Whilst they may have been a handful, along with the their cute ways the children certainly had a way of coming out with the most intriguing and amusing statements whilst their innocence allowed them to remain completely unaware of their humour. "In a sense I suppose you could say that." She responded with a small chuckle.
Emer had certainly always planned and wanted that any children she had would have both a mother and a father, the family living happily together somewhere. It meant that whilst Cecily may have been disappointed by the lack of a father, there was no one quite so upset by the turn of events than Emer. Though she loved her children the way she got them, it was certainly an understatement to say that it hadn't been how she had wanted her family to start. The fact that it troubled her daughter so much by the lack of a father certainly wouldn't make Emer feel all that much better about the situation either.
The question however would remain fixed upon Valerius as her daughter sweetly asked if she could just pretend that he really was their dad. It certainly seemed that was the closest they were going to get, beyond running past them as she chased after her children she hadn't really socialised with any of the pack beyond the brown male. "You will have to ask Valerius." She responded, deciding that would be the least awkward answer she could give without disappointing Cecily.
Then this Helena would be mentioned once more a little calmer now, the other name would register within her mind and curiously, a little worried too, she couldn't help but question her daughter on the matter. "Who is Helena?" Emer would ask. "And I don't think you can." She would add. It was intriguing if true, to hear of a male in a similar situation to herself, a single parent to pups, though surely certainly meant he wouldn't want any more bothering him. Three was enough of a handful, and that was even with Valerius' help.
