Swiftcurrent Creek La Sylphide

Somehow, Ridge hadn't expected to find children in this place. Not, at least, children as young as this one. He watched her for a time, marveling at her smallness from a distance. There was no minder in sight; this made him nervous, but it also seemed like a golden opportunity. He missed this age; there had been no new puppies at home the last time he'd visited.

He snuck up behind her while she dug for scraps.

"You got some nose on you, little sister," he said when he had her in his shadow.

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