Esmeralda and Ares. Aside from the well being of her pack, her pups were now the center of her world, eye to eye with the rest of her family. But the rest of her family could take care of themselves - could sustain themselves and protect themselves - while her new, beautiful pups could not. So helpless and weak yet - she was certain that they would grow into strong, healthy adults, but as of now, they were so tiny she could hold them in her hands.
She was well away from the water's edge, enough so that her pups could not fall in. Not that they were able to in any case - Skye had a close eye on them, and they could not travel far. They were barely two weeks old, and had just opened their eyes, their beautiful eyes - teal and olive green. She watched them as they stared at the soft grass they sat upon, touching it with their soft, new paws and exploring the world around them.
She loved them, she did. But she was still hollow, still controlled by the wall blocking her mind from the rest of her. She stared at her pups, almost blankly, almost as if she was not inside her body. It was strange, the drastic change; it did not stop her from fighting, from training to protect her entire family, but the look in her eyes was not all there.
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