Swiftcurrent Creek #YOLO

Relonikiv wriggled between her dainty forepaws, and it took a lot of strength to keep from kissing his tiny, downy belly. Instead she simply looked down at the smallest of her boys, her tail swishing to and fro at her rump, her copper eyes bright with the indescribable love she felt.

That feeling soon passed, however, as suddenly a stream of hot urine arced through the air and spattered across her throat and chest. With a soft gasp, the bi-coloured healer arched her neck in attempt to avoid further spray, but unfortunately poor little Julius took the brunt of his brother's offensive bodily function. An unpleasant pale yellow hue now stained the alabaster pelt of her son, and Paarthurnax exhaled heavily in mock defeat.

Kids were gross.

She lifted a forepaw and delicately swiped it across Julius' peppered back, but it was the sputtering of Relon that captured Paar's attention. Raising her gaze and blinking at the upside-down form of her lastborn, she realised that he'd soaked himself as well as his brother with pee. Immediately the new mother made to flip him over to keep him from inhaling the liquid, then set about flicking her tongue across his nose and eyes to clear away the excess.

When her children were as free of urine as she could manage, she sank back against the den wall. "No more surprises, please," she poked fun at Relonikiv, who she made to nudge closer to the fussing Julius at her breast.