Swiftcurrent Creek [m] Welcome to the world, not-so-little ones

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@Arric. Pack members welcome to make cameo. Pups will be tagged!

The last few days were a bit of a haze for the pale healer. She was rather exhausted and spend time in the den sleeping or resting. The weight of her belly was painful on her back and she wasn't too keen on moving. She noticed that her body was preparing for the birth. She knew better than the fight it. The female went along with it all. The only thing she went to do for preparation was to gather any of the herbs she might need during birth. It had been completely exhausting and she was glad the pups hadn't decided to make an appearance that night. The restlessness started a day later. As placid she had been before that was how restless she was now. She couldn't get comfortable in any position. She would get up, lie down again, get up, and then lie down.

The familiar pinch of pain shot through her. Her ears flattened against her skull and gritted her teeth. She had not missed the feeling, but she had litters before. The woman knew that this was all part of it. The part she had warning Arric for. She rubbed her face against the dirt floor of the den in agony. She tried to breathe through it. A hiss leaving her lips. Arlette relaxed a little when the pain slowly moved away. The woman with her nose to the small pile of lavender. Wanting to calm herself by smelling that, distracting herself from the pain. Only moments later another contraction went through her body. She pushed herself up again, to shift position but when she did her water broke. Okay, they were really coming today. They're coming. She tried to gather her herself and willed herself to stay calm.

She shot Arric a look though, because if he was going to panic and cause chaos she would kick him out. She went to lie down again. Arlette was excited to meet her children, but she was genuinely curious how many were in there. She was not sure what she favored; less children but large ones or a lot more pups and smaller. Her breathing had picked up, which she tried to slow once more. Another contraction came and she tried to push with it. Arlette winced. It was never fun this part, but she just tried to think how much in love she was going to be later. A whine escaped with the pain. She tried to push but it almost felt as if it wasn't working. Unfortunately for the female it was a whole hour of this going through those contractions without much process. She realized that things weren't going as smoothly for her when she reached the end of the second hour. She would get up, circle, try again, get up, circle, try again, get up, try to relax, then get up, try again. She slumped against the ground once more as a fierce contraction went through her body. Being completely into the zone, she cried out as she pushed. Movement. She realized instantly that this pup was large. She huffed, knowing that time was of the essence.

Arlette pushed. Shit! She growled. She couldn't really remember it being this difficult the last time around. The woman never really cursed but if there was a moment, this would be a good one. She curled her toes and gathered the courage to push again. She winced, followed by a huff of frustration. There was also a mild panic starting in her gut. What if his pups were too big for her? No. She shouldn't think like that. She tried again but with little movement. Fuck, Arric, she hissed at him, shooting him a bit of a glare. The red color of her eyes weren't really helping, probably giving much more of a murderous look than she really intended. At least the build up anger was working, as she pushed again something seemed to shift. She groaned in pain. Her body continued to work, and with another push or two she felt that panic she did have fade away. She gathered her breath and with another try she was relieved to feel at one pup was out. But Arlette, well she was completely exhausted already. Her sides heaving, trying to catch her breath. Normally she would jump up to meet the pup but currently she just couldn't. She felt a little nauseous and dizzy.

As Arlette caught her breath, a dark colored pup lay behind her. It was a behemoth of a child. It was clear why the female had such struggles with birthing the pup. The sack around the pup was luckily already partly broken. Even with the pup still wet, it was clear he was back in color. When one of the parents would further inspect the child it was much a father's son. A boy with the same marking as his father. What... is it? Can... Can you.. look?, she asked Arric.