Lion Head Mesa sphinx

she did her best, under such dutiful care, to bounce back. yet still there was an exhaustion that loomed and she wondered if this was merely life now. more often than not her eyes remained shut, the children her only concern and she stirred only for them.

but today came ramesses.

carefully, she settled a calm look on handsome features. his words as comforting as they were jarring. she struggled to think of the newborns as anything beyond that.

yet now she gently scooped up a slumbering boy, settling him before her forepaws. he squirmed briefly, a few disgruntled sounds.

he's strong. this she only knew by doctor observation of their health, but it felt important to declare.