Dawnlark Plains Roses have thorns

 

Even if it seemed silly to introduce himself to her giant stomach he did so with all the tenderness that Catori had come to expect. While she knew Sunny had struggled some with his place in the family, she also knew that he'd truly risen into his own after getting through the turbulent stages of adolescence. She'd never known anyone to make it through smoothly, after all. She laughed when the puppies had kicked and moved, giving several beats of her tail against the ground. "I think so." She admitted. 

"They're stuck listening to me all the time - and your dad has talked to them too." She encouraged. The Sameth-Corten litter came from a long line of story tellers with rich histories and traditions. She was excited to see them born, and even more excited to watch them bond with family. " What's your guess on how many we'll have?" Catori asked with a playful glint in her eyes - she felt so big it'd be twenty at least!