The woman chuckled as her alpha explained about her beaver experiences, as it was the tawny fae's underside and legs were soaked from hunting the one she laid upon the ground. The musky taste lingered in her mouth and she had to agree it wasn't her favourite meal, "They've never been mine either, but deer and rabbit don't seem to agree with you..." Minka trailed off, her expression growing worried as she looked over her leader, her eyes briefly resting on her shrunken sides. A whine slipped from her throat, she couldn't think of anything else to do to help, and it seemed none of the herbs Simaea had been trying had done any good either.

Her worry was cut short when Narimé allowed her to watch over the pups, her tail began to beat against the ground and a large grin adorned her face. The femme had given up her dreams of ever having pups of her own because she knew she wasn't fit to lead, and so looking after her alpha's pups was the next best thing. Turning her golden gaze inside the den her eyes grew warm as she took in the appearance of the small mounds of fur. "Yuka, Titan and Malia, three perfect names for three perfect pups," this would be the first time that the fae heard their names, though she was sure soon the pack would be sick of calling them out as the pups wreaked havoc.

Minka's attention turned back to her leader with a smile, "Go and relax, take as long as you need, you deserve it, and we'll be fine here." The woman was sure Narimé wouldn't be relaxing and would return very shortly, all women were protective of their cubs, especially if they were their first. It was kind of a catch 22, the mothers didn't relax while they were in charge of watching the children, but it also stressed them out to be too far away from them for too long. Shaking her tawny head the fae laid it down upon her paws, watching the forms inside the den, content to stay here for as long as Narimé needed.

The silver form of the leader disappeared in the distance towards the direction of the main caverns, but the golden gaze saw nothing but the three forms in the den. Wonder was clear on Minka's face, it amazed her that these small balls of fluff could grow to be well, Sloane sized. The whole atmosphere felt warm, like curling up with someone you love on an August night when everything was just perfect. The idea of her own pups was strong in these moments, but she knew that wishing for them was futile, the fae would never be a leader and that meant no pups. Besides the fact pups would mean a mate, which would require a male wanting to mate with her, she had Asterion but well that was all confusing, she didn't know if they were mates or friends or something in between.

The form of the pup moving into a sitting position broke Minka free from her day dreams, instead she became absorbed in the deliberate actions of the boy. Like a little protector he watched over his siblings, unknowing that he had a protector of his own, the woman would do anything to keep her alpha's pups safe. The teal eyes seemed even more blue with first contact to the sun, and the tawny fae became enthralled with the boy instantly. Golden gaze widened at the boys call, but she kept silent not knowing whether Narimé preferred her son to call her by her title rather than by mother.

Lying very still Minka watched the leathery nose of the pup wriggle as he took in her scent, after all this was how he would remember her in the future. Her scent would be the most recognizable thing about her, it would be how the boy would know who was nearby should anything ever happen. When the grey head retracted from her the woman settled her own tawny head upon her paws, her gaze still trained upon the pup. "I smell kind of funny huh?" The sentence was accompanied with a warm smile and a small chuckle, the joke was made at her own expense but she knew that to the pup she probably did smell funny.

Suddenly another dark pup emerged from the den, blinking its puppy blue eyes at the sunlight, the golden gaze of the woman drank in his appearance, still so young and innocent. A chuckle escaped Minka at his outcry, it seemed she wasn't the only one that had found Yuka's formal title for his mother odd, but she tutted her tongue as Titan pulled at Yuka's ears. Shaking her head slightly she scolded gently, "Now now boys, play nice." Following Titan's gaze a smile glazed her features, this might be the first time the mother wandered out of eyesight while they were awake, their first taste of "freedom" even though they had a babysitter.

Standing up slowly the fae stretched out her limbs and rustled her cinnamon fur back into place before following Titan back to the base of the tree. Turning her golden eyes up the side of the bough the woman just caught sight of the red cardinal as it fluttered nervously about the branches, screeching its detest to them being so close, odd that it wouldn't just fly away. Turning back to the boy the huntress motioned him to come closer with her tail, "Shh, you're scaring the poor thing, That is a Cardinal, it's a type of bird." Sure that this would bring about a million more questions to a pups mind Minka gestured quickly up to one of the highest branches with her muzzle where a patch of twigs and grass lay intertwined. Smiling she went on, "Do you see that funny thing up there made of little twigs? That is called a nest, it's where the birds live and have their babies. They have their babies in funny little circles, almost like stones, called eggs, and then when the baby bird is ready to be born it hatches out of the egg." Golden orbs once more turned back towards the den, checking to see whether Yuka had wandered close enough to hear the lesson on birds.