Deepwood Weald Ahead by a Century

welcome to the world, BÉBÉS!

She dreamt of an owl, and stared into its two gleaming, amber eyes. It stared back into hers, and unfurled its great wings as it hovered miraculously in mid-air. Shimmering, iridescent, its feathers ruffled on an invisible breeze and like dust lifted by a sweeping hand, the shimmering pulsed and collected, and formed figures on each of the owl’s wings. 

She saw faces that she did not know; four on one wing, and two on another. Slowly, they came into focus, and she thought she recognized the features of the pair on the right wing. The owl’s wings beat; and the pair disappeared. 

For some reason, she felt despair, in spite of the fact that she had no idea who those wolves were. 

The owl’s wings beat again, and it soared overhead, brushing past her shoulder only to pivot and with a screech, sink its talons into her abdomen. 

Simbelmyne screamed in surprise as she awoke, feeling the muscles deep in her belly clench and shudder. ”@Dutch!” She blurted his name, and gritted her teeth together to get herself through the prolonged clenching of muscles. She grunted as it passed, and began to dig at the bedding within her den.

It was time! Her heart thudded wildly. But as sudden as the contraction had come, it had past- leaving in its wake her heightened heartbeat and a feeling of general anxiety. What should she do? When would the next one happen? What if something went wrong?

”I don’t know how to do this,” She pleaded with him. ”Don’t leave!” She added hastily; she would not have him be away if she needed him to comfort her or worse- put her out of her misery. 

She was over-reacting, of course; but it was her first litter, and while she had seen her sisters give birth before, they had done so with many aunts and sisters and their mother as well, assuring them every step of the way. Suddenly, she reaped the consequences of having been so standoffish; she had no idea who to ask for. 

”Can you call for someone? Someone who can help?” Her mind immediately went to Chakliux’s wives, nearby in Moontide. While she was not close with them, she knew Dutch would feel comfortable asking them for help.