where there was once nothing

[Dawali Amara]

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Wrapping it up now? Word Count: 364 Dawali silently studied the female who laughed at his words, seemingly knowing secrets he would never grasp. Of course, she knew more than him on the subject of these pups, and their pack, but there was more to it than that, apparently. No matter, she kept a good mood, and he kept still, not stressed or nervous. Her hand caressed the house of her children without her paying attention to it, it seemed. Dawali had seen it before; his own mate had had the habit of absentmindedly stroking the ball that her stomach had turned into. She had kept it up not knowing it even a few weeks after the children were born - it had humored him greatly. A smile rose on his face, both at Firefly's sentence and at the memories these things brought forward. His mind spun for a moment or two with associations as he watched the hand move, but was brought back again when she spoke to him, maintaining the conversation he had drifted away from of nostalgic reasons. His eyes quickly found focus again, and sought the green orbs of the woman in front of him, looking as if he had paid full attention the whole time. Nodding as she spoke, he saw much sense in it. Safety first, I always say. Dawali meant it for all of them - not just the litter but the mother as well. His eyes flew to the tummy that stuck out so before they closed as he bid her farewell in his usual manner; the gesture was the same as his normal greeting - a tip of the face so his nose pointed to the ground, lingering in the position for a moment or two, before he again lifted his head, opened his eyes, and looked at the person, in this case Firefly. It's been a pleasure, Firefly Sadira. It had been, despite the slight attack of nervousness on his part. His body posture revealed that he would leave the second she - too - gave the signal of closing the encounter. Waiting, he stood more sideways from her now, ears in her direction to catch any words she might speak.

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