Moonspear cosmos, free beat

Amekaze's initial warning caused Floki to take a step back -- he knew that she held no ill will towards him, but that her mothering instincts had taken over in the last few days. Most visitors would be unwelcome, and he wouldn't be offended if she sent him away. But a few seconds later, she offered him the opportunity to meet one of his nieces and he took it eagerly, lowering himself to his belly and creeping towards the entrance of the den.

His toes rested just outside of the threshold and he peered inside, allowing his eyes to adjust to the darkness in front of him as he took in the figure of Amekaze with one of her children tucked protectively against her chest. The baby was squirming and emitting soft sounds of distress; while Amekaze didn't seem overly worried, Floki's ears splayed with uncertainty. "Which one is this?" he asked in a stage whisper, feeling the need to keep his voice down even though the puppies couldn't really hear him anyway.