"indignant" and/or "fabulous"
also fromĀ āthe beast tamerā
The trees thinned, and Noa caught glimpsesāsomething darting across her vision through the air, something bounding across the snow, far smaller than Albusā
She burst into a clearing and stopped with a cry of delight. She was answered by a multitude of sounds: the joyful braying of a bear chorusing with squeaks, piercing caws, and the barks of two dogs. Yet it was Smiley the orange tabby who met her first, his fluffy fur keeping him on top of the snow he traversed in bounds to meet her. Noa sank to her knees to catch him in her arms, just before Benno came in a close second, bowling her onto her back. He started licking at her faceāand at an indignant Smileyājust as the three others arrived in the clearing, bewildered.
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