Swiftcurrent Creek In Sickness or in Health(IC Joining)

The sad little sound brought Bazi to the scene as well. She belonged to her parents' final litter before the sickness, but had seen other whelps - the youngest being 3 or 4 months old - out and about with their parents from neighboring packs. At home, only Shar-Kali was permitted to breed, and the rule had deprived the Creek girl of interaction with pups. Ferdie had rushed to the aid of whatever feeble little creature had emitted the sound, and was fluttering over something small and pale when Bazi drew up alongside him.

She nipped gently at her groomer and guardian's flank as she approached, making wide eyes at the weak and malnourished child. "Will Fox want her?" she asked, pushing her own nose in for a good sniff. It was alive, that much was certain, but so much smaller than the Creek's resident juvenile. "She looks very frail.."