Dragoncrest Cliffs It holds me tight, this sorrow

Some part of her worried how her children might respond when they found out that they would have siblings. They did not know their father, nor would the father of these pups ever be around, either, but this was the way of things in Sapphique. And Etienne fit perfectly with them- he understood what those movements meant, and that it was a thing to be celebrated. His request surprised her lightly, but she smiled and nosed his cheek. 

"If die be what you want, we can make it so. 
I....Will 'ave to warn you, though,
dat not all births are easy to see,
an' sometimes, dere be emergencies.
But I trust you would give me excellent care, so-
if you really want to, den you may be dere."