Lying in their den, Steele had already prepared the place for her birthing. He lined the walls and floors with hides of kills he had collected. He never intended her to give birth in their own dwelling, but they did not have a caretaker or anyone else to help with the birthing of their pups. Steele grew impatient, worried something would go wrong and his strong lineage would die out. He did not know what to do with pups or what they required. He should have forced a caretaker to cross over. But now there was no time for that. The days were approaching and they would have young around them. Steele was both anxious and excited, all the while completely nervous.

((Time skip was conducted, Esmeralda is NOW pregnant and soon to deliver!))

Coming back with her new Alphess a while ago left the fae feeling relieved and anxious to start her new duties. Time now was spent hunting and patrolling the new lands to acquaint herself with the new places. Azul's land now seemed a distant memory to Chiara as her paws led her to the main pack lands. A long day of hunting had left her tired and she was headed for her den when she smelled the Alpha pair and the scent of anxiety. Esmerelda had been heavy with pups when she met her, was she having them now? In Chiara's old pack she was no caretaker, but her mother had raised pups while she was young. She as well had had her own litter two years ago and had some knowledge as to what to do. Cautiously the fae approached Steele's den and cleared her throat outside of it.

Peering in with her ears far back in submission she called into the darkness softly. "Excuse me? Alpha Steele? If it's Alphess Esmerelda giving birth may i assist? I helped my mother care for young before and have had my own littler in the past. I'm not a caretaker, but I'm not ignorant to birthing pups. If not sir I shall leave." She concluded, eager to help if he permitted.