Little Inquiries

With her massive size, it was certain that she would cause her mother unwelcomed grief as she was expelled from the only sanctuary she had ever known; yet, unknowingly, the babe would essentially aide the golden queen in the process as she slipped easily from her confines with little to no physical or verbal protest. Even as her mother?s tongue swiped across her matted fur to rid it of the remnants from her womb, encouraging her to fill her lungs with oxygen, the child?s jaws remained sealed, nostrils quivering minutely as her nasal passages flooded with unrecognizable scents. One aroma in particular, however, did pique the tyke?s interest, instinct only fueling the urge to track it as she slowly writhed towards it, unfazed by the new bodies that crowded around her as her mother proceeded with the task of childbirth. After what seemed like minutes to the babe, she breached her destination, hunger parting her slavering jaws before she latched onto the sole source of nutrients to quench her undying thirst.