Anu had met each of her son's stepping stones with a small amount of insecurity. Their birth had been a emotional time, and as they grew she found that her worrying did not stop. But she knew that forever she would wish for the best for each of them. Alder took up so much of her attention, as she worried for him the most. It was nice to have some time with Cypress, to lavish compliments and to see that he had come to adulthood without fail. He hugged her and she hugged him back with a squeeze. I'm always so proud of you. She whispered back to him, the love in her voice as apparent as winter's cold.
Anu stepped back, her cheeks lightly moistened by stray tears and when she heard his voice her eyes looked to the face of her brick hued boy. Her emotions were still very unruly and she knelt down to bring her arms around the neck of the large wolf with another tight squeeze. Oak. She said, her nose touching his forehead in the normal motion that the mother gave to each of her children when she saw them. It brought his scent back to her, making his presence ever so real. You boys are growing so fast. She said, looking up to the two legged wolf and then back to the burly red male. It was true, though neither were as large as Alder they were still far bigger then she and it was hard for her not to think of them as the small creatures that had fit in the palms of her hands.
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