idle little paws

She glanced back at the children - her children - sleeping soundly. They were too small to tussle except among themselves. Ajax seemed keen to be friendly to them, even playing with them. He wanted to include them. There were other pups, of course, but maybe he was just a kind little boy. "Under a month" she replied to him "maybe one and a half weeks if early. It's a long time to wait, I know." She smiled down at him, understanding the frustration and impatience.

"But soon they'll be big, and I'll be crying when they leave" she admitted to Ajax "I bet your mama was sad when you were able to walk around on your own" Though knowing Sparrow, Eden assumed the king was thankful the pups were not pestering her constantly! She kept that guess to herself though "be sure to visit her even if you aren't going to sleep, okay?" It was a gentle request, a reminder that parents still missed their children. Ajax didn't have to though.

"Do your duck friends have names though?" she asked him "sometimes, an animal will let you give them a name. But mostly they already have names for themselves." Sometimes, a wolf didn't care. Sometimes, they used them as tools. It was why Eden didn't want a companion. She'd feel like she was imprisoning them.