Noctisardor Bypass raunkova

Kikimora accepted bath time without complaint, and padded after Heda as she led the cubs beyond the den's threshold into the open. As the pups grew, their whelping burrow was beginning to feel rather cramped; she was glad to be spending more time outside each day.

The sun on her face seemed to fuel her, and joyfully the littlest of Druid's brood took herself on a swift lope around the clearing. She paused here and there to sniff at small flowers or observe insects, though it was the approach of an unfamiliar figure that ceased her curiosity in nature's offerings.

The Den Mother swept forward, cautious. Kikimora understood the change in her body language and slunk closer to her guardian, her tail tucked.