Sunspire Mountains Myotis

Ear flicked, catching her snort at his last words as he felt her squirm beside him. She shifted to get at him, but she fell short as a grimace passed over her maw. His head lifted, searching her for any sign of what might have caused her discomfort when he realized that this near to birth... her discomfort was coming from just about everywhere. Oh well. At least she had her patches of lingering snow.

Content that he was safe from her teeth, he nestled closer to her back and breathed in the scent of her. The scent of them. Mixed and merged. His eyes pressed closed, resting until she spoke once more and stirred him from his absent thoughts. Almost time... He'd had a feeling, but he could only guess at it. Even now, he was thankful they'd made it this far before the pups were born. New life was the perfect way for all of them to celebrate their new lives here.

"Nervous?" he asked her, rousing himself enough to turn his attention towards her ear. He licked at it, cleaning away hint of their travels from her pelt as he groomed her. She had every right to feel however it was she felt. They were about to unearth a new chapter in their lives and he'd be a liar to deny his own anxiousness over what the future might hold.