Redhawk Caldera Little Eden

"Awwwwwwwwwwwww!" He breathed quietly as he stepped into the soft bedding where the pups were nestled, still warm in their tangled up embrace. They made soft little sounds, and occasionally would flick their tongue out over their little pugged nose, or would squirm against a sibling only to settle up against or on them in a position that looked like it had to be uncomfortable. He looked from one to the next as Towhee pointed out the two boys- a dark brown one and a sandy one- and then he looked to the two girls who were not only impossible to tell apart, but impossible to tell where one pup began and the other ended, being all snuggled up. He circled around them and then curled up so that his sturdy legs framed their little nest, and they could get warmth from his belly. 

"Oh Towhee, they're beautiful," He breathed, but she had already stepped out of the den. He was a bit surprised- he wanted to ask questions about how their birth had gone, about their father, and about how each pup had begun to act but it made total sense too that she might instead want a bit of time alone. He chuckled softly, and calmly, carefully began to fuss gently over each pup. Even just the smell of pups was almost intoxicating, and made him wish that someday, he might have some of his own that he could fuss over. Fortunately, though, it seemed Towhee had already welcomed him as a nanny, and he breathed a happy sigh as he spent some time snuggling with the newest additions to the pack.