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Nova shrugged her slender shoulders, dismissing the girl's comment on her pristine fur. Inwardly, however, she radiated pride at her accomplishment. It wasn't easy keeping clean on the road, and she had been traveling for weeks to find her brother. Q was nowhere to be found at the moment, and stopping in this heavily populated valley seemed to be the thing to do. Perhaps after winter ended she would move on, but for now she was content to stay in this mild weather for a bit longer.

"Supernova," she introduced herself with a nod of her slender head. "Let's get you cleaned up, Star. You'll frighten everyone away looking like that." Though she was offering to help, she didn't step forward right away. Nova had enough manners to wait for permission.