Boartusk Heights [b] te sueño despierta

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it came first like a whisper that reyna didn't hear. she woke in a sweat to see the last moments of sun, yet she sat still, frozen. it took a moment for the queen's shriek of agony to announce that the first children were coming. only @Paloma was permitted to witness her birth, commanded so by the belligerent woman, and the chamber was closed off.
reyna remembers quickly being adjusted and comforted by the sole maid, and then being told to push. she strains with all of her might to bring her children, her heirs, to the world.
and now, she must choose which deserve to stay in it.

she reawakens on a freshly prepared pelt, and while throbs of pain still ran in tandem with her heartbeat, she could finally see the six little bodies wriggling like maggots against her belly. they yearned for milk, but reyna denies it when suddenly lifting herself from bed. they must've already drank while she lay asleep, she clicks her tongue at the thought. though her legs tremble and her vision swirls, reyna continues her duty. thoroughly, any imperfections are scanned for: mutations, weakness, size, etc. she watched as they bumped into and fought against each other in search for milk with such vigor. all except for two. a shiver sneaks into the chamber. for a moment, she hesitates, staring at the small pair but knew what must be done.
the runts are smaller, frailer than their siblings, their blood and will to survive weak. so quickly the two weak links are separated from the rest, and her voice is a whisper as reyna refers quietly to paloma. her eyes heavy, her mane frazzled, but the queen sharpens as she prepares her order.
..take them, drown them in the river, or drop them off the ravine.. just.. she strains, even speaking hurt the new mother. kill them. and if any are to ask, they were born dead. in girlhood, she was trained that she must choose only one heir, and kill the rest. so this decision is a mercy to her four chosen. she places the runts into the skin of the rabbit that flaithri had given to her, something pricking her eye as the pelt smothers their continued cries for a mother they'll never have. the pelt is handed off to paloma, and reyna wipes the memory of the children with one dab to clean her eyes, and returns to those that remain.

only after she watches paloma leave with the children and return with an empty pelt does reyna then accept visitors to watch the christening, though she doesn't bother calling for nivis. cradling those that passed her test, she counts the bodies that now suckle at her belly. three pale, one dark. all the most promising children. the ghost of a woman sat still, reeling from pain before continuing her duty. her first blessing is given to the dark cub and the sole boy of this litter, licking his body to wipe him of the filth that reminded her he had come from a mortal and not a god.
@Vincent.. she declares gently, encouraging visitors to come closer with a bob of her head. the rest were her daughters, pale as the moon. she blesses the second daughter the one that most resembles her. @Valeria. the queen purred, amused at the sight. the other two were close, but not quite. she brought forth the one whose heart burns a crimson flame, deciding her as third born. @Candela.. and.. the last girl with the hints of black that stained her pale coat. @Nymphora.
only with their names and pecking order declared does reyna finally settle and rest her eyes.

pls let paloma, and then the babies post first! afterwards, cameos are encouraged.

AN: this is not the actual birth order. the real order would've been valeria, nymphora, vincent, candela.
atm, its most likely middle of the night.