König stood silently outside his quarters, his 6'10" frame rigid and tense. His normally soft blue eyes glowed red, daring anyone to approach.

The faint sound of gasps and whines echoing from inside the room. His little Percht rested in the make shift nest they had made at the edge of his bed.

Their belly swollen, round with kids. Their small frame trembling as their body seized from the contractions.

The air heavy with the scent of birth.