A new day

*Recluse* · Updated 04/30/23:

Eraithus stirred beside her but Recluse's attention was very much not on him at the moment, she was focused on her breathing between contractions. They weren't too close together yet but she'd absolutely reached the point where they were on their way. A shape darkened the entry of her den as Voodoo entered, dropping some herbs at Recluse's paws. The woman did her best to give her cousin a little smile but it was more of a grimace, even when her body wasn't tensing with the contractions the discomfort was there, constantly pushing down on her abdomen. Voodoo indicated some herbs to help ease the pain and Recluse dutifully lapped them up.

She turned her attention to her breathing again as her cousin instructed her husband to fetch her some water, cherry gaze lifting again as a question was posed. "A few minutes apart, but getting closer." As if to prove her point she winced as all of her muscles contracted at once and she grunted in pain. This was her first labor with any medication in her system and it was a strange feeling as the pain dulled somewhat, she could still feel the muscles in her body tensing but the pain felt more distant somehow. Which is to say that as the contractions kept getting closer and closer together she wasn't really prepared for the pain that would rip through her abdomen as the first pup decided it was finally time to slip into the world. The woman gasped, it still wasn't nearly as strong as it had been for her last litter but the herbs had done their job to dull the sensation just enough to shock her when things were suddenly much stronger.

The first of her children was a little boy, the color of sand and dappled in a way that reminded her of marble. Recluse reached towards him neatly clipping the amniotic sac and stimulating the little bundle to breathe, releasing her own held breath as he did with a squeaky whine. She gently guided him towards her stomach, nosing the top of his little head as he latched on and began to feed. The woman would lean back, a wave of exhaustion rolling over her. The next pup would no doubt surface soon enough but she would have a moment to catch her breath while she waited, tossing her cousin a reassuring smile and silently hoping her husband would return with water soon enough. By the end of this no doubt she'd be parched.

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