Phoenix Maplewood California One/The Youth and Beauty Brigade

"Ha, ha," snorted Saena, who surprisingly didn't dread being fat and awkward as much as she dreaded having to sit around tending to babes. She'd been a member of the plateau pack back when Blue Willow gave birth and remembered how her aunt had become a recluse as a result. A light shiver crawled up her spine but she managed to keep that fear from her eyes. Losing her freedom was, truly, Saena's biggest fear in life and even though it was too late now, she secretly wasn't sure she could handle being stuck in one place for a while.

"I'm worried," she admitted aloud, flicking her ears, "y'know, because I had four parents and every one of them was a shitbag, y'know, except the one I killed when I was born. Do you think it's contagious?" Would she be a shitbag mother? She knew she wouldn't willingly abandon her pups like Peregrine and Hawkeye, but there was always the possibility of dying. She couldn't afford to think about it for more than a second, and tried to drop the thought, but her eyes sought comfort from her mate.