She could feel them kicking! They moved! Ruri couldn't wait to show Heath. She'd woken up later than him, as always, for he was up at the crack of dawn to go to the stables. But she had to share this with him! This was just too cool. For the longest time she'd worried that the growing weight and size of her belly had been for naught, but they were okay! The pups were alive and kicking! That phrase really meant something! She was so excited that she'd almost left Soleil behind in her haste to get to the stables. However, she had calmed herself, somewhat, and now she and her cat were walking into the stables.
Soleil took his spot in rafters of the large stable building while Ruri searched for her mate. She could not smell him in the building, though she could recognize the distinct smell of Heath's horses Lumiere, Soucis, and her horse Stark. So, without hesitation she walked to the other side of the barn, closer to the pastures and called out, "Heath! Come here I've got something to show you!" Her nightingale's voice rang out sweetly over the grassy, horse-filled meadows surrounding the stables. Hopefully the Marshal would hear her excitement and come find her. She just had to let him feel their pups moving. At her call the little life-forms had stirred, seemingly in recognition of their mother's voice, sending Ruri into a giggling fit. This was just so exciting. All of the morning sickness, exhaustion and aching feet was worth it for this moment. Of course, Ruri was never one to complain, but it was foolish for her to deny that pregnancy was hard on her. The fact that something so amazing had happened today was one of the many good parts about being pregnant, though.
With her call finished, the lautari headed towards the pasture fence, near the entrance to the barn to give some attention to the large, pale beast that had just come trotting up at her call to greet her. She recognized Stark immediately as he came up to her. She had not ridden him with Heath since getting pregnant, but she had made sure to visit him often so that he did not miss her too much. Now, with one hand cradling her belly and one hand stroking Stark's velvety nose, Ruri awaited the love of her life, to let him get his first chance to touch his children, so to speak.