Stavanger Bay All that glitters

The sun dawned early as Thistle woke and stepped from the den and allowed the early morning sun, to go across her pelt in slivers. She shook the dirt free from her pelt, and then stood watching as the sun finished rising. @Ragnar was at it again, off patrolling or watching the captives, or perhaps even strengthening the borders. She did not know, she just knew that the sleep he had received had helped a little bit, she had at least gotten a small smile before he left. She looked over at the lilacs that were drying near the front of the den and walked towards them and bent her head down to see if they were still full of fragrance. She loved the way lilacs would permeate the entire area with their scent.

She moved again and walked around the small area, stretching as she went, trying her hardest to wake completely up. She had taken to rising early after the pups were born, just for a little bit of time to herself. She found that if she had her own time, she was much more easy going with the children than if she didn’t take time for herself. Her mother had told her that a female should always take some time for herself, or she wouldn’t raise healthy children. How can an unhealthy mother raise healthy children I ask you?

She smiled softly at the memory of her soft spoken sweet hearted mother. She missed her something awful, but Thistle had always been a fire brand, and she and her mother were very different. She had often feared that she would give her mother a heart attack with some of her fits. And she had a few fits especially when extremely angry as she was just the other day.

She briefly remembered a scuffle with her brother Red that had not ended well. He had fought with her and they both had ended up with so many cuts and bruises they couldn’t move the next few days. She couldn’t even remember what they had fought about, just the after math. She chuckled to herself and finally seating herself down she stared off into the forest wondering what was out there, maybe she would take Julooke and the children and explore a little bit. She had not had much of a chance to do so since they had moved. She knew her responsibilities well.