Surprising absolutely no one, it was Boreal who showed up first. Whether Lily had let her know on the way or whether she had heard via the Twilight Bark - being an honorary sled dog dragon herself - was a mystery, but the glacial companion landed outside the Lovi household in short order and shouldered her way inside. Pad received an affectionate swipe of a broad, rough tongue over his ear in passing, but Boreal had her sights set on Lily and the pups and she padded forward with the calm confidence of an experienced matriarch to join her friend on the hearth, extending a wing over the white wolf and the pups to help keep the warmth in. A low, almost subvocal crooning rumbled from her chest to soothe and reassure the newest additions while she ignored the bustling humans nearby.
Tal showed up a short while later, dark hair still dripping from the bath he'd been dragged out of by an insistent companion who had then abandoned him to fly on ahead. The courier station was a comfortable place to spend the night between deliveries, and though he wasn't lingering in Halo since Evie's ultimatum he couldn't pass through without visiting his sisters and Sah.
He just ended up visiting a lot sooner than he'd expected today.
"Hey, Boreal's got pups on the brain," he called as he made his way past the other volunteers. "Are they Lily's?" He'd never heard of a companion having babies before, but there was always a first time for everything. "She's raised a few litters from the sled dogs," he added in assurance to his best frenemy as he grabbed the broom and started sweeping. "It was a while ago, but she's got th'instincts for it. We can stick around an extra couple o' days an' she can help Lily get settled if y'want." And maybe if Sah didn't want. Pulling the dragon away when she had her heart set on mothering was much easier said than done!
Boreal shows up to help Lily with the pups and Tal starts sweeping!
Tal showed up a short while later, dark hair still dripping from the bath he'd been dragged out of by an insistent companion who had then abandoned him to fly on ahead. The courier station was a comfortable place to spend the night between deliveries, and though he wasn't lingering in Halo since Evie's ultimatum he couldn't pass through without visiting his sisters and Sah.
He just ended up visiting a lot sooner than he'd expected today.
"Hey, Boreal's got pups on the brain," he called as he made his way past the other volunteers. "Are they Lily's?" He'd never heard of a companion having babies before, but there was always a first time for everything. "She's raised a few litters from the sled dogs," he added in assurance to his best frenemy as he grabbed the broom and started sweeping. "It was a while ago, but she's got th'instincts for it. We can stick around an extra couple o' days an' she can help Lily get settled if y'want." And maybe if Sah didn't want. Pulling the dragon away when she had her heart set on mothering was much easier said than done!
Boreal shows up to help Lily with the pups and Tal starts sweeping!
