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the zeta shook her head. "no. is for you. need all meat to make milk." she understood the hungry demands of a newly made mother, and had considered it a point of pride to have helped in keeping many larders full for arlette's desire. she took one nip of the haunch out of politeness, listening to the plantwolf speak.

surprise flickered in the sunflower eyes. "you want me near baby?" muskrat asked, quelling the urge to lift her chin in incredulity. there was much friendliness between she and arlette and arric, but she only been truly named among them for a short while.

still, her face illustrated delight in the idea. "arric good man. how many pups you have together?"