Giving Them A Future

The female had been resting, her body still recuperating from birth and heartache… but thank Gods she had Clay to turn to. But when she heard a voice it didn’t belong to the large man she’d come to respect. It was outside the den, and Kait hesitated. It wasn’t until she heard the pitiful mewls coming from a pup that she rose and exited the den.

A man was waiting there… an ancient man who looked so worn by emotion and age… Kaitlyn swallowed hard. He looked like one strong gust of wind could blow him over and that’d be it. But then, a moment later, her eyes were brought to the little one at his paws. Her heart clenched, gaze flicking back to his. Was there no mother? No… she realized. She could smell blood and death upon him… so…

“W-what is it?” Kaitlyn asked, waiting to see if her suspicions were correct.