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Wylla gave an uproarious laugh when Emmerich stumbled and Anselm overtook him, pausing with her tail wagging high in the air long enough for the boys to catch up. When they were nearly upon her, she made a tight turn and darted away once more, scattering loose grass with the churning of her paws. Just out of reach, she spun again and bared her teeth in a wolf's grin.

Can't catch me! she called sing-song to them with her tongue lolling, casting a passing glance at the den where Isa remained hidden. There would be time for their daughter to greet the world; these things didn't need to happen immediately. Wylla was a little disappointed her girl didn't want to play with them, but she didn't show it.

They frolicked outside the den until the pups grew drowsy, then Wylla and Mahler tucked them back into the safety of home.