Redtail Rise We built this city on rock 'n' roll

He proposed a race. Before Junior could reply, he took off up the mountain. Her mouth fell open, then snapped shut. She smiled, snorted and shook her head before loping after him. He would win the race, for sure, but Reek hadn't figured out the terms beforehand. Winner gets jack shit, she thought with a smirk.

She finally arrived at the top of the rise. Ignoring Reek for a moment, the panting she-wolf swiveled to face outward. "Nice," she said admiringly, her tail flicking back and forth. She drank it all in for a moment, then turned to her homely companion and said, "Good to know I joined ranks with a filthy cheater." Junior swiped out a paw to playfully smack his shoulder.

Junior sprang sideways to avoid any counterattacks, then observed, "My sister did a good job picking out her digs." She blinked her two-toned eyes, then looked at Reek's face again. "So, what made you decide to follow Saena?" she wondered.