Lights of my Life [Birthing]

Paladin grinned as Red arrived, teasing “The father arrives!” with a wink to the larger man, before smiling as he watched Viviane rest her paw on Aurielle’s side. He knew the young woman could press a little harder, and would need to in examinations of other pregnant women to assess the number of pups and excite them into squirming to ensure they were viable. Or if one was stuck, pressure on the belly as close to the rump as possible could be helpful in getting it through.

His apprentice made her own suggestion and he nodded approvingly, settling down with his supplies to wait patiently. It could take any amount of time for Rielle to get into full blown labor, and he was experienced, mostly from women with the Nomads.

He could hear Cairo shuffling closer, and knew the chocolate young man would be just outside, possibly with his head inside the alcove, out of the way but eager to see children come into the world. It’d be the man’s first experience seeing new life of the wolf variety enter the world.

After an hour, Paladin noted the shorter time between the light contractions and nodded to Kayode to get the tea.