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The feathered femme never thought that life would change anymore than it previously had, but she had recently learned how wrong she was. Khaleesi had always liked pups, often she still felt like a pup herself. But she never imagined that she would find herself pregnant with no mate. And honestly it terrified her. She knew nothing about raising young, and now she had to figure it out all by herself. How could she have been so stupid? Sure she was still young, but that didn’t mean that she had an excuse for what she had allowed to happen. With not only one male but two. Sure they had both been handsome gentlemen, but that didn’t mean she had to agree to have sex with them. But she remembered happily agreeing to their offer. It had been an interesting one to say the least, and at first it had made her feel a little weird. But not weird enough to say no. It was not the fact that two males had been involved that was weird to her, but the fact that they were siblings. But they had both assured her that it was not uncommon where they came from, and she knew of maned wolves who found mates with their family. So did it really? She had decided that it didn’t.
But now it left her pregnant…and alone. Neither had wanted to be her mate…that had been clear from the beginning and that was fine with Khaleesi. She knew when she found her true love it would not be forced and it would be slow and romantic. At least that’s how the fantasy in her head had it as. She should have been smart enough to realize that the reason she had physically longed for the brutes was because she was heat and at the perfect time to take their seed…but in the heat of the hormones she didn’t think. She let her physical wants get the best of her. It had been the first time she laid with another…and it was better than she had imagined. The twins hadn’t lied to her when they said they would all enjoy themselves. And she knew that they both had as well…the evidence of that was growing inside her. And she knew as the seasons changed from winter to spring that her time to deliver would be drawing near now. She had grown larger than she thought possible with how petite she had always been, and it had taken a bigger toll on her than she anticipated. The snowy white femme grew tired quickly, and she had a hard time hunting sometimes. She realized why it was important to have a mate…or at least a friend…by your side when you were pregnant…it was harder than she imagined.
But now the time to give birth was finally here. She knew she was drawing close and stayed close to her den. She had prepared it for the inevitable, and she didn’t want to give birth where she and her pups would be vulnerable. Even though she had not yet met the pups, she could feel them inside her moving about and she already loved them more than she ever thought was possible. She had dug out another addition to her den, making a nursery of sorts that she could keep separate from the herbs and plants store she had built next to where she slept. Khaleesi had found the softest and sturdiest things she could…feathers, moss, her own fur…anything to make it a warm and safe place for her young to grow until they were big enough to begin exploring the world on their own. She was glad she had not ventured far from this den when she felt the pains of labor beginning in her abdomen. She had been feeling funnier, and knew it was getting closer and closer. But she didn’t realize that today was the day until the pains of contractions made her fall to the earth, panting heavily as she bit back the scream that wanted to escape.
Somehow Khaleesi stumbled and crawled back to her den, squeezing through the covered part to get inside and away from the elements. She knew that labor was painful, Hellene had told her about it when she was growing up, but she didn’t imagine it would be as bad as it was. Once again she wished she had a mate next to her to help her through this…but she would conquer it alone. It was not a sharp pain like from teeth or claws…but an intense pressure. More pressure than she imagined was possible to feel, and she knew she had to push. Instinct took over, and Khaleesi let it lead her and she didn’t question it. She pushed hard, and the pressure built even more and finally she let out a cry that she had been trying to hold back. She breathed heavily as she felt the release of pressure as the first pup was born. She reached around herself to clean off the pup, clearing its airway so it could breathe. The first was a girl she discovered…and seemed to take after herself and the antlered male. She could feel the tiniest of nubs on her grey and white cranium, and she had green feathers quite unlike Khaleesi’s or Idal’s. They were wet and plastered to her back…but small and there nonetheless. Once dried they would be the softest down feathers. Licking at the small femme to stimulate her, she felt the beginnings of another strong contraction, and she knew another pup was coming.
Having experienced birthing one pup didn’t make it any easier to push out the second one. It was just as painful…just as pressure filled and startling to feel a living being come out of her. But she made it happen anyways. This one was a male, and a darker grey with black areas as well. She could feel those same horn bumps as she did with the first pup, but this time the small feathers on his back where white as her own, but with more speckling on them. Forcing herself to catch her breath between licks at the pups, she saw the small boy begin to squirm and whimper. She knew that they needed to feed, but she could feel a third pup on the way. It scared her how quickly this was all happening, and there was nothing she could do to stop it or slow it down. Letting out another cry of pain, she went through the third and last push to whelp the third and last pup. She felt like she would pass out from exhaustion at any second, but Khaleesi forced herself to take care of the third pup. This one too had feathers, but Khaleesi did not feel the small nubs on her head, so she must not have inherited Ingmar’s genes. She was white like her mother, but not the same snow white shade, and had splashes of red throughout so she must have inherited Idal’s traits. White, green and blue tinged feathers painted her back as well. It seemed that Khaleesi was meant to have the most unique young after mating with two other mutated beasts.
With a sigh of relief the femme finished cleaning off her young. She was thankful that they were all alive and seemed well. Adjusting herself so she was comfortable and in a dry spot, she moved each in turn to her teats, encouraging them all to nurse. She named each as she did so, baffled still by how beautiful they were. "Ackley…Ozul…Aida.” Ozul shuffled around until he was able to grasp at her teat and suck colostrum from it, giving his immune system the boost it needed to thrive. Khaleesi watched all three of them, encouraging them all and nuzzling them until all three had drank from her. She curled around them, keeping them warm and safe as she laid her head down, exhaustion overcoming her as she finally closed her eyes to sleep.
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Picture and table credit to Pompeii!!
*Khaleesi**Loveless**Mother of Ackley, Ozul and Aida**Dierne Hrof Thegn Healer**Young Adult**Violet**
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