Walk | Talk | Think
With his children sticking close, Rune cast another glance at the little white wolf pressed against his side and had to do a double take upon noting the dark patch against her back. It was only her bat, the odd little companion who appeared determined to follow her around for whatever reason. He still thought the creature odd but could not deny his usefulness or willingness to help the wolf he had taken as his mate. The creature had already helped once during the chaotic, stormy night of their pups' birth, and that had been enough to earn him Rune's respect. Even if he still thought him weird.
But his attention was eventually set ahead again, expectantly waiting, and through the territory came the familiar figure of his sister. He smiled the moment his icy blue eyes alighted on her, his tail wagging just faintly behind him, but as she drew nearer he could see that she had changed since he had last seen her. She was...bigger. Not as if she had put on weight, but as if... But that could not be right. She had said nothing about finding herself a mate when they had talked, had never mentioned anything about even having found a male that she fancied. If she had found the time to tell him about Vixe surely she could have told him that. How could she possibly be pregnant? The smile about his face slowly smoothed, and his brow began to furrow in the middle. What exactly was he missing?
Either she did not notice that her new condition was throwing him for a loop or she did not care. Maia approached with a wag in her tail and a smile upon her lips, stepping close to greet him with a nuzzle as if nothing was at all the matter. Rune stood a little rigidly, still staring at her with his confused, dumbstruck expression even as she pressed her face against his neck. Well, at least he could not say that pregnancy had changed her any. If only he had been given a little warning! It might have been nice to see her too, and he might have had the sense to say as much if he had not been taken off guard, but it took a considerable amount of brain power just to stammer out a single question, the one that seemed the most important and in need of clarification, even though he was already certain without a doubt. "Maia... Are...are you..?"
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