Dreams Made Flesh
10-03-2014, 07:39 PM
| Erani |
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Erani lay outside the den, watching the father to be pacing nervously, a faintly amused smile in those haunted eyes. She didn?t tell him to relax, didn?t tell him to sit down and stay still. He had all the right in the world to be nervous and excited. So she waited, one ear cocked backward to listen to her daughter. The herbs had been applied, and were in full effect by now, and she knew there was little pain affecting her daughter. There was a thrill of excitement in her old heart. She had grandchildren being born, of her own bloodline. These were grandchildren that would remain close to the family. Finally, Surreal?s groan filtered out to her ears, and she pushed herself to her paws, ambling calmly into the largely dug chamber. It was a temporary residence; until the pups were old enough to move. When that time came, so the time to make a true home would arrive. As her silver and black daughter came into sight, Erani settled nearby, watching the muscles quiver as contractions pounded Surreal?s body. And then, the movement changed, and Surreal felt it. As she called out, Erani rose, and Falk came in (for possibly the tenth time), just as worried as his mate. Erani took a position behind her daughter, ignoring the slimy amniotic fluid under her paws and lowered her head, a paw lifting to rest on the bulging belly, toward the rear. Gently, she probed with the paw, feeling out the pups, until she found the cause of the disturbance. Her browpoints quirked faintly. Quite the little monster, this one. ?Alright now, Push as I press. The herbs will help.? She pressed, slightly pulling towards herself, paw firmly planted against what she hoped was the pups rump. Simultaneously, a contraction, coupled with Surreal?s conscious pushing caused a give under her paw. A nose began to poke free. ?Excellent. Well done. Get its head out, and you should be home free.? Of course, this would be a difficult kind of home free. But slowly, the pup was revealed, and with a final push, it shot free. Erani ignored the appearances for the time being as she nudged the pup out of the way, noting the ease in the size of her daughters belly. The other pups were small, and with how large this little monster had been, the last few would need no help from her. She stepped away, allowing her daughter and son in law to admire their newborn firstborn. |