I sat grumbling. Knowing I had spoken up about wanting to try for the position of Boneknapper. I would have to get over my issues with others. I needed to do this, to prove that what I knew would make an amazing job. I had the knoweldge, and the know how, along with the ingredients at hand to keep everyone healthy. But getting over the fear of approaching those who I don't know, that was the hardest part. I needed to show the pups that I could make something great of myself. I couldn't just do nothing. They spent a lot of time with Reine and Rozenn, my sweet, sweet nieces. They helped so much, especially with four pups. Their help, plus my brothers, had done a ton of good. Cade's two kids were around, albeit they explored a lot, and hadn't shown much interest in the pups, and I figured it was because they were over the young pup stage now that they were almost two. But, the pups...well, they were another story. The boys, Bran and Bris, lumbering duo. They were nearly twice the size of Emer and Olwen. Although, when you looked at the pups, no two of them looked the same. They all had something from someone else in the family line. It was strange, but so welcoming. They each had their own personalities, and it was amazing to watch them grow.

The pups were starting to want to go with me to hunt. And while I was glad they were showing interest, but, it was way too hard to try to corral them all at the same time. They needed more than one adult to take them, and maybe even split them up into a group of two. I felt like I was drowning with no water, I needed help. Thats where my heart would remind me of Royce. He'd be back soon, he had to be. I know he had things he had to do, and I understood that. I didn't want to be that nagging baby momma, one who never let him have his space. But I was feeling uncertain about things. I know we had a great friendship, I didn't want to loose that. But, I always got that feeling that I could be doing something wrong. I was the daughter of an imprinted pair, and I felt like I was doing this wrong. He wasn't my mate, nor my imprint, yet, we had pups together and that was confusing in its own right.

I shook my head, gazing at the pups as they wrestled with the monochrome girls. They were so different, but so alike. Reine was black and white, where Rozenn shades of grey and white. Kind of perfectly monochrome sisters. I loved watching them with the pups, because they were so good with them, while I knew it was only because I asked, I knew they were the best bet to keep the rugrats busy during the day.

The snow kept falling, thicker and thicker, and while I loved having the large den to share with most of us, Cade and Berwyn had realized with the pups growing, it was time to make more room. So, my brothers had taken it upon themselves to get another den for them two and the other two pups. While Reine and Rozenn stayed with me in the den with the growing pups. It was larger than life. I had taken it upon myself to make it a little bigger, although, I left the mouth of the den higher up and narrow, I had made the back of the den deeper and wider. Enough room for all of us, until the pups had started to grow. Now, it was a little more cramped. But none the less, comfortable.

I was jerked out of my thoughts, a howl rattling through the valley. It was distant, yet within the pack. It struck her then that it was Royce, and I couldn't help but laugh. I looked to Reine, nodding my head in the direction of the sound, letting her know I was on my way out for a while.

It took me a few minutes to figure out where his call had come from. Apparently, he had decided to take the hard way home. I let out a yip, trying to get him to let me know where he had gotten himself stuck. I couldn't really help him if I didn't know where he was. I hope he hadn't gotten himself stuck too far up the mountain, but then again, if he did, somehow I'd figure out how to help him down. I kept heading towards the mountain, unsure where I was heading but hoping I was going the right way.