Sun Mote Copse paradise

She smiled and chuffed, realizing she'd possibly caught him by surprise by immediately tossing up the idea of eating, but he seemed ready enough for it, as she assumed he would be. After all- what wolf would turn down a hunting invitation from a wolf who needed to eat for not only themselves, but for their unborn children as well? Eljay was a sympathetic fellow- and she knew he'd be game to help her find something to eat- hopefully something big enough that they could both share in the spoils. Before they could even head off together, he addressed what she considered might have been a sensitive topic for him to talk about...An elephant in the womb, pun absolutely intended. 

"Thanks, Eljay," She said. And she might have been more proud and boastful the previous year, before either of them had lost their mates...She felt it was better to be more modest. He probably had mixed feelings, seeing that the other widow in the pack had taken a new mate, and had begun to grow their family again. True, they had both lost loved ones- and Niamh, like Eljay, missed her deceased mate every day...There was absolutely no replacing him, and she was lucky to have both of her children present to remind her of the legacy of love he had left behind. But they were different wolves- there was no possible way to compare the way his grief felt to the way her grief felt, nor was there any reason to try and judge one for taking longer to 'move on' than the other. It had simply happened, for Niamh- and with someone that she had known for quite some time. 

"I think it's goin' fine so far...Though I feel like I'm showing more, earlier, than I did last year, so...I dunno. I either got super fat babies growin' or more'n two, this year," She surmised. "I just hope I don't go as late as I did last year, that was -miserable,-" She complained, and without realising it, had slipped the ptero sign in to accentuate her agony. "S'far as I know, I just gotta keep feedin' myself as much as possible, so I won't turn away any surprise meals," She said, with a small grin. "You think Spring's on its way yet, or do you figure we're gonna get another snowstorm 'fore winter goes away?" She asked.