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Helotes poured a good amount of tea leaves into the heating water, probably too much and a little to prematurely but it would taste good just the same. His stomach protested loudly, and he moved to remove some venison jerky from the clay jar on the mantle when he finally heard his mate’s voice. His large, tattered ear turned to listen her bitter, sleepy voice. He sighed; it was tough for them right now, tough for Inferni, but Helotes had still had the best month of his life because of her.
The Lykoi turned to look at Zana, his face now softened, and at first nothing about her seemed out of place; she was just snuggled up deeply into there furs. But then something caught his eye, he was not sure what; was it her hair? Her face? She looked… swollen, had she gained weight? Or was it just the shadows playing on her cheeks. But then it became clearer, and he saw the lined of her hips and waist underneath the linens.
At first, his face did not give anything away, but then slowly his ears fell to their deepest possible droop, and his eyes dilated, Chingar…. He stood immediately, bumping the mantle, dropping various things which he tried in vain to catch, but then losing interest in them and going immediately to his mates side, How long?
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