Dawnlark Plains Once in a lifetime

Aviana would welcome @Sebastian @Pema and @Dawn during this time. Tagging @Howl and @Faye for visibility

The sun had only just risen, but Aviana had been awake well before it had shown itself. She was restless at first, and then started to feel the unfamiliar pains of birth. The past few days had hinted that she might be near. She had made her den wider, and as comfortable as she could get it, she hardly slept, and she constantly paced back and forth. It wasn't until the contractions started that she wondered if she should call for help. 

Aviana was well into her prime, as a wild wolf, some might say at her age she was topping out and it was all downhill into old age from here. It would be her first, and possibly her only, litter. While she had experience raising, and she had helped a time or two with other mothers, she had never herself knew what it felt like to give life to the next generation. What if something went wrong? What if she did something wrong? Could she sit wrong and crush it inside her while birthing it?

Standing was definitely better, she decided. But, the stinging pain decided for her that it wasn't an option she was afforded. She laid down on her side, knowing she had been in this position time and time again and certainly, this could not hurt her pup. She breathed through her contraction and then relaxed as it passed. It felt like they had been coming and going for hours, getting closer and closer as time went on. She was getting anxious to see her first child. 

Part of her felt like this was taking too long. She stepped out of her den and squinted her eyes from the sunlight as she called for her brother, and possibly Pema and Dawn, well. She knew Pema was expecting and might not be very mobile, and since Dawn was leading, she might be busy. Still, she hoped someone could come that could ease her fears.