Stone Circle How far I'll go

Steph opened her jaws to reply to Valette, but all of a sudden, a flash of white fur was assaulting her. Steph feigned a loss, allowing Arlette to grab her ear as she fell over onto her side to give her little sister more of an advantage. AH! she hollered. A beast is attacking me! she shouted. Someone help before it EATS me! She threw her legs around, faking an attempt to get Arlette off of her, but of course Steph didn't really want that.

She opened her jaws to attempt to grab one of Arlette's leg, and while she was mostly gentle, she also wanted Arlette to get the impression of what it was really like for someone to grab it. While her little sister was just a pup, she also knew rough play was a great way to train young wolves for serious fights in the future. She glanced over at Valette to gauge her reaction, making sure she wasn't upsetting their mother with the play. 

In between play growls with Arlette, she did ask, What's wrong with Stark? In her self-imposed absence, she hadn't realized Valette's mate had been sick. In an instant, she was reminded of Murdock and how she hadn't known he was sick, either. But, had anyone?