Phoenix Maplewood The Verdict

Sorry for the wait, been a while catching up. x_x I'll say this is the day prior to Saena giving birth.

Something was changing. Saena could feel it subtly. It settled in her bones, across her heavy gut, and in her head. But she didn't recognize it and didn't spend much time worrying about it as she lounged around near her whelping den. When Spring's howl rang through the treetops, signalling the Gamma's return from her travels, Saena put it out of her mind completely.

It was slow going, but she waddled her way to the hazelnut Gamma determinedly and breathed a sigh of relief to see that Spring was unharmed. Saena felt personally responsible for these wolves now, and wouldn't have been able to live with herself if she'd sent a subordinate and friend out into danger. But Spring seemed well enough and Saena arranged herself into an awkward sit before studying Spring's face and asking, "did you find anything?"