Twilight Beauty & Pups

With the den occupide, Twilight had sought out another suitable place to rear four new lives. A long search led her further up river, where a protruding section of limestock hung over a lower-laying area of harder bedrock. It formed a snug, if not cramped, cave-like structure. Though it was certainly prone to flooding if there was heavy rain, Twilight took her chances.

And now she lay with four healthy, strong pups. Their sire the same as Kage's litter. The largest of them, with his two-toned eyes and large build. The next had tufts of fur the brimmed around his neck and cheeks. For this, she named him Lion. Though she had never seen the creature of his namesake, her brother had once told her about the big cats; though how he knew of them, Twilight couldn't guess. One female was considerably larger than the other, but the other had remarkably beautiful fur; Twilight could tell already. This little one was Silver Trace. The other two would earn their names soon enough.

Silver Trace

The silver beauty opened her puppy blue eyes and looked about. The yellow of her eyes have not come in yet, but there was a hint of the color to those beautiful blues.

She yawned and whimpered as she looked around for her mother, blurred eyes held only a black and tan figure and whimpered to it. It seemed kind and gentle and she wanted it's security. " Mommy," She cried and held her wobbly self up to move closer to the being. She was almost ready to roam about but still to slow to walk on her own.

Twilight Beauty, Lion, Outcast, & Tersek

Twilight smiled and lowered her head, licking Silver once before nudging her closer to her warm belly. "My little Silver..." the wolfess whispered.

A bundle of black squirmed beside Silver Trace. Sneezing as a draft of dust entered his lungs, Lion's head bobbed sharply against the ground, making him whimper.

Already cuddled against her mother, Outcast looked curiously to her brother, but didn't say anything. Stretching out her pudgy puppy-limbs, she snuggled deeper against the thick fur of Twilight.

"Clumsy!" Tersek scoffed, using the word he'd heard his mother use when Lion had similar mishaps; although, her tone was never a demeaning one. Tersek was a plump little creature, bound to grow the largest of his siblings. His fur was already begining to turn from the puppy black coat to the softer, more varied coat of his adult form. But like Silver, his eyes only held a hint of their future uniqueness.

Twilight Beauty picked Lion up by the scruff and set him down next to her. "Careful, Lion."

Silver Trace .+. Crucified

Puppy blues looked to her dam and she let out a loud gruff, then looked to Lion as he squermed and bobbed his head against the ground. She too repeated her older brother Tersek, Her voice being as demeaning, if not more "Clumsy!" She growled the looked to her mom. Lost beautiful eyes wandering around the cave until the seekers met the light of the exit. "What's over there?" She began to crawl to the light.

Crucified had smelt Twilight re-enter his lands and he made his way slowly to the den sight. As he approached the main den, the smell of Kage entered his nares. Searching further, her scent flooded his nose... as well as half the scent of Kage's pups. He sighed, getting the feeling that these pups were half siblings of his as well.

Slowly approaching the den he saw as a silver pup came into view crawling out of the cave. He smiled at the pups beauty. "You shouldn't be wondering about should you?" He said with a happy grin. The pup froze and stared up at the wolf, then gave a soft growl then disoved into a puppiesh whine. "MOMMY!!" She turned and began to scramble back into the den, Crucified chuckled as the pup scurried away and looked up, however he stayed where he was. Not daring to enter a mother's den. "Twighlight, Are you alright? Uh, I know it's kinda rude, but... who.. uh... who fathered those children? I'm thinking it might have been the same brute who fathered Kage's pups. But I am not sure." He sat and waited the females responce.

Twilight Beauty, Lion, Outcast, & Tersek

Twilight bristled at first, hearing someone approach her den. Half-crouched, she prepared to rush out and attack as she heard Silver whine. But then scent and sound told her it was only Crucified, "We're all fine, thank you." She replied in a light tone, kind like her nature. At his next question, the mother let her eyes fall to her four offspring, a bit saddened. "His name is Viscious."

Lion scrambled after his mother and glared from Tersek to Silver Trace. "Scaredy-cat." Of course, he could hardly talk on that; he was hiding beside Twilight.

Tersek was quite intimidated by this large creature standing before their den. However, spurred by Lion's comment, the large pup made his way to the den enterance and peered up at Crucified. This was the first time he'd seen any adult besides his mother.

Outcast watched everything with quiet interest before scuttling forward to take a peek at the stranger.

Silver Trace .+. Crucified

Silver Trace growled to Lion and bit at him, " I don't see you playing hero!" She said then watched as her other siblings made their way to the entrance of the cave. She moved slowly behind them and watched the white wolf like the others did.

Crucified was happy to know they were fine, but a shot of pain and confusion pulsed through his body as the fea spoke his father's name. At first he could speak, could breath, but he shook it off as best he could and looked down to the appearance of Tersek as he approached. He gave a warm smile and greeted them. "Well hello there, My name is Crucified, What is all of your names." He was silent, allowing the pups their freedom to speak. Hopefully they were brave enough to talk.

Twilight Beauty, Lion, Outcast, & Tersek

Twilight Beauty laid down now, after nudging a reluctant Lion out of the way. Though she was relaxed now, she kept a mother's eye on her offspring.

Lion snarled and bristled his fur, but with held a snap at his sister. Fear and hesitency of the unknown would be his bane in personality. But strong self-control and a sharp mind would be his ally.

Tersek felt even more confident now that his siblings were with him. He was definitely bound to be a brave one when he grew up, though it would take a bit of experience and exploring to bring it out. "Tersek. And this is..."

"Outcast." The sister spoke up, giving Tersek a nip for trying to introduce her. A sassy little thing, to grow cunning and sly like a fox. "Lion is hiding by Mom." She then added, glancing back with a little chuckle that made Lion glare at her.

Silver Trace .+. Crucified

Silver looked up to the brute and puffed her tiny chest. " My name is Silver Trace, You can call me Silver" She wagged her tail a bit and looked back to lion. "You going to hide behind mommy all day and let your youngers say who you are. Or you wana be a big boy and tell him yourself what your name is." She giggled and turned to Outcast, "I think he's a baby, not brave enough to leave mother's side" She was loud enough for Lion to hear, wanting to provoke him out.

Crucified smiled at how the little ones bickered and picked on the shy one, "Leave him alone, when he's ready to introduce himself, he can do it freely." He said, "And it's very nice to meet all of you," dusty globes flick up to the one still in the den, "Even you Lion."

The ghostly wolf then stood up and began away, turning to the central lands, "Twilight, There are two other mothers in this land. Their pups are about as old as yours are. When you feel comfortable, you can bring them out to meet the others." He smiled and began to head away.

Twilight Beauty, Lion, Outcast, & Tersek

Outcast laughed out loud and turned taunting eyes to Lion, "So true! Moma's boy!" She stood up as tall as she could; which wasn't all that much at her age.

Lion shot a glare back at his sisters but didn't say anything to defend himself. He sat placidly beside Twilight until Crucified spoke to him. "You too." Was his response, quite but clear.

Twilight Beauty stood up as much as the cramped den would allow, "I think it's about time for you all to meet the others." And me, too. The mother thought; she hadn't really gotten to know the rest of the pack that well. Creeping from the den, she turned back to look at her young ones. "Come on then, lets meet the world." Moving slow enough for the young ones to keep up, Twilight headed for the Central Lands.

Outcast and Tersek were first to follow, bouncing along and sniffing excitedly at every little thing. At first, they stumbled and tripped over obstacles. Their eyes, so use to the dark, had troubles adjusting to the blinding light of the sun. And not only that, but the ground out here was quite a contrast to the solid, smooth interior of their cave-den.

Lion held back for a moment, totally unsure about this alien world. But as he looked back, he could see the pressing shadows of the den and a new fear shot into him. Being alone. Ears back, he bolted after Twilight, nearly tripping his mother as he scuttled underneath her moving form.