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Since their first meeting nearly a month or so before, Breakaway had kept in somewhat infrequent contact with Kindness. It had been more frequent than not, in the beginning, but as her sides began to bulge and get larger, she stopped visiting quite so often. It had taken too much effort to do so. So, a few days ago when she'd wandered out of her den to travel a bit of her territory for no other reason than being tired of lazing about, she'd run into the Mare. She hadn't seen Kindness since, but it wasn't like he'd really said he wanted to help with the babies, anyway. So she hadn't thought twice about staying in the cozy den the legendary had left her with as part of the blessing. The fresh water was welcome, and the supply of fish in the stream, and the fresh berry plants that grew near it.

Only, as she stands there, stooped low and heavy over the stream, a flash of yellow catches her eye, and she stretches up languidly. She knows that yellow, and her brow knits in confusion, wondering, for one, how the buck found her and why he'd bothered to look so far.

"Kindness?"

The doe notices the way Kindness' smile falters a moment after it lights up his face. His smile always had a way of making her feel just a little bit weak in the knees, something she always tried to hide, and seemed did a rather good job of. She ignores his look of uncertainty and studies him.

"You came looking for me." It's not a question, but it's not harsh either. A small smile hovers on her face at the sight of him, and she turns to look at the cavern-like clearing.

"I went for a walk a few days ago, and ran into the most wonderful creature.... she was a kimeti, like us but.. powerful. I think she was one of those which the Old Stories speak of-- a legendary. She led me here." She sighs a bit heavily, not at the story but at the weight in her heavy stomach.

After another look at him she moves to the nesting bed not far away. Over the last few days she'd dragged in the softest of the plants to build the nest with, and it was thick and soft now. She lays down on it gratefully before speaking again. "Not much longer now, I should think. Perhaps a week or two at most." She laughs softly, stroking her nose over one swollen side fondly, "There are many of them."

"So tell me... what made you come so far looking for me?"

At the lack of response, Breakaway raises one brow and watches as the buck crosses the den to her nest, and lies down beside her. Her smile, the entire time, lengthening into a bemused smirk seems a counterpoint to his own expression of false-bravado.

She shifts over a little as his side brushes hers, her sharp, intelligent eyes watching his face as he looks at her swollen stomach. Some tension in her eases at this. Kindness, she knows, never had to come looking for her when he didn't find her in her usual den-- yet he had. His silence is almost answer enough. She doesn't need him to speak to understand. If he hadn't wanted to be there, he would not have come. Her smirk softens to a real smile that touches her eyes, and is somehow nicer, without all the sarcastic amusement in it's depths. The doe stretches her neck out and brushes her nose against his cheek, then nips an ear playfully, the smirk back as quickly as ever.

"Well then, go get me some food you lump. All these babies... I swear they're more like little lynx than kimeti... make me hungry all the time."

"I'd probably have less headache!" She calls back to him, though her tone is not entirely unkind-- a smirk dancing around the corners of her mouth. She feels content, for the most part. A small part of her, however, is uncomfortable with the growing affection she feels for Kindness. She's never needed someone else before-- has always relied on herself. When she hatched, there had been no one else around, and she never knew her siblings. In fact, she'd never really spent as much time around other kimeti as she has with the yellow buck. It makes her feel in need of him-- and this thought makes her uneasy, perhaps even a little bit frightened, which only makes her frustrated.

However, when Kindness returns with something to eat she just smirks at her in that sharp, cunning way of hers and eyes him a little, "Is that all Mr. Hunter? or are the fish too quick this afternoon?" She's teasing of course-- the fish is plenty large enough to satisfy, at least for the moment.

She chuckles softly between a mouthful of the sweet fish and cocks her head at him in that way of hers. Oh really?, it seems to ask. She finishes her fish without further comment-- she really had been hungry, after all, and then sits back with a contented sigh.

"Well... if they're anything like their mother.. Some of them are quite restless. I can already feel them moving all the time nowadays. They'll be wanting out soon." This thought makes her face screw up in distaste. The thought of so many sacs makes her ache already, and she pushes the thought aside with a flick of her ears and a swish of her tail.

"Besides, lazy-a** like you will need some exercise. I'll send them all after you when they get too rowdy.

Breakaway grins at Kindness and pulls a few of the berries off the proffered branch to swallow the sweet fruit. She too had grown up alone, but thinks she turned out rather well for it. After all, many Kimeti grow up alone, or, at least, without the added protection of parents.

"I'll hold you to that... Though sometimes I think you find it difficult to even keep up with me," she chuckles softly, her eyes sharp and teasing, "Am I too much for you? Perhaps I should learn to be a good girl."

Breakaway sniffs, almost indignantly, and turns to roll onto her side to take some of the weight off her stomach, and rolls her eyes at Kindness-- all of it making a very clear message. 'F-ck you'.

"Hn.. and what would make me want to change anyway?" She smirks at him, toothy and wide enough to show the sharper edges of her canines-- it makes her look wily and vicious and uncontrollable. "I like being able to handle myself."