Sunbeam Lair It’s not so hard now, you’ve got it all

The events that had taken place outside of the den had seemed to be concluded, though she was at a loss in regards to exactly what had happened. Only snippets of the conversation had been caught here and there, none of which having been enough for her to piece together a larger picture—not yet, that is. Once she’d had time to rest and truly think, surely she’d manage to string something together, but for now she felt lost and entirely out of the loop. No matter, it wasn’t something for her to worry over just yet, understanding that there were far more pressing matters at hand, such as the naming of her daughters. Whilst they could, in all honesty, be named at any point after their birth, she’d wished to do it sooner, rather than later. Besides, it was something that her tired mind was able to (sort of) focus on.

She’d waited a moment to see if Ukko would return to his previous position at the entrance of the den, wanting to share the moment with him. When he had not reappear, however, she’d looked to the firstborn and nosed over her, softly uttering, “Airi,” in the process. After her grandmother, the vessel before her. It had seemed like the right thing to do, for she’d wished to honour her family. To the next child she’d looked, searching through her mind for something perfect. “Kaori,” was to be her name, whilst the last to be born would be known as, “Shiori.” Her little hatchlings, whose names she had hoped to have been heard by Ukko.

Asterr had looked towards the entrance one last time, searching for any signs that he might show he’d heard her, but found none. Shortly thereafter exhaustion had claimed her at last, dragging the new mother down into a deep sleep.