Moonspear the minor fall, the major lift

Four babes rested beside her, and Hydra surveyed them all. They had insatiable appetites, each of them, and Hydra would let them have their fill as they needed it. When she needed to relieve herself, she had Alya or Lyra to watch over them; she felt them safe, and secure, and was relieved to have them both here with her. 

At present she watched one of her cubs mosey away from her. Hydra was quick to foil their plans, ever unamused by these attempts, and pulled the tawny child–a girl–nearer to her. Dirge’s lookalike seemed similar to him in more ways than one for her wandering spirit, but was otherwise content to rest near her mother and harass her brothers (and they repaid her in kind).