Broken Antler Fen This may call for a proper introduction

Eljay didn't realise that he was going a little fast for Hymnal. As she asked all of her questions, he blinked and paused. Oh, right, he said with an apologetic smile. Uhm, well, when a wolf is born, they are very small. Just like you were very small when you were born. And when mama was born, she was also very small, but uhm, longer ago. He was pretty sure that must be hard to follow, but he wasn't sure how else to explain it. He needed to take a step back to explain pregnancy, but Eljay wasn't quite sure how to get all the way there.

After a short pause, he tried again. Before wolves are born, a male — like me — and female — like mama — they get together and do something together that only adults do. You'll learn about it when you're older. That makes puppies grow in the female's belly, until they have grown enough to come out into the world. The growing is called pregnancy. The moment they come out can sometimes be complicated, and that is the birth. A midwife helps women with the birth. He hoped that it all made sense. Maybe not all of it did right now, but hopefully it'd plant some seeds towards understanding it later.