It's the little things

Siren slept a lot more of the time than she expected in the days after the birth. Partially because her body needed to recover, partially because of the herbs she was being dosed, and a third because of how well behaved the puppies were. Fast growing and quiet they slept just as frequently if not more than their mother. It was a harmonious cycle of sleeping and eating. And still Siren wasn’t sure she could do it without Dalila’s assistance. She saw to her every need, and the Queen wasn’t sure she could ever convey her gratitude.

The tired, and dirty, Queen was asleep as usual, unable to really move much from where she lay. She was tied to the quickly growing puppies and knew she couldn’t visit a spring to clean herself until she was healed enough. Siren didn’t stir as Dalila worked, not loud enough to disturb the Queen or the little prince and princess at her side. Dalila approached and her gentle touch to Siren’s cheek brought her gracefully from slumber.

A soft smile played over her lips first and dual toned eyes blinked open to find Dal’s pretty features. She leaned into her affection as Dalren softly offered her a bath. Siren gasped in surprise and relief and adoration fell over her features all at once. "Yes, yes I do.” She wasn’t sure there were many other phrases that would have sounded so good. The puppies could be tucked into some furs and Dalila could help her to a stream. "I don’t… I don’t know if I can make it to the stream.”

"Speech"