Northstar Vale rhythm

15 days — 24 days: Transitional
They may stand and begin walking. Wolf pups are surprisingly steady on their feet once they are able to stand!

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Vocalization: Whining, growling, whimpering, first attempts at howling, light babbling.

the morning was the coldest she had known, even tucked alongside her siblings and parents. any breezes from the outside world would spur her to cry. the world was changing fast around her.

it had seemed that way ever since she had begun to see the shapes of her family.

when another cold gust came this time, she did none other than attempt to howl at it. different than the babbling she did for morning singing. different than the cries of hunger or exhaustion.

she was also attempting...something else, but she could not be sure what exactly it was that her legs wished to do.

Zulema did not know the cold, only familiar with the warmth her family offered. Yet, this morning was met with crisp air. The cool gusts of wind caused her siblings to cry, and Zulema responded with her own whimpering. She dragged herself forward on wobbly legs, not yet standing but seeking warmth.

sorry this is so short! ^-^

her legs shifted under her. a new sensation, in the physical way. what they did next seemed to be instinct.

she stood!

she tried to find her sister next, knowing no sibling or parent would ever be too far from her. yet although she stood steady on her newfound ability, it was a whole other thing to begin moving. so she offered soft sounds, needy and impatient.

Zulema had heard her sisters excited sounds, watching her traverse across her short distance. Little Zulema felt just as prompted to move, but her new found ability was wobbly, stumbling and falling down her short distance. Yet, she kept trying, her excited squeals and yips filling there air as well. With that, she was walking, not very well but it was start!

<3

she found a steadiness quicker than expected. nature would be to thank for that, so zosime provided further encouragement, toddling towards her sister.

then she aimed to nose her along with encouraging snuffling sounds of delight.

briefly she wondered where their brother was. had he begun to join them yet in this moment?