Sirius wanted all of the pack to meet his children. They were still too little to take out of the den, or to be overwhelmed with too many visitors. Instead, he opened the door and gave an open invitation for people to pop in through the day and meet them while they were under his care. He didn’t want to overwhelm Zee with visitors, she was still exhausted from the birthing, and feeding them. But the Warlord certainly pulled his weight on babysitting duties. Trusting those in the Reaper Challenge to do the bulk of the border patrols well the pups were still so tiny. With Zee asleep in the room next door, and the pups quietly making mischief, biting his paws, pulling his tail, and trying to climb to places they shouldn’t be, he waited to see if anyone dropped in to say hello. "Zee" & "Sirius"

Kaizer was excited to meet Sirius' new children. She had heard about the invitation and although unsure of what Aslatiel and Indigo felt about their new siblings she wanted to meet the new royals. Kaizer wagged her tail, she wasn't a big fan of pups really but she didn't mind them. It really depended, not that she ever planned on ever having any of her own. She disliked males as a whole anyway sure there was adoption but she had her own ambitions. So, what better way than to enjoy others joy and their own children where she could support them. The young wolf approached Sirius with a smile. "Good morning Sirius." she spoke quietly. "I came to meet your new pups." Kaizer didn't know she would've become this entangled in the fatalis' life but... Aslatiel meant a lot to her as did the armada as a pack. Finally she felt like she belonged somewhere and that was dug into her heart.

Eventually her curiosity got the better of her and Natha decided it was time she visit the newest members of the Armada. She'd kept mostly out of the way after learning the alpha pair were pregnant though it had instinctively heightened her scent-marking along the borders of the pack. She couldn't help it. Cats were territorial by nature and with young on the way it had made her more alert to the borders and intent on making sure the message was delivered that both wolves and lynx lived her and she was only too happy to unsheathe her claws on intruders.

When she was finished with her patrol she headed toward the den to meet Zee and Sirius' new pups. He was out with the little bundles of fluff and she wasn't the only one to arrive. She dipped her head toward Kaizer. "Sirius, how are the little ones doing?" She gazed curiously at the pups, head tilting to the side as she watched them.

Today was the day, the sun was shining, and the young wolf bounded along with barely contained excitement. Sedna had stayed clear of the new parents for the most part, not wanting to crowd or upset anyone, but now there was finally an opening to to have a peek at the little bundles of trouble. She was sure some of them would be bigger than any babies she had ever seen before and she wasn’t able to contain the involuntary wince that made her skip a step in her bounding, but she was quick to recover. Best not to dwell on that sort of worry, everyone had gotten through the ordeal just fine. That was all that mattered.

She wasn’t surprised she wasn’t the first to arrive, but her tail waved widely for her companions as much as for the new parents. She bumped her shoulder against Natha like she would for any wolf and nodded to Kaizer, dropping low to the ground to try and get a peek at the babies through Sirius’s legs. Realising she had forgotten to greet the leader at all, she got up and bumped her head against his chest, too excited to try and reach the underside of his jaw. She circled back and forced herself to sit, but failed to stop the way her weight bounced from one forepaw to the next with her unbridled excitement, tail thumping against the ground at her back. She wanted to offer to babysit, but struggled to let more than an excited and petulant whine leave her chest. How long would they have to wait? Maybe she was the problem. She flopped to her stomach, a silent promise that she wouldn’t trample anyone. With any luck maybe they’d trample her though.

She loved kids.

"speech".

we wear red so they don’t see us bleed

Just as she had the first time, Iolaire returned later in the day with a care package for Zee. A little something to relieve the pain of childbirth, some vitamin rich cubes of meat and a nice soothing skin of tea. No matter how waif-like and thin Iolaire felt, she would always be there for her family. Dipping into the den, Io skirted around those that came to congratulate the new litter. On silent paws she placed the care package within reach of the sleeping woman. Zee would know what to do with it.

Back outside, Iolaire took a place beside her brother. Careful not to step on the plethora of pups, the small woman lay on her stomach, paws curled inward like a cat. She was tired, but she was so very happy for them both. As others came and went, she stayed there, keeping Sirius company until it was time to take the little ones back inside.

(Feel free to skip Io. Lemme know if she's needed.)

The Warlord tickled bellies and let himself be an obstacle course to curious little paws as she explored him and the confines of the den. The lip out of the den was still too high for them to clear easily at this age, so the open door didn’t offer them the freedom to escape that they might have liked.

Kaizer was the first to arrive, and he offered the apprentice a smile as she approached. “Good morning, Kaizer, come and meet them” he didn’t hand out their names just yet, knowing he would have to repeat it for every new wolf otherwise.

“Natha” he said as his Lieutenant showed up. As things stood right now, she was one of the highest ranking wolves in his pack. He had caught her scent, thick on the borders recently, and was glad to know she was keeping an eye out. “Adventurous, and they bite everything that moves, I warn you” Sedna appeared next, and she instantly went looking at the little terrors. He laughed softly when she seemed to realise her error, and nudged him in greeting. He could understand the desire to see the little ones as soon as possible. His mood was too good to tumble easily.

As she flopped down, he encouraged one of the little ones to move towards her, waited a moment to see if anyone else would be entering, and then spoke. “This is Ophelia, Gossamer, Briar, aris, and Kotori” he introduced them to everyone, looking up as Io skirted in to see his exhausted wife. He flicked his tail at her legs as she moved past him, knowing she was there supporting himself, his wife, and their children. What had he done to deserve Io?