Lion Head Mesa dear heart

for @Racharra !! backdated pre birth but during pregnancy  

she sought her most precious gem, and turned it over in her paw. it was the one the young girl had provided to her, and it was always a comfort—something she would keep forevermore. and with a smile, Toula rose and swept up to find her.
maternal instinct swelled within her in full force now, and though once she had felt protective over the girl now it was something more. Toula knew the affection she bore for the cub was too significant to ignore, and she would not have her girl—her first girl!—ever imagining herself forgotten.
the Pharaoh was not so swift as she once was! pausing to catch her breath in the hall, she bid a fellahin help her at least pinpoint the location of the jewel.