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She could hear the muffled cries of reunion, pealing like bells in her head as Raven struggled to catch her breath and simultaneously reorient herself. Fortunately, she managed to right herself and push up onto all fours, causing the snow to cascade off her. She broke through with a gasp, then attempted to leap clear of the powdery pile. It took a few tries to fully escape the mound of snow, though soon she was shaking the dust off her pelt and squinting around the familiar space of the cavern.

"The puppies," she heard her godmother cry and Raven steeled her jaw as she tried to locate them in the darkness. "I'm here!" she called out to them, stepping off to the left to avoid the snow still slowly cascading into the cave. She wanted to wait for them to come to her, yet the caretaker couldn't wait; she moved until she found the gaggle of youngsters, nosing each of them in turn and flopping down to provide both food and comfort.

But as the pups swarmed toward her underside, Raven felt wave of panic when she counted only four. "Where's To—Oriole?" she shouted, nearly mistaking Towhee for her "twin" brother even as she frantically cast her electric yellow eyes around the cave.