Blackfeather Woods and keep it all on the inside

Maegi wasn't normally one for such close physical affection, but she made an exception for children—and especially her children. Pups needed the most love of all; she'd ingrain it within them from birth, pulling them close, giving them her warmth, in the hopes that they'd take it with them and hold onto it when they found themselves lost, bereft.

I missed you, too, tala, she murmured, feeling a little guilty. She hadn't spent as much time lately with the trio as she should have. Things had been. . .topsy-turvy, to say the least. What have you been up to, Sakhmet? Walk with me, and tell me all about your adventures.

Right now, she had all the time in the world for her baby girl.