Bearclaw Valley take me to the jungle

COMIN IN HOT.. and late. oop

laurel had told indra the night prior her plans to shift the densite -- it was a welcome change, for the old den was well at capacity. each of the pups save merrick had grown exponentially -- and indra, tired as she was, looked forward to their reactions to their new digs.

after talking to laurel that night, indra realized that would leave her and @Merrick alone. he was still quite small, but he needed the socialization of the other puppies, and indra quite frankly needed laurel. she had decided then she would go with them, with merrick -- the move might be hard on him and certainly sooner than she had envisioned, but he had no competition for her milk, and she was confident he would adjust... eventually.

carrying merrick then gingerly, indra left the den and arrived in time to see laurel eject a protesting wyatt from the den. she placed merrick carefully down and watched as nunataq flanked lucas -- and caught marten glance behind his back as if searching for something. she did not catch that he was looking for her, though she affectionately pulled close to the pups to give each a tender nudge in greeting should they allow it.