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For once, both Den Mothers were awake while all six of the pups slept peacefully. Druid would’ve said they were unoccupied, though she was rather preoccupied with the stinging in her mouth and the terrible aching in her elbow. They were concerning for other reasons beyond the physical sensations themselves, though Druid only had so much bandwidth.

When Heda spoke her name, she slowly climbed to all threes and hobbled to the den’s entrance. Ignoring the aching sockets in her gums that caused her entire muzzle to feel tender to the touch, she nuzzled her sister’s cheek. Unlike Witch, Heda was really here… and Druid knew she needed her to be more present too.

Heda… something happened, she said quietly, ignoring the urge to cover her split lip and the gaps in her teeth, mostly because she didn’t have a spare paw for it.