Swiftcurrent Creek my whole heart

Truthfully, a part of Paarthurnax had worried that Bazi might feel disheartened by the news of her to-be litter. The yearling came to her several months ago to discuss the changes of one's body that came with pregnancy, and Bazi made no attempts to hide her desire to be a mother. But to see her expression light up at the mere mention of Paar's unborn brood let her shoulders sag in relief, and her feathery tail resumed its content swaying as the younger wolfess moved in to inspect her swelling flank.

What she said made happy tears well in her copper eyes, and she dipped her crown to affectionately brush the tip of her nose to her companion's snout. "When I first realised," she started, her voice laced heavily with emotion, "that I was pregnant, I was devastated that you could not be a part of their lives." She looked Bazi in the eye then, and smiled. "But now I am here, and you are here. And I can't wait for you to meet them."