is it a kind of dream

She leaned against Solor, already exhausted from the effort of bringing the first pup into the world. She gasped for breath as he fed easily at her side. Both her sister and husband whispered sweet reassurances as Rhyme told her she was only through with one. She only just caught her breath when the next contraction took her and she pushed a second time. She didn’t move quite as fast with this one as she breathed hard and tried to regain some of her energy she felt completely worn out after the second. Again her body contracted, but she couldn’t this time, Vail grit her teeth and tried to push but felt like she had gone much too far. Again her body willed her to keep going, to finish and give life to the last of her litter. With the last of her effort Vail pushed, and their third child entered the world. Vail allowed Shaye or Rhyme to clean and care for the last two as she leaned heavily on. Solor. She hadn’t expected to expend so much effort when it started, and now she didn’t even want to move. ”Name them, Solor.” They had already decided, and he would be the one to speak their names.