Blacktail Deer Plateau With the lights down low

 

Catori couldn't pretend that it wasn't terrifying to consider having children. Being a mother in any capacity was something she wasn't entirely familiar with - and navigating her role in the lives of Gray's children meant that she was playing it by ear the entire time. She just didn't know. So far she'd been lucky enough that her interactions with the girls were positive, all things considered, and yet there was still room for so much more. She gave a soft hum, nuzzling beneath Grayday's muzzle but careful not to move his head too much. She didn't want to make him hurt, especially when talking about something so important as the future of their family. 

"It's a little overwhelming." Catori admitted, giving a little sigh. "I just.....I want to make sure I'm a good mother. Not just to our kids, but, to Easy, Dauntless, and Lavender too. They deserve the best I can give them." Did that mean she intended to forgo breeding whenever her heat hit her? No - but, she wanted to make sure that one litter was never pushed aside for the sake of the other. "Probably not the encouraging answer you wanted, hm?" Catori wouldn't shy away from that - he could tell her his concerns just the same as she could voice hers and she felt safe enough to. 

"Did it scare you the first time?" Catori asked, wondering what trepidation he'd felt when facing his first litter's birth.