Whitebark Stream overworked and underwhelmed

Daylily nodded, feeling terrible for Bhediya. If this was what pregnancy was like, she wondered if it was really worth it. That was a terrible thought and Day took it back immediately; it was a miracle of the Lord and Lady to bear pups, the future generation. She would love to have the honor one day…

The yearling saw that Bhediya was falling asleep and she got up as quietly as she could and slipped away, not wanting to disturb the exhausted mother-to-be.

[Exit. End.]