Northstar Vale Trust is for fools. Fear is the only reliable way.

There was something alive within the den after all. Something moving, shifting, and Hime assumed after a fairly long observation that it was her sister. Something fair-colored and small, at any rate. She had not seen the other expectant mother - that queen friend to Reiko - for some time now. Her entire focus was on her sister. She moved towards the den mouth with the offering clutched between her teeth at the neck.

As she made herself known, Hime deposited it on a narrow ledge and then pushed with one paw, watching it roll to where Reiko lay.

Sister. You gave us all quite a scare at that meeting, whether it had truly affected Hime was hard to discern, she hid her truths well. I wanted to bring you something warm to eat. There are herbs packed inside to help with your milk production - a little trick I picked up back among the clan wolves. A smile, then. A brief crack to her veneer of calm and of perfection. A little tremble of uncertainty. How... are you?