Walk | Talk | Think
The mother wolf was still as her son nursed, conscious of him there against her stomach though her attention remained mostly fixed upon her daughter, her husband, and her step-son, of which the last two were presently still wrestling. It might have been fine had she not been trying to speak with him, but she did feel somewhat irked to not have his full attention. It was a wrong time, surely, for such a discussion, but in her eyes it was incredibly important. Their luck had already been pushed once when she had waited so long to announce to Maverick and the pack that she was expecting; to deny introducing their children could very well hinder their stance - and more importantly Bane's who had already received one demotion - even more.
She could only sigh as her mate urged their daughter to hush, which she did with a timid tucking of her ears and wag of her tail. Already Nako was yawning, allowing his father to lift him up and begin carrying him into the den. Tahlia lifted a paw and glanced down at Jakart to find him quietly resting against her stomach very peacefully, and as much as she would have been content to let him sleep there she reached down and lifted him by the scruff as well. He was quiet as she carried him, padding softly into the den after Bane had exited and depositing her sleepy child there beside his brother while Anais snaked around her legs and with a smile and wag of her tail settled in beside her brothers to wind down.
Smiling at them, she took a moment to look at each of them in turn before turning and stepping back outside the den to rejoin Bane amidst the snow. "I half expected Anais to go racing off into the trees again," she admitted with quiet laughter in her voice, moving forward until she could press her forehead beneath his chin. Thoughts returning to what she had already mentioned, what Bane had yet to make a comment on, she broached the subject yet again, though posing the offer in slightly different terms. "Will you join me when I introduce the children?" She recalled disappointingly the manner in which Maverick had announced her pregnancy, his pointed avoidance of including Bane as the father. Despite what he might have felt regarding their union, Tahlia was far too proud of her family to deny her husband in the same way; she only hoped he might be willing to join her and further prove that their union was a sound one when the time came.
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