Silent Moon Plateau Sincerity Nature

@Aponi

Mahle often wasn't one to complain, but the tasks in which her alpha wanted her to perform were absolutely ludicrous! Not only did she have to bombard on a new mother and her pups, she had to do it twice! 'At least I've finished with the first.. One more to go, I can do it.' trembling, the former traveler sought out for some lavender. 'It's simple. Lavender is famous for it's stress-relieving qualities. The more I can de-stress mommy, the better.' with a sigh, she scooped up as much of the flower as she possibly could.

Trotting toward the second birthing den, Mahle couldn't quite stop herself from questioning why Phineas had given her such a specific order for her visit's.'Silly to think it actually mattered who I'd see first, perhaps it's a test on following directions.. Ah, better not mention it.' shaking her head of the thought, she mosied on.

Standing in the midst of the den, Mahle let out a rather large shudder. 'There's no escaping this.. just..' Taking one step forward, she peeked her head into the den. "H-hello." She had to force more words from her muzzle. "My name is Mahle, I'm your new medicine wolf.. Mind if I come in? I brought a small gift.." Well aware that this could turn sour in a matter of seconds, the yearling stood her ground whilst still trying to remain submissive. "I'm not sure it'll comfort you any but, Phineas was the one who sent me here.."

@Kyna next please :) Tell me if the pp isn't okay!

Aponi was struggling with new motherhood in a way that she had never expected. While she had never really thought about what went into being a mother to such a young child she had never expected this. When @Kyna had been younger even just after she was born she had instinctively taken to her teat and began to suckle, but now nothing the Aquila did could get her to latch. She had tried shifting to different angles, nudging her daughter in until the honey coat was almost covered by the long fur of her silver belly. Still the girl would not latch, and as hours passed both of them grew frustrated as the pup would cry in hunger but still not take.

The Aquila didn't know whether this was normal or if her one child would soon grow ill and pass but she was much too proud to bring it to @Phineas' attention. Surely he would call her an inept mother and once more accuse her of accosting him into raising Kyna as his own as his children never had this problem. So when the sound of approaching footsteps reached Aponi's ears she once more nudged Kyna forward until she was mostly covered by her own pelt. The face that appeared at the entrance though was not the large ghostly cranium of her daughter's father but a tawny one that she didn't recognize.

Her first instinct was to pull Kyna closer, shield her from the potential dangers that this could pose towards the helpless pup. Her second was that her pelt smelled of the pack and that Phineas has sent this Mahle to help heal her... so then her did know that something was wrong with their daughter. Nodding her head at the healer's request she shifted slightly to allow more room to enter into the den, in the process revealing her daughter's full form. Once more the honeyed cub began to cry in frustration even though she hadn't been latched, Aponi looked down towards her frustration plain on her own maw. Too proud to ask for help she said nothing, but it was obvious to anyone with eyes that something wasn't right.

(This post was last modified: Jun 09, 2015, 02:55 AM by Aponi.)

Short post, sorry for the wait!I know that some pups won't latch because they are too cold... So perhaps that's a contributing factor here :)

She was cold.

With everything she had, Kyna fought to howl through her violent shivers, squirm closer to her mother's silver pelt, just for that one pulse of warmth. She'd spent the entire day sprawled out on the dirt floor of the den, struggling to grasp her mother's teat between her teeth, when she needed her vital body heat more than milk. Kyna didn't understand that her energy was all but gone because of her own body's attempts to incubate itself. She only knew that the hunger pains worked their way through her hollow stomach and her skin throbbed with goosebumps. Everything felt icy as her mother's frustration hidden frantically in the layers of her irises. Kyna saw and felt Aponi's hesitant alarm radiating through each small, quaking shiver.

But no matter how loudly she screamed, her mother still didn't seem to understand. Even when the strange female wolf appeared in the den's entrance and Aponi shuffled even farther away from the honey child's side. She was too young to explain herself, and too tired by now to be creative.

A wild dissertation appears!

There is a moose carcass that has been scavenged by coyotes nearby. +15 Health

Mahle didn't need words to realize something was wrong. Upon entering the birthing den, it became abruptly clear that the duo desperately needed some sort of assistance. The mother looked desperately at her youth, frustration plain as day. The pup itself was crying, and showed no clear signs of letting up anytime soon. What was going on here?

"H-hello.." hesitant, the creamy female gently set the lavender bouquet a few small steps away from the exasperated new mommy. Studying the pup further only made her realize the seriousness of the situation, something definitely was not okay. "If you don't mind me asking.." how could she word this without offending the woman? It was quite possible any questions asked could be taken as an assumption that she hadn't known how to raise her own child, and that was the last thing Mahle needed. "Is everything okay here? You're child.. How long has this been going on?" she spoke in a tone laced with sugar, hoping it'd be enough to keep peace.

Mahle was aware that this fiasco could, sadly, make or break her future. This particular pup happened to be of Celandine's blood. If the medicine wolf wasn't able to spare the young princess's life, well, it was game over for her. Panic began to set in as she took the tiniest step closer toward the poor little thing. "Mind if I get a better look?" a light frown played upon her muzzle as she ran through possible scenario's in which this would turn sour for her. 'Poor, poor thing..'

I'm a mountain that has been moved,
I'm a fugitive that has no legs to run.
I'm a preacher with no pulpit,
Spewing a sermon that goes on and on.

Aponi watched Mahle's expression with extreme scrutiny, at the slightest sign of judgement she would have sent the girl ass over paws out. She would do what she could to accept medical attention for Kyna but her pride was still easily bruised, a trait that only time would tell if her daughter inherited. However judgement never came, rather an intense look of concern with only told the new mother that something was in fact very wrong.  Her first instinct as the healer stepper closer was to use her tail to pull the honey child closer to her belly to protect her, she didn't know this wolf after all. Even the wolves she did know she wanted to keep away, the mother was even jealous when Phineas came by to see their daughter.

Still, Kyna's wellbeing came first, over any jealousy that she might feel in the pit of her stomach. It was because of this she always let the ghostly man see her and why she uncurled her tail to allow the creamy fae to look.  Looking down towards her daughter she spoke through gritted teeth, "I can't get her to eat, she hasn't since last night." This was all she could bring herself to say, she couldn't add that they stayed up all night as her daughter wailed and refused to latch. She didn't even verbally acknowledge that the healer could move closer but the unfurling of her tail was a pretty clear sign. Aponi was growing desperate, what was wrong with her only child?