Redtail Rise bon-bon

screams splay her ears backward as the third pup, @Redd, bursts her way into the world. Ashlar does what she ought to have done; she still stares upon the trio as if they are alien lifeforms—

and more? still more?

no. what she thinks is another baby is just her placenta, oozing out beneath her haunches in quiet completion.

three, then. three strong warriors for the Rise. she's done her job.

why isn't she happy?

she's tired. Avicus puts her head upon her forepaws, face devoid of feeling. she'll let Ashlar handle the rest, cleaning them up and guiding them to her teats and all that.

she couldn't care less.