Outside was a rather pleasant Autumn afternoon, it would of course have been a pleasant time to take a walk, albeit a rather slow one given how late she was into her pregnancy, instead though Emer was safely inside where sleep had somehow found her. Night after night the memories of the male that had done this to her would plague her dreams, if anyone else was present they would hear the whimpers and whines that left her agitated body until finally she would wake for a start, freeing herself from the nightmares but never from the reality. It wasn't all a dream, it had happened and not only that but she had been left with huge consequence on top of it all.
She hadn't been asleep all that long, her dreams still currently in a calm and relaxing state, free of that terrible black wolf. The rest would soon be interrupted all the same as contractions suddenly grasped her body in the real world. She awoke with a gasp of pain, suddenly worsened in the real world rather than the sleeping one. So far there was of course nothing to worry about, there were no shocking abnormalities that would need immediate attention, though all the same fear and worry would grip Emer. A first-time mother she'd never experienced any of this before though hearing stories of the pain female's went through when giving birth she could only figure that she had indeed gone into labour. Even though still not currently here, Emer suddenly realised once more that she wasn't ready for this. She was supposed to have had a loving mate to comfort her at her side, not awoken to her lonely den with nothing but worry.
Fortunately her fear clouded mind would clear enough to allow her to realise one thing. She needed help, Erani, or any healer really would do but she surely wouldn't be able to achieve this alone. A strained howl would leave her lips, urgently beckoning the Queen to come. Given her experience and knowledge Erani would probably realise what the call meant but such a thought hadn't crossed her mind. Pain would grip her once more and all she could think about was how unprepared she was for this all, how could she be a mother? The wolves of Valhalla had helped her a lot throughout her pregnancy and there was no way she could have done it without them, she probably would have died and if that was the case, what hope did these pups have with her being their only carer through such crucial points of their life?
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