Stavanger Bay (fall in, fall out, fall along)

Doe doesn't miss the disgusted look on her daughter's face. A sly smile flashes over her features, and she ducks her head to press an affectionate kiss to the girl's cheek, amused to no end by her reaction. Doe had known that she would not think it a pleasant thing even if she could see past it to the wonder. And, of course, the wonder was not absent, either.

A tiny frown works its way onto her face at the girl's question. She hadn't realized that Qilaq did not know she was adopted - there were days when Doe forgot it herself. For a moment, she thinks about lying, but she knows that there's no guaruntee they can keep the truth from her.

"I did not bear you," Doe said gently, licking her cheek once more. "But though you grew in someone else's belly, you have grown in my heart. So I wanted to ask you something - A den mother loves all cubs of the pack, no matter where they come from. The name of a den mother is Amayo. A mother, though, loves the cubs that are hers, and the name of a mother is Mama.

"Qilaq," said Doe, attempting to catch the girl's gaze, "I love you as a mother does. I have always loved you this way. If it pleases you, you may call me Mama like the cubs that will come."