Northstar Vale Wanna be a man? Then,

Lessons learned harshly after her second litter, the one in which Chaudry came into the world, had made Viskani all too fast to react when in the presence of her young children. She never slept too deeply, the sound of a leaf dropping to the ground able to wake her.

Lifting her head at the sound of pawsteps she had expected it to be Seal, or maybe @Noctaryn if she allowed her thoughts to drift to something more exciting. But when it was Chaudry who entered her sights instead, she almost jumped. He really had grown into his father's silhouette, and the light of the falling sun behind him did no favours.

Releasing a breath, her tail covered the back end of Chandra unconciously. What is it, Petit? You have children to attend to as well, yes? She knew of his litter, but with her and Pala's due dates so close had not been able to visit.

She wished he would not be so stoic. The consistently neutral expression grew unsettling after a while.