ten inches of fanta

Sesi was moments away from wailing for Desna or mother when someone spoke her name. She blinked back tears, ears cupping forward to catch her brother's soothing, strangely adult voice. Even as a pup, Xan possessed a quiet confidence that went beyond blustering baby bravado - the kind exhibited in buckets (and with a smile) by Desna. Both had similar effects on Sesi, whose nerves were grounded by the presence of someone braver. She sniffled loudly, looking between Xan's calm face and the distant beyond. "Wha's der?" she asked, eyeing the Big Scary beyond the invisible line of pee. Even though she wasn't crying, everything about her posture was closed and tense.

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