Moonspear aetara iina

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Lazarus was no more, and without the threat of his existence, Floki had been happy to return to Moonspear. In a few weeks' time, the open road would call to him again -- but for now, he was content to scale the slopes of his home, becoming reacquainted with its jagged cliffs and troublesome ledges. There was something dangerous yet beautiful about the mountainside, and in that way, it reminded him of the ocean -- while he respected the waves greatly, he still did not trust them.

He knew that Amekaze was pregnant with Charon's children, although Charon himself had not been able to pinpoint a due date. It was surely looming, however, and while Floki intended to stay away from the Alpha female's whelping den, he found himself drawing close on this particular day, and her round figure was easily spotted. She was still intimidating, as she had always been, but there was something endearing about the curve of her flanks; it stirred something within Floki -- an eagerness for his nieces and nephews to arrive.

The Beta provided a chuff well in advance, to warn his sister-in-law of his approach. He crept towards her with splayed ears and a lowered tail, his brows raised in an expression that wordlessly begged, "Can I do anything to assist you?"