we're a strange herd

Rava knew that her due date was soon, she was pretty massive to look at. Despite her discomfort the woman was the happiest that she had ever been. Besides Plague and Void waiting on her hand and foot the attendants of the palace made sure she did not want for anything. She had her freedom, which was still such a foreign concept.. Mostly she relaxed in and around the palace. She had never seen such pristine beaches, nor supped with wolves as elegant as the royal family. This life was like nothing she could ever have imagined for herself, and part of her worried she didn’t deserve it. That any day now, this beautiful pregnancy would turn south like her first.

That was what she felt like she deserved.

When the first signs of labor started Rava was astounded and worried. Sure that even now as she carried them to term, there would be nothing but dead puppies within. One of the attending akitas noticed immediately and went off to gather its master. All Rava could think about was how uncomfortable she was. With a groan she lifted herself to her paws so she might pace the room, and for the first time she craved a wolf at her side, not just anyone. Plague specifically. That was when she finally realized she hadn’t called for them. So she cried out for Plague and Void to welcome their children. She only hoped they heard her.