A New Song
04-25-2015, 11:05 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-25-2015, 11:06 AM by Falk.)
Falk had been sticking close to Surreal as of late. He knew it would be any day now and he couldn't in good conscious leave her alone. However, he did go just a short distance away with Zuriel to help her look for herbs for Surreal's birth just in case she should need them. He was slowly beginning to pick up on what was what, but it was hard work. He didn't know how his daughter did it. The way she easily distinguished so many herbs and their uses at just a year old was amazing. He was standing by Zuriel as she carefully picked several leaves from their latest find when Surreal's howl went out. His head darted up and his ears perked. His daughter quickly told him to go on and she would follow behind him. He nodded and hurried to turn toward the sound and raced forward toward the den. Luckily there were far fewer trees here to get in the way than there were in the Willows. He remembered the layout of this area pretty well anyway from their time here in Valhalla, but he had spent several days when they first arrived just learning his way around by smell and sound. It took him just a few moments to reach the large stone den and then he followed his mate's scent till he found her. He came over to lay beside her and smiled a little as memories of the birth of their first litter came to mind. He didn't feel nearly as frazzled as he did the first time, but he was still just as worried. He gave her as much comfort and support as he could, giving her gentle licks across her ears and neck. Soon enough their first pup from this litter arrived and a wide, proud grin spread across his lips when she told him it was a boy. Another son! His tail thumped against the ground while he tried to ignore the deep sadness that settled over him. He'd never get to see these pups or any of their future children. He'd never even know how Regulus or Zuriel, or Faite for that matter if she ever returned to them, would look all grown up. It was something he would have to live with for the rest of his life and was one of the things he hated the most about his condition. Surreal wouldn't say anything to him about the next child before he called for their oldest, but he knew the pup was healthy by the squeal that cut through the air. "...brother and sister." A daughter then! His expression softened and he dipped his large head down to carefully sniff each of their new pups and gently rasp his tongue lovingly over each of them. Even if he couldn't see them, he still loved them both so deeply. He didn't know his heart had room for so much love until he became a father. However, when his oldest son appeared and exclaimed about the color of his new sister he was distracted from all of these sappy thoughts. His ears perked and he turned a confused gaze toward Surreal. "Pink?! What does he mean by pink?" he asked, honestly amused by the thought, but still confused as to how the two of them could now only make a red son but now a pink daughter! Speech Thought Others |
