"you even touch my pups and I'll bit your head off." Jade growled to him. but knew she would be too weak to do so. and in a days time her pups would come. -where are you Starlight?- he asked him her mind. looking at her belly full of waiting to be born pups.<br/><br/>Quicktail woke from his sleep and looked about. Starlight was still asleep beside him Nova was nowhere to be seen and the den was pretty much empty. He tried to stand again and smiled when he did. but getting ambitious he tried to step forward only to fall back down from the pain in his ribs. -damn I hate this.- he thought to himself. but his arrogant self kept trying and only failing.