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He stood there in his full glory... Nordrassil Raiments, clean and tidy.
Nakota "Softpaw" Kichalo Riverhoof. The Father. The Druid. The Healer.
Takchawee didn't know what to think of it. Was this... Real? Was this just another dream? She did the only plausible thing she could think of.
She ran to him, arms held wide as tears ran down her cheeks, the happiness overwhelming her. The wet morning grasses were trampled under hoof as she dashed to the only father she ever knew and when she got there, she threw his arms around him and he did the same, the daughter and father laughing happily as they embraced tightly.
Just a few hours.
She glanced to her side and saw Lucent and Maelstrum approaching in their own vestaments, wrapping their massive arms around both their father and sister, hands intertwined. Takchawee felt the love of her first family again, her body warming up to the embrace.
Just a few hours.
Another turn of her head and there stood Apada. However, he wasn't alone. A female she didn't recognize was locked paw in paw with her other father, a smile on both their faces as they nuzzled each other. And then... Three other Apadas: One was glancing about, licking his lips wildly. Another was simply staring, eyes filled with malice and hatred. The last was smiling slightly, nose twitching as it took in various scents before shifting into a lion and sittin-
***
"T'wee!" someone cried.
Instantly, The Iron Vixen was slapped back to reality, able to just barely dodge Fathom-Lord's swing of his mace.
"Father...Brothers..." She growled and continued to fight, raising her shield to deflect the impact of the next blow. She held steady, her body quivering. She would always fight. She couldn't stop. Too much was at risk. Her family. Her calves. Her friends.
She needed to ensure the most peaceful future she could, whether they liked it or not. It was only a few hours. The rest of the time, she was in Ebon's and Ahka's tent or with Leviathos, calves always in paws
Just a few hours. She'd seen other mothers work during that time... Hadn't she?
Just a few hours.
-[]-Inspired by Softpaw's post... <3's Paw. -[]-