04-29-2012, 01:44 AM
The small woman was tiny no longer. Her figure had begun to fill out and her pregnancy was more than apparent. She still hadn't spoken with anyone at length about the upcoming litter. She feared still that the pups would not make it, ignoring the truth was better in her mind that falling for hope only to have ones dreams crushed. The small woman had climb into one of the trees they had been working on the wooden perches in. The work was smooth under her paws and satisfactory, real work, real things they had created that they could use. Already she was imagining hunting from the treetops, for their enemies as well as prey. A wicked smile broke across her maw as she laid out upon the thick wide oak branch.
The small burdens within her swollen abdomen protested this change to her world and proved it so by the soft flutter of movement and kicks from within. She growled, laying a hand upon the swell as she shifted her position to curl about the mass. She knew that she should stop trying to ignore the fact and embrace the children within..but she feared the death of the litter, or even her own death if things turned south. Life was never fair, why should it start now.
The small burdens within her swollen abdomen protested this change to her world and proved it so by the soft flutter of movement and kicks from within. She growled, laying a hand upon the swell as she shifted her position to curl about the mass. She knew that she should stop trying to ignore the fact and embrace the children within..but she feared the death of the litter, or even her own death if things turned south. Life was never fair, why should it start now.