Swiftcurrent Creek my whole heart

Bazi's eyes swelled to the size of two blue saucers. "Oh my freakin' stars - you're pregnant?" She shuffled back to stare at Paarthurnax's frame beneath her thick, glossy winter coat. In her excitement to see her friend, Bazi had scarcely noticed that yes, there was an unusual roundness to the woman's belly and hips. Paarthurnax was pregnant. Super-pregnant and ready to pop, or so Bazi hoped, otherwise.. how big were you expected to get?

Despite the context of the revelation, a huge smile spread across the younger wolf's face. She tip-toed forward again, pressing her nose against the spot just behind Paarthurnax's elbow. "Hello, tiny Swiftcurrent babies!" she whispered, "You've got the best momma in the world, because she sacrificed herself for your sake, and now you'll have a happy family and whole pack to look after you."

Here, the little Arctic girl raised her head to look the desert female straight in the eyes. "You're not awful. If he wasn't good enough for you, he won't be good enough for your babies." She didn't ask for details; Paarthurnax would volunteer them when and if she felt the need. Bazi had simply never taken to Shadow, and she trusted that gut instinct unquestionably.