*She had spent most of the day with her
children. Nothing made her happier then being with them, for they were her
pride and joy. They gave her life direction, and filled her with warmth and
love. Caring for their needs, helped fuel the fire within her, seeing them grow
and become capable of things on their own was hard, but she had never been more
prouder of them.
Allya blossomed into a beautiful little
girl. Eyes of blue that sparkled like jewels in the twilight, hair of brunette
with patches of raven black threading in for highlight. She was a happy babe,
always smiling, always laughing. She had mastered the crawl two days ago, and
Rebecca had praised her and covered her in kisses, to which she squealed and
giggled, much to Rebeccas delight. She spent a lot of time with her daughter,
as it seemed that she had inherited more of her elven side then her wolf side,
and did not change like her brothers did. Allya ate up the attention and cooed
and smiled at her mother while they played on the furs before the fire. Rebecca
had made some blocks out of wood, and little animals as well and Allya loved
playing with them. Stacking them and then knocking them down with a squeal. She
was a very creative little girl, even at this young age as she seemed to think
every action through before she placed a block or moved an animal toy. Rebecca
spent hours with her daughter that night, holding her till she fell asleep and
kissing her as she tucked her into bed.
Her boys, it seemed, preferred wolf form
and this night Rebecca had a surprise for them. Leaving Allya with the nurse,
she shifted into wolf form herself and let the boys crawl all over her, nip at
her ears and tug at her tail. Till she stood and nosed the door open, and
chuffed at them to follow. Rhaegal came right away to her side, sniffing at the
outside world, while Armand had to be coaxed. They had never been outside
before and this was new. Finally, she got him to come to her and turning, led
them into the night. If they decided to stay as wolves for a while, then
tonight their training would begin.
She led them a little ways into the woods
and shifted to near human-like wolf form and settled in the tall soft grass,
calling her sons to her. Rhaegal barked and twirled, chasing after a firefly
but never straying to far from his mothers side. His little black coat
shimmered in the moonlight as he gazed all around in awe. Armand came to sit by
his mother and pawed at a small bird that floated overhead. His smile was obvious
even in wolf form. Rebecca smiled as well, watching her sons explore this big
new world. Everything was new, everything was exciting to them and they played
and romped in the grass, rolling around together. She told them what certain
scents meant, what the sounds of the night were, and to watch where they went,
as they tussled and wrestled together.
Soon, though, it was time to head back as
it had grown late and she stood, barking softly to call them to her side once
more and started for home. They had had an adventure and were sleepy, and fell
right to sleep the second they reached home. She shifted back to human and
kissed each one, before settling beside the fire to read a while. The night was
peaceful.*
