Redtail Rise third,

There he was!

She whimpered and she whined as she paced, but as she saw him, her pain ebbed for a moment and she knew relief. When he lay, she moved to press her nose to him—and then it seemed her body knew that it was near time, after several hours of continued pacing and snacking upon the things he had wisely brought. 

New Snow informed him with the flashing of teeth—true pain, now, and this gesture directed toward this unseen thing that tore her apart from within—and a hasty retreat into the caverns. 

Monday gave way to Tuesday—and the ordeal lasted the entirety of the day. @Tuesday’s Twilight came swiftly, but the push required much effort and plenty of snarling. As she cleaned the birthing sac and guided them toward sustenance, New Snow saw the size of the cub and rumbled to her mate of their stature and sex—and they were healthy!