Turtleback Lake [BWP] one more light

Lilya listened carefully to the refresher course – dark green, hairy heart shaped leaves. That would be easy enough, yes? She nodded softly, following just behind her daughter before breaking off to search her own patch of land for the herbs that would help sate the uncomfortable churning her stomach held. Lavender’s siblings were active, constantly punching her insides around enough to know they likely would not have as easy of a time raising them as they had the two older girls.

It would be fine, though. They would manage just as they always had. It surely would be easier than it had this past year, as Lilya was confident (or more of praying to the gods) that she was having less than five pups. She caught the scent of coyotes on the wind as she was searching. They were too close to the borders for her comfort. “Lav, Emrys… we’ve got trouble.” She called out softly as she growled, her tail elevating and curling behind her back as she glared at the vermin. That was food her children could be eating. They appeared to think the same of their own as they guarded the kill once they noticed her standing there.

Emrys quickly discovered that both Lilya and her daughter seemed to be quick studies. He had high hopes they would find the garlic quickly and hopefully be able to ease some of the expectant mother's nausea. The two females took off in search of the plant while Emrys followed behind. He was especially curious to see how Lavender would do in the search. With her father being a healer he thought she might do well. Emrys smiled as she repeated the description back to him, “You shouldn't have any trouble finding it,” he said encouragingly.

During their search for the plant the scent of coyotes came on the air. He hoped that it meant they had passed through and we're gone. It was rather unsettling how close they were to the surge but he wasn't worried. At least he wasn't until Lilya said something about them. Then they came into sight and he heard Lilya's growls. His ear pinned back as a growl rumbled in his throat too hoping with him and the alpha giving a warning the coyotes would back off. “You girls should go, get back to the surge,” he said as he stepped a little ahead of them. The scavengers would have to go through him before he left them near the expectant mother and her daughter.

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