She wasn't starting to show very much yet, only midway through the pregnancy, but she could feel the extra weight. It felt like her skin was stretching down, too, hanging there, even though she hadn't gained a lot of weight yet. She wondered what it would be like trying to raise them by herself, but shook her head. She wouldn't really be by herself...she had the pack, along with the support of her friends. Savina and Lucifer would help her, she knew it.
Her head lifted when she heard her name, her bruised neck muscles protesting. Her tail wagged back and forth, sweeping along the ground behind her as Iskata approached, green eyes bright. She hadn't seen her mother for a while, but had heard rumors about a new pack to the southeast of them, along the coast.
"Hey, Mama." To everyone else she would be the leader, the strong female that they could look up to...but with Iskata she could slip back into her old mannerisms, dropping the leader-mask and putting up the daughter one. It was easier to be the daughter.
"How have you been? I wanted to come and see you, but you live so far away"
