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Keldava's burgeoning sense of smell detected her sister's presence long before she had come into earshot but rather than try and attract her attention instead Keldava feigned sleep; for once she didn’t feel like talking to 'Gina or any of her other siblings.
Unfortunately it seemed that 'Gina wasn't fooled by her act as her sister, in Lupus form Keldava noted somewhat bitterly, day down besides her, wet nose poking into Keldava's fur. Keldava raised her head when 'Gina spoke, forcing her ears up and trying to sound cheerful, "Huh? Yeah, 'm fine, jus sleeping." She even added a fake yawn at the end.
The entire thing rang hollow and was obviously fake, for all her steadily improving physical attributes and skills lying wasn't a skill Keldava could count among her repertoire and even she acknowledged this, letting her ears fall back down to their dejected position after an awkward moment and lowering her head back down onto her paws.
"Still haven’t shifted. Been ages since you shifted, since you all shifted! You an 'Dora an 'Rinrin all shifted an I still ain't!" Keldava started off quietly, voice muffled but as she spoke her voice slowly gained strength, and showed more signs of distress. Finished ranting Keldava flopped back down , curling up into a ball and whining dejectedly into the floor.
She hated being like this, so weak in front of her sister. Usually Keldava would push aside any fears or worries she had to keep a brave face around her siblings but not shifting for so long had gotten the pup more worked up than anything she had encountered before and it was overriding her usual instincts.
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