Stone Circle And I will sing a lullaby

His leg is released, but drawn toward her belly where it swelled slightly. He stared with disbelief, watching as with every inhale of breath she took, her sides lifted and fell. He could feel her anxiety, but felt warmth beneath his paw pad when she pulled it to her side. He could faintly feel her heartbeat there, and faint gurgles as well.

Children? His brow lifted. He loved Gunnar’s children, now that he knew what it was to have little siblings. He felt glad that Tauris would have them as well- though he wondered where that would put him. 

Gunnar was his father- and now he had siblings. But Tauris…What would he be to her children? He still did not think of her as a mother, but as something very close- the way he had felt about Bjarna, perhaps…But more possessive. Naturally, he was conflicted.

”Who is father?” He asked tentatively.