[Birth thread] a light in the dark

Torin was first to breach the entrance to her den and she gave him a small tired smile as he came to lay with her. Her den was large so it would have no trouble accommodating the largest of wolves. No one would have to duck much farther than the entrance. After all her adoptive family was quite tall so she had wanted to make sure even Rory could fit inside with no problem. Not that she got too many guests aside from Torin.

Soon others were coming and she was grateful for the fact that two healers showed to help. She gladly took the offered herbs and chewed them quickly, swallowing the bitter leaves as quickly as possible. She could smell Frostbite and Rory outside and it gave her a sense of relief to know that they were here to guard her from anything unwanted. She could hear the thunder in the distance and her ears pressed back, it was foreboding and ominous. Not to mention she didn't want any of them stuck out in the rain when she had more than enough room for them inside. Her den wasn't as large as Faite's had been but it was large enough.

She could feel her sides clench as another contraction came, this one stronger and longer than the ones before. She wanted to push, but she didn't know if it was okay yet. Only one way to find out though. She began, like she felt like she was supposed to, her contraction still hadn't subsided yet either. It took a moment but finally she could feel something breaching. She let out a yelp of both pain and surprise as the first was pushed from her small body. It was larger than she had expected one to be. She looked back at it before pulling it closer to her chest. She lavished it with her tongue to clean it and dry it as quickly as possible, only after a moment of cleaning did she discover it was a boy.

His pelt was like someone had set fire to It, with streaks like the man's that had hurt her. She could hear him crying which meant he was fine, or at least she hoped so. He wiggled into her leg and she quickly moved him towards her belly where her tears were swollen and he latched on quickly. She could feel more inside but she was taking a breather for a second.