[Birth thread] a light in the dark

She shouldn't have wandered so far away in search of extra herbs to aid Jewell in her birth, but she hadn't quite found anything to help stop hemorrhaging. She wasn't sure what she would be in for when the time came for the pups to come, but she knew it would be messy and would hang many lives in its balance. Star wanted to be prepared for anything that could happen, but when she heard the call for her on the wind, she was silently cursing herself for being so far away. Ugh! Why hadn't she just stayed close to Jewell, she knew the babies would be here soon and she wanted to be there for her friend and packmate. With a mouthful of birthing herbs and her pouch near to bursting, Stardust was slowed down a bit, but she did her best to speed towards the den where she knew Jewell would be.

When she got there, she saw Frost first, and breathed a sigh of relief that he was with Jewell. Slowing to a trot and out of breath, Star pushed her nose gently into his cheek as she passed him then walked into the den where Zuriel, Torin and Jewell all gathered. Setting her herbs down, she gave an apologetic smile and pulled one ear back. "Hello, honey!" She said to Jewell, "I ran as fast as I could, I smell motherwort and trillium, thank you Zuriel!" Her bright jade eyes scanned the den, looking over the worried faces of Torin and Jewell. "No worries, just keep your breaths even and let nature do her thing. We are here if anything should happen." She sat and waited for the first pup to come into the world, anticipation on the baited breaths of every wolf present.