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Though she never was quiet in the way she moved, being one of the most exuberent members of the pack of Dreamers, it did not seem that her younger brother noticed her approach until she spoke to him. Artemis laughed happily at his reaction to her arrival, his words merging together with the speed with which he spoke. Denali was usually as excitable as she was, but this was even strange for him! The young Marino girl shook her hair back, inhaling the cold, crisp air of the winter season. Even if she did not like the winter very much at all—and she most assuredly did not!—she could still enjoy a bit of time outside in this temperature with her brother. After all, Artemis Marino was not the type who could happily sit inside all day, and she was getting sick and tired of being cooped up in the manor.
Soft blue eyes followed the path of the ball as he continued to toss it in the air, and she let out a small sound of surprise as her sent it her way. She caught it clumsily, sticking out her tongue at him, but she was smiling and laughing. Though it could have been misconstrued as something bad, the young girl truly meant no harm in the taunting gesture. She tossed it back to him and walked closer to him, tail still wagging. "Why are you talking so fast, Denali?" she asked curiously. Obviously he was just really excited to see her! As far as she knew, there was no other reason for his speech to be so rapid, but he was probably going to run out of breath really quickly if he kept talking like he was. She grinned at him, happy to see him so energetic. They were an awesome pair of friends, definitely, better than any!
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