Moonspear quaking forest

Seal passed her mom a worried and empathetic look with a weak smile when her cough began to act up again. Yet, Meerkat assured her daughter she could continue and so the pair began their descent to the lowlands.

The cadence of Seal’s gait was bouncy with anticipation. The hellcat had not snuffed her love of exploration, though she always needed a buddy.

Then, her face grew wide with shock. The story of her mother’s birth surprised Seal! “How… how’s that possible?” she gasped. “I remember before Acrux an’ Maggak were born… Sialuk an’ Elentari’s bellies were round, though they only had one bairn each,” she observed. “How could you not ken you’re with child?”

The notion scared Seal a little! Could women become spontantiously pregnant?

She slipped into a thoughtful silence. Then, she asked, “do you think…. I will have children someday, too?”