet, she hastens to follow at a brisk trot, noting the ambling shape of her brother’s companion at his back. when the pair breach the den’s entrance, James wiggles her haunches and springs out into the open morning, making to tackle Cit in a clumsy barrel roll. “surprise attack!” she crows, elongated fangs bared in a shit-eating grin. hey, what are sisters for but to annoy their brothers?
