Petra came in, anger radiated off her. "Petra before you get yourself all in a knot let me explain what I was doing." Luna attempted to calm Petra down. "What you are doing is basically getting me kicked out of the pack! Why don't you go tell Scar or Frost or maybe even Blix next?" Petra snarled, flames practically shooting from her ears. "Petra listen to what Luna has to say before you get all ticked off." Brisk growled at her. Petra's snarl ceased, and she listened. "We've come up with a few things that we could do to help you." They waited for some objection or angry statement from Petra, but none came so Luna continued. "You could live with us and we could hide you from Blix, or you could confront him about it, or you would have to leave the pack." Petra sat there silent for a moment. She looked up, and began to speak. "I can't leave the pack, and I won't confront him about it yet. I've decided that I must survive here for a while, if you don't mind. I must leave now Blix will be looking for me." Petra mumbled and left the den. "Luna I'm not sure this is going to work. What's the pack going to say when there are pup cries coming from our den? Oh it's just Luna or Brisk whimpering in their sleep again?" He began to pace hopelessly, around the den. Luna stopped him. "That won't be a problem." She replied softly. "Hers won't be the only ones yipping." He obviously didn't hear her correctly. "What do you mean? You don't have pups…" His mind was slowly starting to wrap around what Luna was saying. "Brisk, Petra and I are both pregnant. This means the noise will be covered up. If need be I could always add hers to mine, and say I had a big litter. I could even raise them myself if she doesn't want them." "How long until the pups from both of you are born, Luna?" His brown eyes twinkled with the aspect of becoming a father. "Hers should be here by thirty sunrises, and mine shouldn't be too long after that." Her eyes returned a twinkle that seemed to illuminate the den. "It's starting to get dark out; Blix will need me for an evening patrol." He really just wanted to stay there, and be with her, but Blix would have his tail should he opt out of the patrol. He lifted himself from the ground, and started off out of the den. Blix was resting by the river, letting his paws slip on the surface of the glassy water. "You're late, the patrol already left without you. You will just have to go home, but I expect you will be ready for tomorrow's patrol." He nodded, and turned to walk away. Petra came out of the leaders' den, and laid by Blix. "Congratulations on Luna being pregnant, she told me earlier today." "Thanks Petra, it's exciting." He struggled to find the words; his thoughts were far away from just talking to Blix. "Luna's pregnant? Well that's good; we will have more than Frost's pups then. We haven't had any pups lately." He nodded to Blix, and left. He returned home, and replaced the ferns he had moved earlier. Luna was fast asleep, her legs twitched slightly. She's dreaming. Brisk thought, and smiled. He laid beside her, and put his head next to hers. Had he been able to stay awake longer he would have heard the eerie howls that pierced the night sky.