Antara would have slept a little bit longer if it wasn't for the young Mihaella pulling her ears playfully.

"Dobró utro* Andtadra!" The pup squealed in a different language "Dobró utro"

Antara looked at the young pup, her face rather dumbfounded "What?" tho it sounded more like a yawn, she made her point clear.

"Vood Monrning Antadra"  said Mihaella "If vu keep sleepin fodr mode long, it wud be modre like dóbər den*"

"Um....right" Antara was still dumbfounded.

"Vuell" Mihaella spoke "Id'll go find Erinn as she must be here by now, obícham te sister Antadra*" The pup nuzzled Antara "Chao*"

As Mihaella was out of sight, Antara completely streched. It was so nice to have a small boiler. As far as she knew only a very few houses in Nome had such privilege. Many of her friends had to leave their houses on really cold days and sleep at the town's boiler room. She didn't and she was grateful of such. As she went up the stairs, she noticed Erinn and Mihaella toguether.

"Hey Erinn...!" Antara called.

The silver coated pup looked at her aunt, her face blank.

"Is my sister here?" Antara asked.

Erinn's face was still blank.

Antara sighted "Your mother Erinn...is she here?"

Erinn got what Antara was asking, and moved her head from one side to the other "Nope...she left really quick"

"Ok sweetie...thanks" Antara sighted "I was hoping Southwinder would be here, she rarely visits...and when she does-"

"Antara...who are you talking to...?" A face timidly aperared.

"Mountain...It's no one, don't worry"

"Zdrasti*!" Mihaella greeted her adoptive brother, Mountaineer smiled softly toward the tamaskan pup.

Well if Antara couln't spend fun time with her sister, she was gonna spend it with her brother , the only sibling she had left.

"Hey Mountain!" Antara happily greeted he"r sibling, the gingerish dog backed away in surprise "You are going out of the house today!"

"What, wait, what?!" Montaineer exclaimed.

"Shhh- I will be fun" Antara said "You need to go out...more often. Thats a fact" Antara argued.

"B-b-but" Mountaineer hesitated "What if a dog attacks me...What if Gibson attacks me"

"Pft if Gibson attacks you I'll go wolverine on him, you silly" Antara giggled "It will be fun, you may meet some ladies on the way, who knows" 

"Ladies?!" Mountaineer's eyes shined for a moment, he was a male after all.

"Yup, ladies Mountain" Antara exclaimed "So come on"

Mountaineer sighted, and nodded "Fine"

"C'mon bro" Antara kept pushing Mountaineer around "I know you freaked out because Steph is a guy...but it's not the end of the world" 

"But that she is actually a he, it's disturbing!" Mountaineer whined "He is the male dog with the smallest waist I've ever seen!"

"Yes because he is an afghan and a greyhound mix, I think..." Antara answered "Both breeds have skinny builts"

"Ohhh..." Mountaineer only sighted

"Steph is a nice guy" Antara reasurred him "He has just....been through a lot you see-"

"Hey there guys!" a voice interrupted.

Antara would have started to tell Steph's complete story, if it wasn't for a fluffy figure to appear. 

"Hello Muffy!" Antara greeted, but she suddenly noticed Muffy's interest in the guy next to her; Mountaineer.

"Who's this guy Antara" Muffy chuckled "Don't tell me you chose him over JT"

Antara was both embarrased and mad, was that how Muffy's mind works. She was pretty much 8 years old, she should know better.

"He's my brother" Antara exclaimed, her voice rather serious.

"Oh...I'm sorry Antara" Muffy gently apologized "I didn't know you had a brother" The fluffy female threw a wink at Moutaineer. The was some seductive air in that wink, Antara started to get the reasons of Muffy's sudden interest, it made her body stiffen in anger.

"Well Mountaineer-!" Antara's snap was suddenly interrupted.

"I don't go out much Muffy" Mountaineer sofly and nervously explained.

"Oh....I see" Muffy replied with interest "So they aren't many ladies over you eh?"

"No... not even one" Mountaineer slowly spoke, but he kept eye contact with Muffy, she was smiling with interest.

"Well we have to go!" Antara interrupted both dogs.

"We have to?" Mountaineer replied

"YES we have to" Antara started pulling her brother away.

"Bye..." Muffy said, rather displeased at Antara's behavior.

"Antara..." Mountaineer softly asked

"What Mountain" and annoyed Antara answered, making her brother back up a little.