Moonspear Shiver to that broken beat

pelts. herbs. flowers. he kept these things in mind, motioning nasamik closer into the crook of his arm.
at last he reached a warm paw and touched the soft swell of her belly. 
he was not ready. and yet something came to lodge along the back of his mind. 
"this will be a good place to raise them?" he asked, meaning respect toward the mother of his children to come.