To the Other Side of the Wind

Ralla · 06-15-2011, 11:16 PM

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The voice at first startled Ralla, but all thoughts and feelings were soon replaced by warmth and happiness when she saw the origin of the voice. "Liliana!" she exclaimed, a smile beaming on her face, residual from watching the pups' antics. Curious as to their mother's attention being drawn elsewhere, the twins and Aleu hopped over to her feet and stared at the newcomer, quizzical and unsure. "You're right, it has been a long time. I--" Ralla was cut off mid-sentence as Ahiga stood on his hind legs and leaned on her leg repeatedly, unsteady on still-weak muscle. "Momma, who that?" Alaster stood a little behind Ahiga--curious but yet shy--as Aleu stood even further behind her elder brothers, completely unsure of how to handle the situation. "Yes, Ahiga; this is Liliana. Come and meet her." So saying, Ralla took the steps towards her friend and tribe mate, making sure that all three children were following close behind her.

She noticed the obvious about Lili--that she, too, was pregnant--and felt a swell of happiness for her friend. "Well, I can see that I won't be the only one for long, at least. But it's so good to see you! How was your journey to the Great Tribe?" It had been so long, and even before then it had been rare that Ralla had had the chance to talk frequently with the women since the both of them were often so busy. At least now their mothering duties gave them pause for such conversation, even if they were still technically on duty even then. For AniWayans, duty never paused, and they were grateful for it. "The two white ones are Ahiga and Alaster--Ahiga has the left grey sock and Alaster the right," she said while motioning with her arms to indicate the location of the markings, "and this is Aleu," she said jovially as she nudged her daughter forward a little with her foot, seeing as the small girl was seated oddly on top of her mother's paw anyway. At first Aleu stared up to Liliana with wide eyes, probably further dwarfed in size because of Liliana's belly, but seeming to forget her fears after Ahiga and Alaster began to wobble up to the woman was well, looking back and forth to their mother for confirmation that it was okay. Ahiga, ever forward, then also stood and leaned against Liliana's leg, as if he could gain some closer vantage from doing so. Looking to Liliana with a bit of a lopsided grin, Ralla sent a silent apology for Ahiga's lack of 'personal space', since she knew he would probably jump on the other woman up and down given the chance. He was just a naturally inquisitive and aggressive pup.

Moon walks. "Moon talks." Moon thinks.

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