Dragoncrest Cliffs In my blood

It was one of the most satisfying pees of her life, Wildfire noted with a quiet snort. As she righted herself and idly kicked some soil over the puddle, she looked up to see Dio approaching. Her ears immediately splayed, head ducking slightly and black tail wagging. Although she didn't mind company these days and wouldn't have turned anyone away from approaching, the Wocha was particularly welcome. She hesitated to think of him as her baby daddy (even mentally) but, well, there was an undeniable and unbreakable biological bond between them now.

"Hey," she replied in kind, bumping her smudged snout under his paler muzzle. "Guess what," Wildfire said in the very next breath. In the ensuing pause, she wondered if she shouldn't tell Dio about the quickening. Shouldn't Thuringethil be the first to know? But the commander was out on business and the Bandrona desperately wanted to share this with someone. Other than Portia, the Wocha was the most eligible candidate.