Sun Mote Copse The stars collected, each world accounted for

Eljay felt rather guilty that he hadn't been there for Niamh when she gave birth to these latest Blackthorns. He should have, but everything had been so hectic at the time; Eljay didn't even remember if they were born before or after Wiffle had passed away, honestly, as that whole period in time had been a blur to him. All he knew was that the pups were here now, and he was late to the party in welcoming them to the world.

As he approached the den, Niamh lay outside. Heya, Eljay greeted and he then looked at the children outside. They were chewing on and wrestling over a piece of meat they'd been given. Eljay lowered himself to his belly and said, Oh, aren't you a little fighter? Then he looked at Niamh and asked, How are they doing? All healthy? Did the birthing go well?

hope you don't mind also interacting w/ niamh in my post, but if you do, let me know and i can edit those bits out :)