Swiftcurrent Creek Debut

She hadn’t anticipated such a swift advance from that gleam of gold, and even when she recognizes the color of her friend the surprise gives rise to the wintery ridge along her spine.

“Reverie!” She barks frantically, “you’re…” But the words stop short, because tucked within her mouth is a little patch of blonde fur and realization dawns.

“-a mother!” She finishes with a sound halfway between a gasp and a laugh. The little lump is settled safely between her mother’s paws. Reverie is calm, in a way so unlike the anxious girl she’d known before. Was this motherhood’s bequest? That after all her turmoil, Reverie should find peace in her cause? Tauris stares, utterly perplexed, tail twitching, not sure yet what to even think!

“When…?” The question falls off into a shocked silence.