Blackfeather Woods you've got to ste[m] the evil tide

When Maegi entered the whelping den this morning, she did so with a purpose.

Get up, she said coldly to @Parvati, nudging the woman in an effort to get her on her paws. We're going for a walk. Without waiting on the other wolf, she swung away, hobbling toward the entrance again. The taste of freshly regurgitated meat was hot and sour on her tongue; it tasted like liberation.

She had fed the children, then left them with @Moonshadow, so that they could play with the other pups. When she departed that scene, @Sobek and @Anansi were engaged in some sort of contest, while @Sakhmet watched her leave. Maegi would be back soon enough. She promised.

The Nona craned her neck to glare at Parvati, eyes as dark and cold as could be. Hurry up! she snapped, lips snapping hard and tight together on the last consonant. Let's go. The woman wasn't moving fast enough. She never did. For all she was a snake, Parvati was a slow one at that.

But it would soon be over. Today was the day.

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