Verdigris Ravine And live my life alone forever now

S'ari studied Candle for a moment, amused. Candle has never been around babies? she guessed. Well. She supposed it was her duty now to tell Candle about children so she wouldn't be completely lost once hers were born. S'ari had never had a litter of her own, either, but she'd seen plenty of babies in the Tribe, and someone had explained all this to her once she'd reached six months of age or so.

They cry and whimper and yowl when they're hungry or afraid. They are born blind and deaf, their eyes closed, their ears tight to the sides of their heads. When they are very young, they must feed every few hours, so mothers are often den-bound for several weeks. S'ari is afraid she and Candle will not sleep well once their sunlings are born. The babes are only quiet when they are asleep or at the teat.