The intricacies of family

Manea always enjoyed talking about her relationship with Alastor, especially when she had the less loving relationship of her parents to compare it to, and she was happy to be able to give that example to their children so that they could have something to strive for in their own relationships. Of course their marriage wasn't perfect and with personalities and issues as loud and bold as theirs there was bound to be problems and clashes from time to time, but they hadn't given up and they only made their bond stronger every time they learned more about one another. That was the real thing she hoped their children learned from watching and living with them. She could tell that Fia enjoyed hearing about their relationship as well and that made her feel happy and proud.

Fia brought up another question, pointing out the different sizes of Ava and Sara's litter and her own and asking if there was a difference as far as the power granted because of the Ancients because o that. Manea chuckled softly, giving Fia a little smile. "If you were to ask some of the more superstitious members of our family or perhaps your great grandparents they would have told you yes, absolutely. The belief used to be that a litter with one pup meant that all of the strength and abilities that would have gone into multiple pups had been put into one and therefore a single pup was destined to be exceptionally strong. Some other wolves believed that twins, like your siblings, are even more lucky and a sign of a good omen." Her smile widened and she gave a small shrug as they continued to walk. "Personally, I am grateful for any pups that the Ancients bless us with and all of you have more than shown that you are talented, capable, powerful wolves all in your own way. Mendacium litters are always on the smaller side. The biggest litter I've ever seen from our family is three pups. So that makes each of you even more precious to all of us and even more of a gift."

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