Northstar Vale You Should be Standing Tall

he had been adjusting to the new smells that seemed to be overtaking the vale. there were new faces, there were new mothers, and with those mothers came the scent of birth and the odor of yet new additions. for the most part it seemed as though most had their children quite recently. even Reiko's that had been birthed within Kaistleoki a fair distance back still kept to the den. he wondered when they would emerge. he didn't remember much of his youth, let alone so early as just beginning to get out and about. 

 today the same familiar scent ensnared his nose as he passed the general area of a den. the scent was familiar--@Vespera. he hadn't yet met the woman in more than passing glances and gatherings held in the vale, but perhaps it was up to him to change that. the same general scent that he had familiarized with children plagued him. he didn't want to bother her, and he wasn't oblivious enough to think approaching a woman's den (one with newborns) was ever going to be a good idea. 

but...what if she needed something?

 he made the decision to sit a fair distance from her den and allow a chuff to rumble from his body. if she didn't come forward then he would simply leave, but he noted how often she was alone and wanted to extend a hand of friendship. perhaps she needed someone to count on.