Blackfeather Woods asinnepuk

Lying protectively curled around her nephew, Taki was hit with the yearning to have pups of her own. Motherhood was definitely something she wanted someday. More importantly, now that they were out from under the rule of their father, it was something that she was allowed  to want. 

Of course, she knew it would be hard to find a male Sia would approve of. The thought made her roll her eyes. She knew he meant well, but as they had all seen with Shivali, sometimes he let his over-protectiveness rule his actions. It wasn't like with their father whose actions came from dominance and cruelty. Looking back at her time at home, she couldn't remember a single moment where their father expressed love of any kind, which made her more angry than sad and was something she didn't wish to dwell on. But it was clear that Sia's actions came from love, as misguided as they were at times. 

She was pulled from her reverie by the soft sigh released by Sos. She smiled at the sound, glad that he seemed to take comfort from her presence. Unlike Taki and her siblings, these babies would grow up knowing nothing but love from their family, and she couldn't be more grateful for that.