i'm tired of picturing love

She didn't expect him to do anything. Honestly, she couldn't keep the surprise from her face as he lowered himself next to her, curling around her smaller form. Trying to recover from such a shock, she leaned into him and bumped her nose against his neck. She sought a cheek but was too small to really reach. Nobody should expect her to anyway... She was in a lot of pain after the second child, emotionally and physically. Eden gasped again, arching her body against Ignis' stomach as another child came out. She'd shut her eyes briefly against the pain but nipped the sac again, revealing a red-taupe child. A blend of them.

Once again, she directed the child - a little girl - to her stomach. But before she could rest, another contraction and another one slipped out. She seemed to know this was the last pup and relaxed a bit. Sweating and weary, she nipped the last sac and placed the boy next to his sister. There was no more pain, thank goodness. "Three s-sons" Eden forced herself to speak "one daughter." She lowered her head to rest on her paws, drifting off to sleep in exhaustion. She didn't want to, but now that their pups were suckling healthily with their father to watch them... She felt herself finally get some sleep. Taking care of herself and the pack was weary work at times.

/fade exit due to sleep