Dragoncrest Cliffs Bodysnatchers

His sister did not come, instead it was the other. She stood with commanding poise, dwarfing the gangly adolescent with not only her strength and size, but her confidence as well. Whip shrank upon himself in the wake of her display of might. It had been so long since he and his family had made the trip north to visit his sister, Whip felt her mate would not recognize him -- and that he could plainly hear in her demand for an explanation.

"I, uh—" he stammed, speaking before he fully collected his thoughts. "We've met before. I'm Whip." He grimaced, knowing that she would likely remember is off-color comments the last time they met. "Is my sister around? I just -- I haven't seen any family in a long time."