Northstar Vale Happens grace

Like his sister, Haruki too was oblivious to the happenings beyond the den, distracted enough as he was with his own troubles that came in the form of an early tooth trying to force its way through his gums. Although only a tiny white nub at the moment, it would soon grow into a sharp incisor - a handy tool to have when fully grown, though for the time being it only caused the boy pain.

He had been comforting himself to sleep by suckling (perhaps a little too harshly for their poor mother), but was jostled out of position as Hotaru stretched. His eyes snapped open, all traces of drowsiness instantly disappearing as his food source was rudely taken away. With a cry that turned into an indignant huff, Haruki's attention was now focused back onto the pain in his mouth. He desperately swung his blurry gaze around and, instead of trying to find a teat once more, the pup began the long, slow journey towards Reiko's curled paw in an attempt to latch onto that instead.