09-10-2008, 11:52 PM
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Yay puppies! WC:386
Ehno was aware that Naniko was nearing her time and that soon her puppies would be brightening the faces of the pack members. For the past week he had been standing guard outside of the mansion or pacing around their newly placed borders. This kept him from sitting around and fidgiting anxiously while he waited for the time to come. These tasks helped him feel like he was protecting Naniko, her soon-to-be-born pups, and the pack as a whole, and this gave him great comfort.
This morning, though, on his way out to patrol the nearest borders for a short while, he saw Naniko pacing back and forth. A strange feeling came over him, and he knew that it was going to happen soon. He tossed out his plans for patrols and instead kept watch outside the mansion for a time. After a while, Ehno found himself wandering back upstairs to his room, rearranging furniture every so often before glancing out to see if he could spot Savina and Anu returning from the hunt they had left for earlier that day.
The commotion downstairs almost seemed sudden compared to the relative quiet throughout the day. He heard rushing footsteps and excited voices. Excitedly he rushed down the stairs, joining the ever-growing group that was around for the birth. He kept his distance from the rest of them, not wanting to get in the way. He knew that both Naniko and those helping her through this would need their space. His attention turned to the small pup--Odebeh, wasn't it?--that appeared near Savina and Anu, who seemed to have made it back just in time. He offered the two females a smile, though he didn't know if they'd notice in all the commotion, and took a seat next to the panicking pup. "Don't you worry, Naniko's going to be just fine. She's having puppies, and we're all here to help her through it if she needs it. But right now she's gotta do this on her own. So we just have to be here for her and put on our brave faces right now. Can you do that for her?" He looked down at the pup, hoping to calm him and help him understand what was going on. This had to be terribly confusing for him.
Ehno was aware that Naniko was nearing her time and that soon her puppies would be brightening the faces of the pack members. For the past week he had been standing guard outside of the mansion or pacing around their newly placed borders. This kept him from sitting around and fidgiting anxiously while he waited for the time to come. These tasks helped him feel like he was protecting Naniko, her soon-to-be-born pups, and the pack as a whole, and this gave him great comfort.
This morning, though, on his way out to patrol the nearest borders for a short while, he saw Naniko pacing back and forth. A strange feeling came over him, and he knew that it was going to happen soon. He tossed out his plans for patrols and instead kept watch outside the mansion for a time. After a while, Ehno found himself wandering back upstairs to his room, rearranging furniture every so often before glancing out to see if he could spot Savina and Anu returning from the hunt they had left for earlier that day.
The commotion downstairs almost seemed sudden compared to the relative quiet throughout the day. He heard rushing footsteps and excited voices. Excitedly he rushed down the stairs, joining the ever-growing group that was around for the birth. He kept his distance from the rest of them, not wanting to get in the way. He knew that both Naniko and those helping her through this would need their space. His attention turned to the small pup--Odebeh, wasn't it?--that appeared near Savina and Anu, who seemed to have made it back just in time. He offered the two females a smile, though he didn't know if they'd notice in all the commotion, and took a seat next to the panicking pup. "Don't you worry, Naniko's going to be just fine. She's having puppies, and we're all here to help her through it if she needs it. But right now she's gotta do this on her own. So we just have to be here for her and put on our brave faces right now. Can you do that for her?" He looked down at the pup, hoping to calm him and help him understand what was going on. This had to be terribly confusing for him.