There was a lot going on, too much really with so many dangers lurking outside. But even then Hanako knew it was time, saw her children were getting antsy and restless, that it just wouldn't do to keep them holed up any longer.

Even at such a young and tender age they were already so different from one another, not just in looks but in personality. As was befitting of the first born-or so Hanako thought- Basilisk was already looming tall over all of his other siblings, making even his twin sister Calypso look small in comparison. Makara as the palest of the bunch was the only one who inherited Hanako's albinism, which made her a little sad but...Oh well! All of her daughters were beautiful, certainly Morgawr with her striking combination of colours. And then there was Leviathan, far too small and runty for his name. He was doing better for sure, not as sick and as lethargic as he used to be but it was clear by now he would always be small. Perhaps the smallest of their whole bloodline. A fact she knew Azure wouldn't approve of, at all.

Ah well, that just meant she had to love him even more! And nag Azure till he saw some sense... Shooting said man a side glance, Hanako figured no time was like the present, that they had lots of things to see and family to meet. Standing at the lip of the den, still tired in a bone aching sort of way, Hanako softly called to her children. Better get this show on the road.

"Come on out my loves."  

Morgawr was especially antsy that morning. She was tired of sharing one den with all her siblings. They were just too big and loud, and while she cared about them, she wanted some space and peace. When they were all tiny and sleeping all the time, she didn't care, but now? She could barely think. And she was curious about what was outside the den. Her mother left, like, all the time. Why couldn't she?

Mother called from outside, and Morgawr's head suddenly pricked up. She grinned. Finally! She'd been pretty close to the exit, and she'd push anyone else out of the way if she had to to get out first.

She didn't know any different, but it was lucky that her litter had been born during the long nights of Halloween. They didn't have to deal with the normal bright light of the outside world. Still, Morgawr felt suddenly shy. There was just so much. So much room to run and roam. What would she do? What would she see? She was overwhelmed.

While his kids were growing like weeds before his eyes, Azure's sickness was worsening. The half-mad wolf was no longer sleeping, brought to his knees only when the exhaustion became too much to handle for a few brief moments of rest. The paranoia had become almost too much to manage, made worse by the sudden gaps in his memory Azure recently suffered. He came to standing at Hanako's side, his brows furrowing in temporary confusion as he glanced around the plains. "We're letting them out?" He whispered to his mate. Azure couldn't remember having made that decision with her, but then again there was lots he couldn't remember lately. Loyal Bean scampered up to his master, climbing up the direwolf's chest to dab at the ever-dripping faucet of ooze from his nostrils with a small piece of pelt. Azure waved the fisher off. "Go supervise the children." He snapped to the creature, glancing at the skies to see that at least one of his stupid companions could function without a command. Diablo flew circles above them and the children, keeping careful watch. Along the beach shore was his leopard, who paced with boredom across the sand to ensure no children moved too close to the dangerous waters. "It's not enough." Azure whispered once more. "I want them back inside, we can't protect them out here." "Speech"

Today was the day! Well, night. Calypso still wasn't quite sure what day was, though she'd been told it and the sun both existed at one point. Having been born too late to see a normal period of daylight might have made her sad had the pup any capability to know what she was missing, though the blissfully ignorant Callie simply thought the world was brilliant. She sprinted out from the den, heart pounding hard with excitement. Her fire-like markings glowed vibrantly in the night to the beat of her heart, not unlike the glowing mushrooms that grew across the plains. With one large puppy pounce Calypso threw her forepaws onto a nearby mushroom cap, slicing it open with her elongated claws. "This is so cool!" She cried out to whomever might be close enough to engage in conversation. "I never want to go back to the den!!" "Speech"

Makara tumbled out after her siblings, feeling like she didn't quite know how to use her legs when there was so much space to use them in! She galloped a few ungainly circles around her parents before her steps grew strange and harried. Mak picked her paws up extra high and danced about on her feet as if the ground was on fire. Which it must be, because her paws were burning. "Why does it hurt out here?" She demanded, stepping up and down on the grass. "It shouldn't hurt! It doesn't hurt in the den!" A dreadful itch wound its way between her toes. Makara grunted and lifted up her paw to chew on the pads furiously. "Pleashe, make it shttopp?" she grumbled around her toes in her mouth.

Azure's eyes widened with alarm as his daughter began to complain of pain simply touching the grasses. He lunged forward, grasping the pup by the scruff and hauling her high above the weeds - unintentionally dripping ooze upon the crown of her head as he held her- and urging her small form onto his back. Once his mouth was free, he whirled on Hana. "You see? We need to bring them back inside." He insisted, eyes wide. "It's not safe out here. Nothing is safe." Azure's paranoia grew, watching the rest of his children who seemed unharmed by the terrain but really, what did that prove? His mind was working a mile a minute, jumping back and forth between deciding on locking his children in the den forever or finding some way to clear the entire plains of grass, dirt, and fungi. "Calypso, do not touch that!" He commanded, eyeing his glowing daughter who was booping some mushrooms. Azure stalked over to his largest daughter and grabbed her as well, holding her in his mouth and glancing back to his fiance with a look in his eyes that screamed 'a little help here???' "Speech"

Levi squinted up at the sky, his brows furrowing a little as he took in the strange lines that stretched across the horizon. Of course everything was so much brighter  and bigger out here than it was in the den, but he'd still somehow expected more. Like it wasn't quite enough. He padded out on light paws, lingering in his mother's shadow as he watched his siblings explore and look about with starry eyes. Compared to the rest, Levi was far more quiet and subdued, simply content to sit back and watch things unfold. Though he did well to hide it, he was a tired boy. Still a little weak and sluggish from his poor start in life. He would get better in time though, he could feel it and wasn't worried at all.

Stepping over to his biggest sister, he made a point of making a grab for her tail, but it was hard dang it! Considering how fast it was wagging back and forth-only for Dad to scoop her up between his big sabres. Levi really had to crane his neck to look up at the looming Fatalis. He wanted them to go inside?

"Why?" He asked, with all the petulance of a child being told no...because that's exactly what had happened.