Secrets of the Heart

Walk | Talk | Think

Ah, good. Mercianne's smile brightened a fraction as he admitted to feeling well, wonderful news in her book. She knew it was only a matter of time before they set off as a group, roaming the unclaimed territories without a set home-base to return to. He would need his strength and good health to lead them and keep their soon-to-be nomadic group together since it would be all too easy for those wolves who followed to drift off and away to make permanent homes for themselves elsewhere. And as much as Mercianne would miss the stability of a sedentary residence, she couldn't dream of leaving these wolves or having them leave her. "That's good to hear," she murmured agreeably, once again feeling grateful to Awaken for acting when he had arrived before she did and tending to their leader's wounds. His quick action had made more of a difference than he realized.

He pressed on, getting to what it was he wished to speak to her about, she guessed. And she couldn't have been more surprised or excited. The timid healer's dark brown eyes widened as a little gasp of surprise caught in her throat, her whole expression brightening. Puppies! Gargoyle and Ocena were going to have more puppies! "Oh, Gargoyle, that's wonderful!" she answered excitedly, her tail wagging as she took a few fidgety, dancing steps in place, her excitement getting away from her. "I'm so happy for you two." And she was. If ever there was a family who deserved any more happiness in their lives, it was Ocena and Gargoyle. Not even getting shoved from their homes, or finding that they new one they had claimed was a danger to them, could crush the spirits of both wolves, and Merci was happy to know that the events of recent days had not caused any strain on their relationship. They were strong, and a couple that she admired wholeheartedly.

And they wished her to be there when the time came for Ocena to give birth. If Mercianne had been surprised to hear that the happy couple was expecting, she was even more surprised to know that they wanted her to help. The excitement inside of her dulled into unexpectedly wonderful flattery, touched that they should think so highly of her skills to ask her to be there with them when the new little arrivals made their entrance in the world. Her fidgeting ceased and she stilled, her smile taking on a more stunned sort of joy. "Of course," she answered without thought, her tone slightly breathless with its surprise and sincerity. "I'd be honored." But of course the new task only brought about a strong touch of worry. She was starting to feel confident in her abilities, but birthing was different than the sort of scrapes and bruises that she was most typically asked to care for. She would need to do her homework and hopefully find out a little more between now and then.