hide and seek

It didn't take long for Julius to catch on. He joined his voice to hers, and together they sang for as long as the pup's limited lung capacity would allow. Considering this was his very first attempt at a duet, the snowy pup did remarkably well - but perhaps that was because Bazi suffered from selective deafness when it came to the pups, for whom she harboured a fierce and all-consuming love. In the tragic weeks to come, they would need it.

"Oh my stars, did you make that noise?" she exclaimed, staring down at the proud little face angled up at her. "That's almost a big-boy howl, like Scimitar or Kieran!"