Aravel-Astra

Darkness… Warmth… But there was something else too. Something that clung to this barrier that held her inside and restricted her movements. This… something, whatever it was, hung heavy in the air and permeated inside to her, and welcomed her. Breathed life into her. Encouraged her. Light delicately passed through the confining walls. She strained her eyes to the subtle shadows that swept around, encircling her. She twitched her ears to soft, muffled sounds. Beautiful sounds filled with that something. The unborn rex picked up two different pitches- one joyful, higher pitched voice that filled the space with sweet melodious laughter and singing. And a lower pitched but tender voice that gently stirred the egg and lulled the pup inside to sleep… — Day in and day out, the unborn rex drifted in and out of sleep. During her times of brief consciousness, she had felt comforted by the lively presence of the rexals outside her cocoon, waiting for her and serenading her. She somehow