Love conquers all

It was the times like this that reminded Saracyn was he was so glad he was born a male and not a female in the Mendacium family. Sure, he would never be able to rule Elysium or lead their family, but the upside of that was that he would never rule Elysium or lead their family. Ruling was hard work and required constant attention! How his mother and Avacyn managed to keep everything orderly and functioning properly was beyond him when just these past few weeks had felt like the longest of his life. Of course, he would never complain a bit. He was pitching in to help Avacyn while she was busy resting and growing their family. What sort of father wouldn't be willing to sacrifice a bit of comfort and energy for the wellbeing of his children and wife? Still, as the days drew on into weeks, Sara couldn't wait for the birth of their children. He couldn't wait to meet these amazing little lives he and Ava had managed to create together!

Returning from a very successful hunt, Saracyn left the cleaning and trussing of the kills to the other hunters while he cleaned himself up and returned home to check on the heavily pregnant Matriarch. Making his way up the familiar mountain path to their scenic home, Saracyn rounded the path and saw Avacyn laying out in the mouth of their den, curled up on herself and nuzzling her round belly. A smile pulled at Sara's usually austere expression the moment he saw her, cerulean eyes alight with a life she effortlessly drew out of him. Ava was so adorable when she was being all motherly to their unborn pups. He knew a little of the concerns Irilyth had around the health of their pups, mostly concerned about Avacyn's state at the moment since her health was directly tied to their children's. All he could do for now was provide for her and trust their fates to the Ancients that their souls were strong and would persevere.

Approaching his mate, Sara maneuvered himself to settle his giant body down beside Ava's, curling around her and wrapping her up in a loving embrace that pulled her body tight to his own. "How are the prince and princess doing today?" he asked, leaning his muzzle over to nuzzle at the side of her rotund tummy. Of course he had no way of knowing the genders of the pair of pups growing inside Avacyn's womb, but it had been his little inside joke with his mate that they were repeating history with another set of male/female twins like themselves. One giant paw lifted to rest on her belly, rubbing gently over her side—until he felt a little bump of movement under his paw pads that made his attention perk and ears prick up. "They're active today!" he said with barely contained mirth, a wide smile flashing his sharp teeth as bushy tail began to waggle from his rump.

"Avacyn & Saracyn"