It was relatively quiet, and she enjoyed the passage of the hours best she could... puppies considered. 

They were growing quickly, at least, meeting their milestones and getting bigger. They still had a long way to go, sure, but they were becoming more distinct to her by the day, especially since she spent almost every waking moment with them in some manner. She always was far more interested in puppies once they got up and moving around more, personalities included, it seemed would continue to hold true.

When one began the fuss, her ears pricked and she drug herself back to full attentiveness; was she ever ready to see them grow more! Her minty stare narrowed over the puddle of young wolves, looking to fish out who was troubled. A pale one, it seemed. Next, she noticed one of her older ones coming to visit. She chuffed her welcome, then nudged the upset puppy with her snout...

Her ears fanned back and she softly shook her head. She spoke quietly, but not nearly as hushed as her older daughter. "It is fine," she dismissed after Lyra's apology, for she didn't find the two to be linked in any immediate way (although she certainly appreciated the mindfulness, no doubt). Puppies found a lot to complain about in their tiny little worlds. "Maybe.. but they all ate not too long ago," she reasoned as she looked down at the puppy, trying to discern whatever she could from the little cub, and really hoping the solution wasn't an offered teat--not when the mother was already looking forward to weaning them..

With gentle finesse, she moved the troubled whelp further away from the others before she could disturb the rest of them. She seemed to be bothering her head, or face, but that still didn't pinpoint the issue. "Vela.. she does not usually say much," she murmured, only stopping her thought to sweep her tongue over the girl's face. Even she felt like she was still only getting to know them and really match their distinctions to them each individually, but of them all, Vela was usually a mild one who was not usually quick to upset. "But puppies can be easily bothered by so much. It seems a bit uncomfortable to adjust, at first," she lamented thoughtfully while repeating the motion again should her results not be absolutely catastrophic. Puppies were bizarre, and her patience for them was thankfully just thick enough to get her through this.

"Any day now, really.." she answered, peering down at the pale puppy knowing something related could be cause for this discomfort, but this was not yet something she would worry too deeply about. "For you and your sisters, you all had your eyes staying open by.. about half a moon turn," she detailed thoughtfully, hmm-ing softly as she did. She had always measured them all by the moon and not only because a full moon birthdate made it easy enough to keep track of. It was her best sense of time's progression--even where her own self (cycles of life included) was concerned. Her descendants would always be further proof of that.

Of course, with Lyra's litter being her first, they had set the standard for what she knew. It had not been that long ago that she had been raising them, so at least the memories were all very fresh still, and all of it was going to work here upon Vela's lot--although she still knew to expect outliers, as reminded by Ran and the smallish boy as well. And naturally, Vela still seemed irritated and not soothed by these methods yet. Ame felt her own face scrunch, frustrated. "It could be part of her issue. Eyes can be a delicate matter, and not one you want to force anything with.." she murmured to the older daughter as she tried to rearrange the young one again with a few soft prods of her snout, hoping to distract her from pestering her face any more right this instant.

She now knew she would be needing to keep a close eye on her. If she kept pestering her eyes, she was bound to make for trouble, and with Pyx no longer here as her resident go-to for matters like these, it was left to her. "Yes," she nodded. "Soon, after they get their eyes, ears, and legs steady beneath them, their next growth spurts tend to come quickly.." she mentioned, and perhaps let slip a little of her anticipation for the matter. The older the puppies were, generally, the happier she was with tending them. "Well.. chamomile might help soothe it a bit, as it tends to be good for many purposes like that--but that may not address any underlying issue, if there is one. Cannot say I have tried it for this, though," she gestured her snout towards the frustrated little girl with a frown. Again, that ventured into Pyx's territory of knowledge. Amekaze's barely dipped past the surface.. but at least in all her years, she'd picked up this and that through others and a healthy dose of practical application.

"Ah, see.." she breathed, in part to both daughters--although surely, Vela's first sights were fuzzy at best, and probably indistinguishable. Gently she nudged the side of her white-furred face. "It has to be a lot to take in at first. Probably very overwhelming to go from darkness to all things we see, but I think she should be fine with a little time." Amekaze explained, and offered another small yet encouraging lick to the top of Vela's head. Then, in the moments to follow, she managed to get things settled back to peacefulness in the den, and concluded with any further questions Lyra may have before settling her head back down to try to doze again--at least until the next puppy stirred with a new issue.