Redsand Canyon Stars are born in litters.

Oooh, have a fun workout! :D

She missed Maxim’s question entirely, focusing on the shuddering along her flanks and the absolutely excruciating booty daggers that followed. They caused Towhee to inhale sharply and let out a wholly uncharacteristic whimper.

Fuck me, she whispered through clenched teeth, this is almost as bad as labor. I should probably try to head back to the pad. Her eyes flicked to her partner’s face, her own drawn into tight lines, though the tension relaxed somewhat as the pain began to fade.

She couldn’t exactly hustle, though she picked up her feet and began to move northward, back in the direction of Mereo’s housing. Towhee tried to pace herself and do some breathing exercises as she went, so she didn’t notice the sky over the treetops beginning to darken ominously. And, of course, she didn’t hear the distant rumble of thunder.

But when lightning threw the woods into sharp relief, Towhee paused to look upward. The world had grown very dim and a strong wind began to pick up, rustling through the leaves overhead. The first of what would likely be many raindrops splattered right in her eye, causing her to grunt and lower her head, marching onward toward shelter.