Wheeling Gull Isle I've still got so much love hidden beneath this skin.

Unaware of a new presence lingering close to the Empress' whelping den, Luli failed to understand why the attention on her was so fleeting. She fumed, though only for a moment - too little to have much of an attention span and unable to harbour any real grudge.

Grooming returned to her after a time and Luli relaxed into each careful ministration, finding that she enjoyed her mother's affections. They came little but often, with Huā's attention divided between all four of her brood, so she was content to bask in time with her that was solely her own.