The Day After

Belle barely left the den to relieve herself, and even that was an ordeal and a half that took three wolves including her. Thankfully Hannibal and Archon were never far away, and would switch off with Luce watching the babies or helping her. It was kind of terrible, but the rest of the time she got to lay beside her tiny new babies. Five of them had somehow fit inside her, and their birth had been one of her least favorite experiences. Now that they were here though, everything was completely worth it. They were moved to the more private den behind the second curtain, mostly for warmth but also so that there might be a buffer between the babes and whoever decided to walk in.

She toldLuce, or whoever was in the main chamber, to allow Zee through. Sirius had been there for the birth, she didn’t want Zee feeling too left out. The rest of the pack was slowly coming by, but she was tired and hadn’t called anything official yet. Once she had recovered over the next few days she would invite the family to meet their new nieces and nephew. "Zee?" She asked while making herself sit up and be presentable. The pups were sleeping heavily, having just nursed themselves to sleep. They curled loosely at her belly, more a puppy pile than anything. However much Plague didn’t want to snuggle. She shook her head and nosed him to the space between her paws so she might hold him.
"speak."