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Noire's furious thoughts were suddenly interrupted by none other than a bump on her leg. Though it would have been a heavy collision for a rodent, the dark wolfess didn't give this fact much thought as she unsheathed her knife in an instant, raising it and coming very close to bringing the dagger down on the tiny animal now sitting in and covered in mud.
The only thing that stopped her from slaughtering her unknown niece was the whimper. Rodents didn't talk. Noire stared at the now filthy pup as she slowly lowered her dagger. Damn it, there's finally a hint of life and it's just a puppy. While most canines would have reached for the puppy and tried to warm her, Noire felt no need for this. Sure, she pitied the helpless thing, but why had it--she--been running around in the rain in the first place?
With a somewhat annoyed huff, Noire sheathed her knife, placing her arms on her legs and resting her head on top, looking down at the brown puppy with a look of slight distaste. "Hello, Aleu," she greeted dryly. "In this rain, you've got no choice but to get mud on your paws." Seeing no need to introduce herself, Noire reached down to rub the pup's head in an attempt to get the mud off. It wasn't so much that she cared that Aleu didn't like getting dirty, she would simply enjoy talking with the pup more if Aleu looked presentable.
Glancing around for a moment, wondering if anyone else was nearby, Noire sighed. Talking was really the last thing she wanted to do right then, since the noise would undoubtedly scare away any prey that might be lurking nearby, but she figured that there was no prey and that a little chat would take her mind off her hunger. "Where are your parents?" she asked the child. "Why have they let you run around in the middle of the forest in this weather?" As if in response, there was a rumble of thunder from an area not so far away. Whatever you do, don't tell me your parents just got struck by lightning.
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