Blackfeather Woods Inside my home I wait and bleed [m]

Cicero sat and waited a moment while Burke and Damien went inside of the den. He would have plenty of time to see his siblings later, he imagined. Damien was not as patient, and he went ahead. Cicero sat and waited a bit longer when Damien went to see them, and when it was clear that their mother was fine with visitors Cicero, too, went to take a look.

He stayed his respectful distance as he watched the two tiny bundles. Then, satisfied to have seen his new siblings and wanting to give his mother space, Cicero turned away and departed, fading into the shadows.