Shell in your pocket

First came a shriek from a familiar bird. At first, he didn't pay much attention to it. Often, the feathered creatures around the Isle found ridiculous things to scream at. Like a raccoon or a snake. Only an ear twitched in the direction as the insisting alarm blared over and over. He really had no time to figure out what was going on so instead, he motioned for his wolverine, Urtur, to go figure it out. Whatever was causing this bird to be so emotional, Urtur could handle. Continuing with his task, he let out a grumbling growl as he tried to focus.

There would be none as he heard a beckoning howl a few minutes later. This time, it was Sakana who was not the owner of the shrieking bird. But he was calling for him. Why? The small boy never asked for much. Really, he noticed Sakana spent more time lingering around Modesty than anyone el-fuck. Modesty. His eyes grow wide as his head jolts up and swivels until he's nearly looking backward. The puppies. Instantly, his heart soars as he finds it hard to breathe. Was she okay? Were they okay? The last thing he wanted was to lose another one...

Even before Urtur came rushing back to him, Gil was scrambling to make it in time. Unfortunately, he was on the other side of the Isle and too far away. By the time he approached, panting, sweaty, and as frazzled as he had ever been in his life, the pups had arrived. All seven of them lay neatly at her side. Wait, seven? Seven fucking puppies? Four had been hard enough! Trying not to collapse himself, Gil leaned down and planted a soft kiss on Modesty's forehead. "I'm sorry," he murmured quietly into her ear before looking up at Urtur.

"Fetch water and something to help move her," Gil told the wolverine before turning his attention back to his Wife and the new puppies. He was about to go take a look at them before remembering that Sakana was still there. "Thank you. If you want a promotion, we will talk," he offered a simple nod of his head to the boy before moving to look at what the little gremlins looked like this time while he waited for Urtur to come back.