Redtail Rise third,

She slept for a time after, not knowing Mountain Boulder had not come inside. The extent of her exhaustion was clear enough from her loud snores, though she woke when one of the cubs fussed. Pushing them again to her belly to latch, she observed them for a moment to be sure this was the answer to that particular cry before looking around her. 

New Snow could smell Mountain Boulder, and her tail beat the earth gently. A little louder now, thanks to some rest, New Snow called for him to come inside to be the first to look upon their brood. Looking down again, she counted the cubs once more and indeed, there were three. It seemed a good thing, though still surprising! But she was not displeased. Two sons and a daughter, she happily noted, and her gaze shifted to find that of her mates.