Walk | Talk | Think
No further painful contractions took her, so she assumed the worst to be over. Two pups. A girl and a boy. Not so large as his last litter, but... But how could they compare? These were their children, created through their unfailing union. Their importance and significance could not be denied, nor could their uncanny resemblance to their parents. Tahlia smiled as she relaxed upon her side, still watching them both very closely. "They're beautiful," she murmured tiredly to no one in particular, proud of her small family and finally content now that she had one of her own. She could only smile approvingly when Bane piped up with a name for one of them, pleased that he had even seen it fit to give such a thing as baby names prior thought let alone to have even decided on one at all.
She reached across to lick and clean them as the newborn pair nursed, righting herself when Loccian addressed her again. She had not realized the other woman had fetched her healing herbs until they were placed before her, and Tahlia felt a grateful sense of relief a the sight. Small a litter as it was, the process had still taken quite a bit out of her, and anything that could be given to her to help her cope with the after effects was a godsend. Before she had even finished her instructions, the mother wolf was already doing as commanded by the other female, lapping up the bits of plant and chewing them up before swallowing them down. Already she felt better simply knowing they would be within her system soon, and she murmured a quiet, "Thank you," to the healer for her comforting presence and assistance.
Listening as Bane addressed the healer, Tahlia sighed and rested her head against the ground, dark golden eyes closing contentedly while the children stayed close. Everything had gone so smoothly, so perfectly, even if the pain had been much more than imagined. She could have easily dozed off right then and there, were it not for the sudden presence of Bane entering further into the den. Her eyes peeked open but upon seeing the bundle of fur dangling from his jaws they opened more fully. Nako. The child had only recently come to live with them, a fact which had stunned Tahlia to begin with and still confused her somewhat. But the boy had taken to his new lifestyle so quickly - taken to her even - that she could hardly disown the poor innocent when he was already referring to her as "mom."
He was quietly deposited next to the newborns, a moment which Tahlia watched very intently should he be at all pushy around the children that were by blood her own, but seeing as he behaved himself around the smaller pups she relaxed once again. She released another tired sigh as she blinked her half lidded eyes, peering across the den's space at her husband when he questioned what their other child's name would be. She had given it considerable thought, the names of her children. It was one of the things about motherhood that had been at the forefront of her mind during a large portion of her pregnancy. Now that the moment had finally come - and only one pup remained to be named - she took a moment to finalize her decision before she responded gently, "Anais. She will be Anais."
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