Emberwood it is time

idk wtf i did but lemme edit lmao @Kavik

Her heat had come on strong, stronger than last year, stronger than she would have thought possible. She knew it must be because this time, the father of her pups would be Kavik. Kavik, the man she loved and respected above all others. No, he did not love her in return, not in the way she loved him, but he also cared for her and thought of her as a friend, and that was enough. She had wanted her heat to come later, what with Ibis falling into a coma, the pack’s ranks being unstable for now, the general confusion whenever someone new took the leadership role. But her body had decided otherwise. 

Raging inside, her whole body quivering, the smell of her heat strong in her nostrils, she searched him out, giving a low howl that was clear to all who heard it what was going on. Come to me. It is time. She was glad they had already lain together, for now there would be no awkwardness between them at this mating. This would be for their future, and for the future of Uaine Gorsedd.