Verdigris Ravine 'tis time that i fare from you

Being vague answering Talisman because the game rules dictate only 4 surviving pups allowed per litter

Oh, said S'ari, waggling her head vaguely side to side, it depends on things. How much food is available, mostly. If a pack cannot support many more mouths, the womb seems to understand this, and only a few are born. Or even only one.

His second question did not faze her, either. The Tribe holds all romantic relationships and feelings as equal. You may take one mate, or two, or five, or you may have none at all. As long as all are willing and consensual, this is all that matters. She smiled, then her smile fell and she looked at him sharply. And they cannot be children. Such a thing is horrid and not tolerated here. All must be of breeding age. This was, perhaps, the first time she had ever spoken sharply to a member of the Tribe. She did not often bare her fangs at her own, but this point had to be made, and she had to prove that breaking this rule would result in dire consequences.