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Silvano gave a soft whine at his adopted brother. Poor kid was cold in this weather.. was there something up with his pelt? Wasn't Denali some other kind of wolf, from the south where it was so much warmer in the winter? Maybe that's why he suffered so much here in the cold. Silvano felt some of it but most of it was wiped away against his wintsummer fur, which was so much thicker than his summer one. "Aw, I'm sorry, Denali." There was pity and sympathy in his voice as he thought about how miserable Denali had to be in this weather. Oh why had the boy come here where it was so cold?

Feel rather bad for the other boy, the Sadira padded next to him and laid down beside him, leaning against him in hopes of getting him warmer. "I figured Mamma would like me to go in now and then, just in case, ya know?" He could feel his brother shivering beside him and he whined again, wondering what to do to make him warm. Running around would definitely help, but he was not nearly as creative in adventures as Artemis was. Maybe they could wrestle as brothers typically did? "You're so cold, Denny.."

Denali growled and the other pup yelped as he felt the playful bite at his ear. Well why didn't he think of that before? The two of them could roughhouse, tumble and wrestle. That always warmed Silvano up when he played like that with Artemis. But he'd have to be more careful here since Denali was smaller than him, both by breed and by age. Growling back at the other boy, the Sadira rolled up on top of the other boy, nipping at his ear, pulling it slightly with some light growling noises. "Betcha can't beat me," he taunted between ear bits. Jumping off Denali, the Sadira got into a wrestling stance, lower back higher up than his head as he spread his paws wide, ready to jump or dodge accordingly. "Come on Denali! You'll get warm too!"

posting at school lawls - slight pp btw :x

Silvano looked over his shoulder, tongue lolling out of his mouth as the older boy stuck it out at the younger. "No you can't! Prooooove it, Deny!" cried Silvano, laughing as he turned back forward, yelping as he noticed he had run pretty much into the couch. Skidding to a halt, he thumped into the couch with an "umpth" and then Denali crashed into Silvano in an attempt to catch the other boy. Taking the chance, the Sadira pup pushed aside the smaller wolf and ran down the length of the couch. "Nyeh, nyeh!" he taunted kicking up his back legs like he saw the horses do. In a sing-song tone, he added, "Can't catch me!"

another one at school whoa

Silvano did not see where his brother ran off too, but he didn't glance back this time for fear of running into something else. Lord knew he would. He was so sure he could outrace the younger boy that he didn't look up or back to see where he was. The Sadira pup passed the edge of the couch and suddenly heard Denali cry - from above him. Too late he looked up, seeing the other boy launch himself off the couch and on top of him. Silvano fell flat with the weight of his brother, yelping out as his back legs were pinned down. Growling playfully, he tried to turn onto his back so that he could kick the other away and off, so the chase could continue.

Growling lightly, the pup shimmied away. "Pft, fine!" he admitted, only to have Denali got off of him, and suddenly the two had switched roles. Silvano spun on his longer legs, almost tripping over his own crossed limbs. The other boy bolted and the Sadira pup launched after him, concentrating on pumping his legs to move faster. He was bigger, older, and therefore, he should be able to catch Denali without having to resort to the laws of gravity. It wasn't working though!

The floor was slippery and his nails clicked against the wood in places. He skidded now and then too as he tried to sharply change direction. Ugh! Why wasn't this working? Was the shorty just faster than him? Huffing, Silvano changed tactics, trying to cut corners and collide with Denali to get him into a barrel roll. Maybe that would work and they could tumble for a while, trying to be the one to pin the other down and win the game.

Silvano laughed as they tumbled, giving out his playful juvenile growls and yips while they rolled. Eventually, he managed to turn Denali and got on top, pinning the younger boy down by the shoulders. He was careful, gentle, but still had his legs stiff, rigid, so that the younger boy could not bend his knees and push him off. "Hah! I win!" An older boy might have lost on purpose to the younger male, but the differences in their ages was small and Silvano had no idea it would have been better to let Denali have a slight ego boost; after all, if he had given the win to Denali, the Sadira would have known he could have won but had the dignity to let the other boy win. Naturally, he was not old enough to even consider this kind of thing yet.

Nipping at Denali's ear, Silvano scrambled off of his adopted brother, tail wagging fiercely. "You'll get me next time," he told the other boy in a sing song voice, certain that with practice and secret knowledge (and maybe a training session with Artemis), Denali could indeed beat out Silvano. Somehow. "Are you warm now?" he asked, curiously looking at the other. Surely he had to be warm now.

"Better practice if you wanna do that!" His mother was the pack warrior, the fighter of them all. And he was her blood. Maybe he could he-hulk it up. Denali was still enthusiastic, but it was clear that he was getting tired from the rough housing. Silvano, too, was feeling a bit drained from it, but probably not as much as Denali. Silvano, after all, was older and had a little more stamina; he had to deal with Artemis for far longer than his adopted brother. "Good! Good!" he yipped, tail wagging fiercely behind him in his vigor.

Denali yawned and Silvano raised an eyebrow as he cocked his head at the other boy. Stepping up to the other boy, the Sadira pup nudged his brother in the direction of the fire. "Go by the fire, Denny," he ordered, with all the authority his youth allowed him. "Go nap where it's warm." Heck, even Silvano would not have said no to that.