08-18-2012, 01:31 PM
Terra didn't move as he studied them, remaining right as she was. She wasn't going to forget herself and make them vulnerable. It was good to have the calmer of the brothers come and investigate. Skoll might have tried to get into the den with her, a thought that sent her moving so that they were tucked in closer to her body. They weren't going to be harmed. The pups were surprisingly small and fragile. Terra had never seen any pups like this before, only her instincts directing her in what to do. When Hati touched on the subject of a mate Terra flinched. She'd had a mate, or at least someone she thought of as her mate. She just hadn't been brave enough to tell him that he was now a father, instead disappearing inside the pack without a single word. Eventually she would have to go looking for him. Eventually.
He doesn't know. What a mistake! At the time it had seemed reasonable, especially considering how she'd been afraid he would try and kill the pups, something her instincts insisted that the others would do if they got close to her pups. So she carried them and hid herself away, doing all she could to keep them safe. There was a limit on what she could do alone, however. Without someone to help her keep up her strength while she stayed with the pups, either she or the pups would meet death. Vigilante had promised the pack would help feed her and raise the pups at least, so she didn't have to worry about that. She just had to concentrate on her pups, and the rest would take care of itself.
Nodding her head Terra watched him dutifully trot off to find something to feed her. Wanting to be a mother had never occurred to Terra, just knowing that it was something that had happened. Closing her eyes Terra listened to her pups as they shifted in their sleep, and soon entered the dreams herself. It was a simple dream, just her and her pups surrounded by her pack. Not the pack that she knew here, but a more wild pack, wolves and coyotes intermingling with each other. They watched her carefully, some younger ones playing in the background. A perfect pack, all of the descendants going back to Coyote and Wolf, both of the deities standing tall. Coyote was laughing as if the birth of Terra`s pups was the end of a great trick, Wolf standing serious and proud.
The smell of meat woke her up, Terra lifting her head. Tail wagging she whined happily, watching Hati drag a large beaver over to where she was. Snatching it Terra pulled it partly into the den, and began to tear through the flesh, gulping down large pieces. She was starving! No matter how much she ate Terra felt that she could eat more. A third of the beaver was gone before she slowed down, blood staining her muzzle. Happily she looked over to Hati, tail wagging. Thanks, needed that. The beaver would make a good meal for the next couple days.
He doesn't know. What a mistake! At the time it had seemed reasonable, especially considering how she'd been afraid he would try and kill the pups, something her instincts insisted that the others would do if they got close to her pups. So she carried them and hid herself away, doing all she could to keep them safe. There was a limit on what she could do alone, however. Without someone to help her keep up her strength while she stayed with the pups, either she or the pups would meet death. Vigilante had promised the pack would help feed her and raise the pups at least, so she didn't have to worry about that. She just had to concentrate on her pups, and the rest would take care of itself.
Nodding her head Terra watched him dutifully trot off to find something to feed her. Wanting to be a mother had never occurred to Terra, just knowing that it was something that had happened. Closing her eyes Terra listened to her pups as they shifted in their sleep, and soon entered the dreams herself. It was a simple dream, just her and her pups surrounded by her pack. Not the pack that she knew here, but a more wild pack, wolves and coyotes intermingling with each other. They watched her carefully, some younger ones playing in the background. A perfect pack, all of the descendants going back to Coyote and Wolf, both of the deities standing tall. Coyote was laughing as if the birth of Terra`s pups was the end of a great trick, Wolf standing serious and proud.
The smell of meat woke her up, Terra lifting her head. Tail wagging she whined happily, watching Hati drag a large beaver over to where she was. Snatching it Terra pulled it partly into the den, and began to tear through the flesh, gulping down large pieces. She was starving! No matter how much she ate Terra felt that she could eat more. A third of the beaver was gone before she slowed down, blood staining her muzzle. Happily she looked over to Hati, tail wagging. Thanks, needed that. The beaver would make a good meal for the next couple days.