Hotaru was well into her pregnancy. Her belly had swollen to a decent size, but felt a lot smaller than she would have expected. Perhaps she only had a couple puppies residing within her? Either way, it didn't matter. Hotaru could feel their movements, slight adjustments within her body as they rested and grew. The feeling was thrilling and made the blind female's heart sore every time it happened. As a wolf, it was only natural that she was attached to puppies. But after her injury, Hotaru had stopped dreaming of having a littler of her own.
Despite her joy at finding a mate and having a litter of pups growing inside her, Hotaru didn't like being seen in her state. She still felt embarrassed at having become pregnant after a one night stand. On top of that, Hotaru foolishly felt like if she showed her condition to someone else, some sort of spell might break. The blind female was afraid of loosing her litter, of finding out that it was some fantasy that she had devised and fooled herself into believe. It was irrational and she knew it, yet that fear lingered inside of her.
The only time's Hotaru even dared to leave her house were during the darkest hours of night. She hunted small animals, carved wood, and simply felt the movement within her when she was sure no one else would be around. After over a month of this behavior, Fawkes and Kelia couldn't take it any more. They were creatures of the daylight and could not fly at night. Frustrated at their master, the two birds pestered and bullied Hotaru in both low and high speech until she agreed to go on a long walk with them during the daytime.
Hotaru was reluctant at first to leave her house. She quickly moved through Thornbury and was out of d'Arte territory faster than a speeding rabbit. Fawkes and Kelia were grateful to spread their wings and spend a day in the sun with their master. The three predators walked for hours through the forest and soaked up the summer air. It was a cooler day and Hotaru had really begun to enjoy herself. Gradually, the tiny band drew closer to Cour des Miracles and Hotaru's mind drifted towards her friend, Terra. It had been a long time since she had last seen the coywolf and the grey female found herself longing for the company of her friend.
Empowered by her desire to see Terra again, Hotaru picked up her pace and finished the several hours that she had left to travel. At last, the scent of Cour des Miracles drifted through her nose and Hotaru stopped several feet from their boarders. Raising her jaw, the pregnant female called out to her friend.
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