Neverwinter Forest Is crua a cheannaíonn an droim an bolg.

Anyone with access to the puppies! Maybe other puppies? I wanna be more active with this smol bean. Slight pp of @Kaskara, I hope its ok!

The little girl was asleep next to her siblings, nestled in close to mom. She was dreaming, but like all thoughts of her first few months, the dream would not stick in her mind for long. There was nothingness in her dream. Not the ominous nothingness one might expect from a frightened child, but the ethereal kind; the weightlessness, the detatchment, a sense of roaming softness — all of which was cut short when the sound of a gurgling stomach came bursting through the serenity of the moment. Eimear woke with a start because of that noise, the strange cacophony that pealed out of Kaskara's belly and indicated her own hunger. 

Eimear mumbled something—empty sounds, a mix of gurgles and whines—and shifted away from the sound, pushing with her little paws as if that would save her from it. She managed to upright herself, uproot rather, and flop useless and off-balance upon her siblings. With their movements she was properly brought to the waking world, and then she rolled off of them, landing on her tiny bean paws, which she used to march away from the warmth of the body pile; she marched as well as a babe her size could, with legs that didn't quite listen to the impulses in her brain. All the while she was murmuring noises to herself like a crotchety old woman.

Kieran had been laying in the front of the den, looking in from the outside, when he watched his little daughter get away from her mother's growling stomach. His heart clenched at the sound, but he couldn't help the smile that graced his face as she waddled away. He chuffed at her gently and pushed his head and shoulders into the den, particles of light dancing through the gaps to make patterns on the floor.

Cad é an t-ábhar ar mo chailín beag? Ní maith liom na fuaimeanna?

The nothingness around her was comforting. It was colder, but she didn't mind that. The whole den was warmed by the many bodies inside, and the sunlight filtering in from outside, so there was no real chill to be held in her bones. She waddled and wandered, insistent that the world know of the travesty that was her mother's gurgling stomach; and when her father wedged himself inside, she peered up at him. He was only a foggy smudge to her new eyes, but she saw the darkness of his mouth moving, and heard the jumbled noises he was making, and Eimear got a little louder. Once she ws nearer to him she tried to hobble her way as close as she could, and continued to babble. She managed to lift up on her tiny hind legs, but only for a second - and was falling, rolling, sprawling out, within the next few. The disturbed dust drifted around her while she lay belly-up like a turtle, murmuring her oohs and awws when the light beamed across her face.

Kaskara laughed softly as Kieran stuck his head in. Eimear was clearly upset that her mother's stomach was empty, and Kaskara had to agree. This starvation was terrible, but at least she got some food. Eshe did, too, now that she was pregnant. She didn't like the idea of the others not eating, but it was what was best for the pack as a whole. Kas's gaze turned from her husband to her babes, and kissed each one on the head, before turning back to Kieran to watch him interact with their daughter.

Kieran's heart jumped in his throat as his little daughter fell and sprawled at his feet. But soon enough a chuckle took it's place as she cooed at the light. He shifted and moved so that he was nearer her and he nuzzled the side of her face gently and licked her small cheek. She was the size of his paw, and he couldn't quite get over that the little ball of fur at his feet, was one of his own children.

He tickled her belly with his nose and spoke softly. 'ey wee lassy. chucker yer loike de light? innit juicy.Go hálainn

The big blob spoke, and the sounds permeated the air and sank in to her ears, but that was about all they did. She heard the noises but did not seem to pay any attention to them otherwise. Instead, the little one was more interested in the strange glow that was cast across her vision; it stung, but not at first. It made the blobs turn bright and sharp, and then everywhere she looked there were streaks of flourescent color, and no amount of blinking would erase them. She squawked at this discovery and decided the light was filled with hurt. It was warm though, so her struggles to escape it were weak, and she eventually settled on trying to grab at the bright specks of dust with her tiny mouth, hopping and kicking and pawing and chewing at whatever was within reach.

Feel free to skip over me if needed. She's just over here cuddling and watching. :P

Kaskara watched her daughter and husband interact, and her heart swelled with pride and joy. She had never imagined she'd love being a mother as much as she did. In fact, she needed to speak to her brother, to step down from her duties for a while to tend to her children. Once they were older, she'd happily step up to beta again, but for now she wanted to spend time with her children and learn the ins and outs of their personalities. She sat with three of her children as they suckled or slept, and watched her husband and their daughter with a smile.

Kieran turned his head as his little daughter jumped at the light. Kieran reached a paw forward and rolled her gently to the side. Playing with her allowing her to jump and bite his own paws in the hope to help her learn to be a hunter, or anythign really. As long as they were happy, he was happy for them too. He hoped he wouldn't scare her, he had tried to move slowly and not handle her roughly. It was harder for him to be as gentle as possible, given his size.

OK to fade here? Its pretty old, my bad!

She tussled with her father's paw and whatever else was presented to her, but before long the little girl grew tired. Her bites and nips were weak to begin with, as she was so small and new, but eventually she didn't even bother opening her mouth to try and grab at anything; she had her paws wrapped around the nearest object and was pecking at it like a bird. Then, as a new sensation crawled up from the pit of her belly and up her throat, Eimear felt her mouth open without her wanting it to, and out came a great big yawn! It was a very satisfying but strange experience. Following this her eyes began to droop, and within moments she was asleep on her back.