Breaking barriers

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This day had been a long time coming. Jian awoke early in the morning, just as the sun was beginning to rise. A deep pain in her sides had woken her up with a gasp, her teeth gritting together while she waited for the surge to pass. She sighed heavily when finally she got a moment of relief, the reality of what was happening dawning on her. She tried her best not to panic and pulled herself onto her paws to go toward the entrance of the den to call for Lel, but another contraction gripped her and she froze in place, her eyes squeezing shut and a sharp whine escaping her throat. Her legs trembled when it finally eased up and she immediately eased herself back down onto her side before letting out a call for her brother, hoping that he would hear her even though she was unable to get a full breath behind her howl and she was all the way at the back of the den.