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Taking in Chandor during springtime had been something of a fresh breath of air and surprisingly relieving for Yulian. For the large wolf who'd been through so much- and had the scars to prove it, she was looking forward to settling into the pack... And the start of the warmer, brighter season seemed to be doing the trick.

Learning her surroundings and territory was still something Yulian was rather new to here. Sure, she'd had company to aid her when she'd gotten lost... a few times, but now finding her feet the she-wolf felt confident enough in letting her paws wander and finding her way back home.

Home...
She'd have to stop using that word.

But before her thoughts could drown the wolf away, something loud, small, and in multiple amounts grasped her attention. From looking down to the forest floor Yulian rose her deep sapphire eyes, and made contact upon a small creek.

In it, a pair of mallard ducks and their ducklings prepared to take flight- into the water.

Yulian watched, memorized. She hadn't seen many ducks before, in her life. Her homeland was oftentimes too rocky and cold for the webbed footed creatures to find delight in, and... Truthfully, she was never near enough water in Riverfell to catch them.
But here came the feathered family, as the parents began to set themselves down into the water. Her ears rose as one by one, little ducklings began to fall in line and follow.

A strange feeling came over the she-wolf. Her stomach felt tight, seeing them lunge from the side of the grass and into the water...
Couldn't they get hurt? Why wouldn't the parents just carry them?

She didn't want to see the ducklings fall in, getting injured or... Drowning, what if they couldn't swim? Why hadn't the ducks thought of this?

Yulian wasted no second further. She wanted to ensure these little fluffy balls of small life that she was there. She would protect them.

And, it was in that very moment everything became a blur. The second she had made her way across to aid the little ducklings, mouth ready and slowly opening to lift them away from the water's edge, she'd begun to receive an earful from the upset parents. Flapping wings and water splashed, and even one of the ducks got into Yulian's face, honking and quacking (unbeknownst to her, protecting their young).

All while this happened, there had been a pair of eyes watching... And with the icing on the cake being one of the ducks chasing Yulian away and causing the wolf to slip up on the slickened grass, she fell. While she hadn't exclaimed nor shown any visible signs of pain, the laughing that caught her from behind was more than enough. Yulian flicked her eyes towards the direction, trying to reposition her body and stand upright.

It was Diablo. Yulian grunted, not feeling particularly threatened nor foul spirited by the usually gentle male.

"Oh. Very funny" she finally remarked, standing again.
That was the last she'd ever try and help those ducklings out.

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WOW some happy Yulian art at LAST!! Who knew we would ever see the day :"D
This was a super SUPER fun collab I did with JollyMutt ! I sketched and lined, and she took care of the rest! I am absolutely in LOVE with this piece.

Enjoy, and happy spring!! 💜

Description
Taking in Chandor during springtime had been something of a fresh breath of air and surprisingly relieving for Yulian. For the large wolf who'd been through so much- and had the scars to prove it, she was looking forward to settling into the pack... And the start of the warmer, brighter season seemed to be doing the trick.

Learning her surroundings and territory was still something Yulian was rather new to here. Sure, she'd had company to aid her when she'd gotten lost... a few times, but now finding her feet the she-wolf felt confident enough in letting her paws wander and finding her way back home.

Home...
She'd have to stop using that word.

But before her thoughts could drown the wolf away, something loud, small, and in multiple amounts grasped her attention. From looking down to the forest floor Yulian rose her deep sapphire eyes, and made contact upon a small creek.

In it, a pair of mallard ducks and their ducklings prepared to take flight- into the water.

Yulian watched, memorized. She hadn't seen many ducks before, in her life. Her homeland was oftentimes too rocky and cold for the webbed footed creatures to find delight in, and... Truthfully, she was never near enough water in Riverfell to catch them.
But here came the feathered family, as the parents began to set themselves down into the water. Her ears rose as one by one, little ducklings began to fall in line and follow.

A strange feeling came over the she-wolf. Her stomach felt tight, seeing them lunge from the side of the grass and into the water...
Couldn't they get hurt? Why wouldn't the parents just carry them?

She didn't want to see the ducklings fall in, getting injured or... Drowning, what if they couldn't swim? Why hadn't the ducks thought of this?

Yulian wasted no second further. She wanted to ensure these little fluffy balls of small life that she was there. She would protect them.

And, it was in that very moment everything became a blur. The second she had made her way across to aid the little ducklings, mouth ready and slowly opening to lift them away from the water's edge, she'd begun to receive an earful from the upset parents. Flapping wings and water splashed, and even one of the ducks got into Yulian's face, honking and quacking (unbeknownst to her, protecting their young).

All while this happened, there had been a pair of eyes watching... And with the icing on the cake being one of the ducks chasing Yulian away and causing the wolf to slip up on the slickened grass, she fell. While she hadn't exclaimed nor shown any visible signs of pain, the laughing that caught her from behind was more than enough. Yulian flicked her eyes towards the direction, trying to reposition her body and stand upright.

It was Diablo. Yulian grunted, not feeling particularly threatened nor foul spirited by the usually gentle male.

"Oh. Very funny" she finally remarked, standing again.
That was the last she'd ever try and help those ducklings out.

---

WOW some happy Yulian art at LAST!! Who knew we would ever see the day :"D
This was a super SUPER fun collab I did with JollyMutt ! I sketched and lined, and she took care of the rest! I am absolutely in LOVE with this piece.

Enjoy, and happy spring!! 💜