Emberwood satellite

Realised Pukei is 22 months so figured I can squeak out a confused heat post hehe – no conception, though! But your character is welcome to notice her scent

Although she had no idea when Arlette's pups were due, she had to guess they would arrive any day now, judging by the size of the woman's ginormous middle. So Pukei had stayed close to Swiftcurrent's land, keen to meet the newborns and to be of assistance to the Beta pair. She ventured out only to collect herbs to keep the stocks full and to pick up any trinkets along the way for her own den. Lately, she herself had felt a strange urge to nest, though chalked it up to her having finally found a pack in which she could establish a little place to call her own.

The feeling, however, grew in intensity until she found herself one day pacing, unable to focus on anything but the scent of Swiftcurrent's male members. Vaguely, she remembered her mother telling her something that would happen to her as the weather warmed each year, though she had thought nothing of it. Until now.

Swiftly, as if charged by electricity, Pukei escaped Swiftcurrent to clear her head, hoping a change of scenery was all she needed. Was she sick? Or had been lazing around too much and needed to get out? Or maybe she was just hungry. Yeah.

She travelled towards a shaded aspen woodland, immediately picking up on the scent of a squirrel. Her legs spurred into action as if on their own accord, and Pukei began to race, uncaring as to whether she caught the critter or not. She just wanted this weirdness to stop and she would run until it did so.