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It was good that Harlowe was interacting with this other puppy—he wasn't sure how a puppy was really supposed to act. Were his siblings really normal? They seemed so bothersome—Delwyn was almost like them. He talked the same way, and he was excitable like them, but he wasn't nearly boring or annoying like his sisters. Maybe it was because he was a boy—Harlowe didn't have any feelings toward boys or girls yet, but he had read a little bit about that sex thing. It seemed gross any way he sliced it, and he was pretty determined not to have any. “Well, it will be a while before you're all grown up, so for now you have to pretend,” the creamy-furred youth objected. There was nothing wrong with being a hero—but you couldn't be a hero when you were a puppy! Harlowe knew that. Puppies were too small; they'd need saving more often than they actually saved anybody. But he didn't want to argue, and so he didn't—he just didn't want to see Delwyn get himself in over his head and need rescuing.
“You're right. I guess heroes just need a heart, but a brain helps too,” he said, acknowledging that—he didn't want to argue! And anyway, some of his stories had heroes without villains—he knew that Delwyn was right. Maybe it had a little to do with his head, too. Heroes had to be smart and figure out the answers to problems, too. He trotted quickly after the younger puppy, keeping up with the shorter-legged creature. Soon enough they'd be the same size; even if Harlowe was bigger than Delwyn now, in a few weeks Del would certainly catch up. Puppies grew really fast—Harlowe knew from experience! The tawny-furred man saw the waterfall up ahead, his olive-shaded eyes studying it carefully. It was very pretty, and he was glad he'd come out this way. “Yeah, let's do it,” he responded, staring at the challenge before them with determination in his eyes.
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