Joy of the Heart [Pack Welcome]

Dómari steered clear of the inner pack lands while the birthing was going on. He'd always been disturbed by the process of childbirth and that was part of the reason he'd abandoned his training as a healer and opted instead to take up the pursuit of hunting. However, he did have another reason for patrolling the borders as obsessively as he had been. Aurielle would be vulnerable while in labor and he expected Red to be by her side. He needed to make sure no scrupulous characters started flitting around their borders while Valhalla's alpha was indisposed.

Luckily, it had been a quiet night. In terms of patrol anyway. He'd kept to his hard-driven patrols for days after the birthing, wanting to make sure the new parents had time to rest without worrying about their borders. He trusted Cairo and the other hunters to keep everyone fed. He was just finishing up another circuit when he finally decided to check in.

Loping toward Aurielle's den he called out. "Lady Aurielle? It's Dómari. I hope I'm not interrupting."