Raschen let an exhale of relief escape. He had immediately felt great worry for her saftey when she so boldly explained her stomach. His ears had fallen back and teeth shown when the elders gathered and sniffed at her curiously. The look she gave him spoke to him her confidence but that would not falter his protective nature. He huffed when the parted again after the elder's decree. He followed her in quietly, shivering at the elders sniffing at him, inhaling the Hume scent off his fur. He sped his pace to get past them and slipped inside, the screen door slamming shut. His eyes wandered to the elder sitting across from Taryn, her shirt lifted and the elder's old paws rested quietly on her swollen flesh. He bit his lip, never quite sure of the wise yet...sometimes crude Kyote matron.<br/><br/>He sat quietly, watching her old paws run gently over her stomach's shape, testing its weight and softness before she would look up at Raschen, his fur going on end and ears falling back when the Matron's stare fell to him.<br/><br/>Outside Lily was playing with the pups that would leap and bound through the fresh snow. She giggled, Jax settled against a building side, watching his future mate, ever pouring of her maternal instinct even to those who were no longer children.<br/><br/>"Can't catch us!!" called the little ones that rolled and jumped to make their way through the snow. She would slow her pace and the length of her strides to let them stay ahead while ensuring they felt chased.<br/><br/>"C'mere you rascal!" she called with a giggle