a birth thread for these chaos gremlins

CELESTE

They had moved the band slightly more south into the valley. Closer to Ashen, closer to their grandmum, and into lusher areas where the pups will have space to roam. And honestly, it was as far as Celeste was going to make it since they weren’t moving directly into Ashen Lands. These dang pups were giving her agony! Restless sleep, so much kicking, and pain. She kept telling Cy that she couldn’t wait for them to be out of her damn body, but now that the day was here, she was scared shitless.

Unsure of where Cy was, the petite woman let out a loud groan. “Someone? Anyone? Oki? Ulmaria? Zoey? Fuck, Arne? HELLO?” Her voice died to a hoarse almost scream-cry as the horned leader plopped into a shallow den in the side of a hill deep in the valley. The shade felt nice and for once, laying the dirt didn’t bother her. She wasn’t sure if Oki could even make it since Cy was also due. God, they didn’t plan this well did they?

Another groan left her as she shut her eyes tightly. These pups weren’t going to wait for anyone. Lost in a daze, again unsure if anyone would come to her aid, Celeste kept her eyes close and cheek shoved into the dirt as these pups made their way into the world. The first was a boy, a lot larger than she was expecting and covered in black, white, and red which she was expecting. A whisper of a smile graced her lips as she pushed him to her belly. The second was a decently large girl coated in brown… brown? With fiery orange-red speckles. Okay, maybe the color was from Oki’s side. She was cute nonetheless and Celeste nudged her next to her sister.

Completely exhausted and ready to be done, Celeste almost didn’t notice the last and the smallest. She was basically a patchwork version of Oki and she couldn’t help but chuckle at how tiny the girl was. ”Oh your father will love this,” she whispered as she ensured the tiniest of the three was alive, breathing, and able to eat next to her way larger siblings. After what felt like an eternity, her pups were here and they still needed names! Oh, what were they going to name these little ones?

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