Just you and me, baby

Ah yes, he would be the strongest, and he was just trying to survive. She didn't think it was strange that he was more concerned with approval, she had been in a similar boat with her own... "mother".

"I have no doubt in my mind that you will." He had promised her that their children would be royalty, and he treasured his bloodline for certain. She smiled gratefully at his praise, she had been fighting for them, fighting for them before they were even a glimmer in her eye.

"I... Thank you. I think I needed to hear you say it." She said, reaching forward and grooming a lock of his fur on his shoulder. He needed to rest, and recover his strength. And she needed to save her strength in order to deliver these kids eventually.