The drowsing sea mare started awake at her son's voice. Her head shot up, eyes wide and searching as the rest of her body followed. "Halcyon? What is it? What's wrong?" She called out blearily. Their cove was still dimly lit in pre-dawn light, gold-green fingers of sun only just illuminating the horizon. Where the dark waves lapped at the sand, her tigerling seemed to be fighting a wriggling sea creature.
She trotted over, fins flared and head low and snaking. She reached close, snagged Halcyon by the scruff and tugged him away from whatever shark or... Whatever it was. When the cub was out of harms way, she turned to examine the strange visitor to their shore. And laughed. "Oh, look at you! You're finally here!" The pearly woman smiled jubilant at the wobbly colt sitting bewildered on the sand.
The colt wiggled excitedly, gangly legs kicking at the sand as he pushed close to this other warm body. She smelled sweet and salty, only the faintest suggestion of milk-scent clinging to her. It had taken a while for her milk to come in with Halcyon as well. An unfortunate side effect that came along with not having carried her children long enough for her body to recognize it. It would be coconuts for a little while, same as it had been for Halcyon.
She nudged him upward, encouraged her newborn to latch on despite the fact she knew he'd find no sustenance that way yet. It would help, eventually. Admiring the boy's sea-going features, she smiled up at the half grown tiger. "Come say hello, Hal. Your brother is here." She reached for the striped boy, smiling warmly. "He won't try to eat you." She eyed the boy's damp ear with wry amusement.
@[Halcyon]