Bloom

She had thought about this moment for a long time, considered all the things that could happen. There was never going to be a guarantee that their pups would be safe and healthy. There was always the possibility that things would go wrong. But that would be the case no matter how long they waited. She looked him in the eyes, noticing his shaking.

"There will always be the chance that things will go wrong, no matter who hard we try to make everything work out." she replied quietly, looking down at the cave floor before looking back up at him. "But I think that they would have a pretty good chance of being safe as well. I think we should do this." she said, giving him a look that was full of hope, a small smile on her lips. This would be the start of a long, hard road, but she was sure it was worth it.