Ankyra Sound Remember, lads and lassies, fairy tales weren't fun stories. They were warnings.

It was unimaginable to her, as he tumbled toward her and buried himself in her flank, that she could have ever worried about not loving them.  There was no limit to the lengths she would go to for the sake of her son, and she loved his siblings no less.  Motherhood had taken root in her and now that it had, her own mother had never been more of a stranger to her.  How had she done it?

Shhhhh, she breathed softly, pressing her lips to his forehead and smiling as he licked her chin.  You wanted to see the ocean, didn't you?   Perhaps in the morning.  They were nearly old enough to at least explore outside some, as they'd gained their ears and their eyes.

She began to softly hum and tucked her nose beside him, keeping watch on the others as well.  All seemed to be sleeping save him.