Northstar Vale I'm tryin' not to let it show, that I don't wanna let this go.

Set a couple days from now on the 13th/14th. Puppies are one month old! :O

The den was too cramped for them. It hadn't taken long at all, which surprised Ibis. Had she grown this fast? Had she ever been the size of either of these girls? The den had been too cramped days ago and now it was impossible to cram both children inside with her; she took to sleeping just shy of the mouth of the den, blocking the entryway with her body. It seemed right to keep her daughters hidden - plus, aside from @Akavir visiting to deposit food for her and @Viinturuth to steal little moments, there had not been any visitors.

Ibis would not let @Lilitu or @Arielle out of her sight for very long. Short trips to relieve herself or stretch her legs would be cut short at a moments notice, and when the girls would play together she was just as vigilant. They could have their fun - it was important they figure out how their bodies worked and how the world behaved with them a part of it - but Ibis was increasingly anxious as they grew. She would usher them back in to the den on a whim, and so far they both accepted her judgement.

How long, she wondered, until her peaceful perfect family was disrupted?