First day of my life
04-04-2021, 02:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-04-2021, 02:51 PM by Kirsi. Edited 1 time in total.)
Loosening her reins on her children seemed even more difficult than she'd expected. Since they'd been born she'd kept the five of them close to her, never once letting them out of her sight. Only Song she trusted around them, though she knew eventually - and sooner rather than later - they'd be off doing their own things, without her constant supervision. She wasn't eager for those days and even now that they were ready to start exploring the world a bit, she wasn't quite ready for them to leave their den. That wouldn't stop her from doing it though, even begrudgingly. She found herself rousing from sleep before they did, gently nudging Song awake. It was early morning and quite chilly, but that seemed the norm for the north even now. A thin layer of fog hung over the pine forest, and as Kirsi peeked out she decided she didn't want her children going far at all.
"Alright," she raised her voice and begin to rustle the five up from sleep. They were all healthy and seemed to be growing perfectly, something she was thankful for, but that didn't stop how overprotective she felt. "Ready to go outside?" Surely they were interested in seeing the world beyond their small den and it was time for them to take their first steps. Though Kirsi had been faring well after birthing them the prospect of their safety being threatened by anything made her nerves begin to skyrocket, though she took a deep breath and tried to not fear the worst.
"Alright," she raised her voice and begin to rustle the five up from sleep. They were all healthy and seemed to be growing perfectly, something she was thankful for, but that didn't stop how overprotective she felt. "Ready to go outside?" Surely they were interested in seeing the world beyond their small den and it was time for them to take their first steps. Though Kirsi had been faring well after birthing them the prospect of their safety being threatened by anything made her nerves begin to skyrocket, though she took a deep breath and tried to not fear the worst.
04-04-2021, 03:00 PM
Song would have given his life for any of his pups without a second thought. Having a family with Kirsi was one of the most important decisions they made together and the man wouldn’t have had it any other way. He knew there was a lot of sorrow in Kirsi’s past, but he had also seen her joy as they raised the tiny newborn puppies together. They were getting bigger, and much more curious about their world. He had little desire to introduce them to the dangerous world but both parents could sense their readiness.
Kirso nosed him awake and he rolled over quietly to do his own small preparations before the pups started to wake from their mother’s voice. She roused them and Song’s icy blue eyes rose to her face and he could see the tension build. Without even thinking he shifted closer and nuzzled her cheek supportively. The cruel reality was they couldn’t keep them in the den forever, the sooner they were made familiar with the rules of life the safer they would be. Mom and Dad couldn’t play helicopter parent forever.
”This will be fun,” He said to Kirsi softly. Song gave her a kiss on the cheek as he moved towards the entrance, happy to play his part as the front guard.
Kirso nosed him awake and he rolled over quietly to do his own small preparations before the pups started to wake from their mother’s voice. She roused them and Song’s icy blue eyes rose to her face and he could see the tension build. Without even thinking he shifted closer and nuzzled her cheek supportively. The cruel reality was they couldn’t keep them in the den forever, the sooner they were made familiar with the rules of life the safer they would be. Mom and Dad couldn’t play helicopter parent forever.
”This will be fun,” He said to Kirsi softly. Song gave her a kiss on the cheek as he moved towards the entrance, happy to play his part as the front guard.
04-04-2021, 03:47 PM
Haüyne was a bright and curious child, for the first few weeks of his life after he'd opened his eyes and started being able to control his limbs enough to crawl with a sense of purpose, even if slow and stuttery to start, he'd followed his parents around the den the curiosity clear in his bright ice blue eyes, then he'd exhausted every nook and cranny he hadn't explored. And then he'd started asking questions. He'd hounded his father whenever he was seen with tools or materials, asking what it was that he had, what he was doing, how things worked... whatever question popped into his head. Of course, there was the greatest question of all still unanswered, what it was that existed outside of the den, he'd been called back a few times from the mouth and so he'd eventually stopped trying, though his curiosity was never abated. The warmth of his parents and siblings was in stark contrast to the world outside, and the cold the boy had yet to truly experience. He roused slowly, blinking blearily and desperately attempting to catch hold onto the words his mother had asked to awaken them. He looked up at his mother for a moment, unsure if he'd heard wrong but as his father moved towards the front of the den a thrill of excitement ran through him. He practically jumped to his paws, not really concerned about which of his siblings might be within the range of his slight flailing. Then he started to dash towards the entrance of the den... suddenly stopping and glancing over his shoulder at his mother, wondering if she'd call him back once again, and continued to move towards the entrance only tentatively, stopping beside his father. Haüyne peered out of the entrance... mostly unable to make anything out but white... Occasionally small white flakes of something fluttered into the mouth and Haüyne gingerly placed his paws on a few of the snowflakes that had fluttered inside, puzzled as he pulled it away only to find his pads were wet and small drop of water where the flakes had been. "Precious stones" |
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