Stavanger Bay Won't see me closing in

Automatically, Doe's tail began to wheel at the younger wolf's enthusiastic hailing, though it caused her to wonder, fleetingly, what life would have been like if she'd thought to keep this gift when her husband had brought her home. It was only an errant thought, but the red woman's ears flickered wistfully all the same.

"I'm glad to hear you're doing well," she said genially, dipping her head to rub her cheek against the other girl's. She was bigger than Qilaq, hardly a child anymore, but Doe was deep into her maternal mode. Everyone was a baby. And, on that note - "Do you want to come see the kids?" she asked, hopping in place as she began to lead the way toward the den, heedless of the girl's answer. Of course she would want to!