Ankyra Sound mother, mother: how's the family?

Raleska's proximity to the ocean -- specifically, to the cavern's central pool -- might have been her saving grace. The saltwater had aided in keeping the wound clean, and acted as a brace in the coming days.

Despite all of this, Raleska did not find herself so lucky. She felt trapped, miserable -- and now, she had two children to care for. Children she couldn't bring herself to resent, but she didn't love them either.. And now that they were more than a few hours old, the idea of killing them was somehow ... She couldn't.

Someone's shadow cast over the back wall; Raleska turned her attention to the entrance, which was now engulfed by the shape of a wolf. The glare made it impossible to see her approacher's features (and hare), only his outline -- but she instinctively hunched her spine. She had been so out of it during their initial meeting that it took her more than several seconds to recognize he was friend and not foe.