Broken Antler Fen Love's the only house big enough for all the pain

Pearl shifted, and her face came into Aviana's eyesight. Her gaze moved with the other female, as it had been obvious Pearl wanted her attention. Aviana understood what Pearl was saying, and it did make sense to her. Males were more possessive, and more protective, when their mate was in heat. But, it was the last thing she said that really got Aviana's attention. Her eyes widened and her tail thumped the ground. I might be an Aunt? she repeated in awe. As far as she knew, none of her siblings had pups yet. 

Aviana hadn't spent any time around pups since she left home, so she was a little worried that they wouldn't like her. But, that wouldn't stop her from doing her best. Would you mind if I babysat sometime? I mean, whenever you have pups, she asked softly.