Blackfeather Woods boy's night out

She smiled as the young boy approached her without fear, beaming at her with a smile like the sun. This must be the boy Burke was talking about; Meldresi was fairly certain that Lusa would not, and did not name one of her children Leo. It sounded like a name Scarlett would use and rightfully so. He looked like one of the lions she had heard of in stories. "I am Meldresi." She answered. She opened her mouth to ask the young boy something, but the question died in her throat when she felt something hard hit her side.

Meldresi stumbled down, flopping unceremoniously onto her side, her eyes widened for a moment, her expression shifting from shock to joy. The pups had quickened. "My apologies." She said, looking down apologetically at the younger pup. He must be confused. "My pups were moving in me."