Sleeping Dragon tell me of you

It was warming to hear the young woman speak with what seemed like earnest excitement — especially about something as life-enhancing and personally important as a brood of her own. For a split second Lucani had to remind herself that this was her Alpha, and not simply a girl expressing gleeful thoughts of future children. She could be both, of course, but Lucani was careful not to become too emotionally endeared to her. For she took her lead from Thuringwethil, who had already established a formal (though very respectful) relationship between leadership and the healer.

I would be more than happy to give you medical advice when the time comes, she said genuinely. Though as a preemptive tip — I suggest you gain a taste for fish if you haven't already. It's very good for a pregnant mother, and some say it even aids in a healthy conception.

But Gyda, it seemed, was a communicative and outwards-thinking wolf, unobsessed with the self. Hence her interest in Lucani, who replied, I'm afraid not. And then, carefully: I've never had much of an interest in the traditional family dynamic. It wasn't the pups that put her off — not at all. It was the concept of breeding.