The Sentinels leda & the swan

deirdre was thoughtful at the words of castiel, and smiled. she is no burden; donnelaith will have no children, come this spring; witchhazel is our young, and we will all ensure her survival. there would be none to compete with witchhazel for food when their prey was felled, none to contest her belonging with no trueborn heirs this year. witchhazel would find herself wholeheartedly welcomed by those of the wood. in any case, if this was a child castiel wished to keep, he himself surely deserved it. he more than any contributed to donnelaith, even if he was distant at times. she could not blame him for it with winchesters leaving. he was a good guardian nonetheless, and a good man. there was much she wished to share with the man, but she held her tongue here and now with the child present.