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Anput has succeeded so far as a mother. Her two daughters, Daemane and Lanka, were now teenagers. Being that they can now join hunting lessons and learn how to care for the cubs, this meant that Anput can spend more time with them, and become close to her girls, who were slowly, but surely, accepting themselves in Neith's growing court.
"I'm so jealous of you, Anput." Her pride-sister, Advika suddenly spoke, while grooming Anput's shoulder, "You get to spend time with her Deamane and Lanka, teach them how to become young ladies. I can barely do anything with Fire, knowing he'd rather hang around Spark....and their father."
"Oh, Advika." Anput replies, "You'll have more opportunities for that, if you decide to have cubs again. Us females always tend to have more females than males, it seems. I mean, you're right, I'm glad I get to bond with my girls. But that doesn't mean you won't either."
"She's right, you know." Anya chimes in, allowing Anput to rest on chocolate flank, "We'll all have more daughters as it is. I only have one, thankfully, I wouldn't know what to do if Scarlett was a male. I don't know how you and Neith did it, Advika."
"With males, you have to be more stern and assertive." Advika explained, "That's what I've learned. Fire can be a handful, he always was. So long as he believes Barbados has his back...the bastard."
The girls are still wary of their King, especially when dealing with his young. Knowing for sure that Fire and Spark were completely under his wing.
"We can only pray for now, Advika. Pray that Neith's son, and yours will be alright. We can also pray that...Sundari and her two drag alongs have cubs that are displeasing to Barbados."
All three females glanced at Barbados, swarmed by his followers. Having those three was bad enough, but now they were pregnant?
Anya snarled, "If those filthy hyena spawns do anything to my daughter, I'll have their necks. Best believe that. And their bitch of a mothers can join them."
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