I paced anxiously in front of the door to my bedroom, for my wife, Adda, was giving birth to our firstborn and future chief of the clan. Suddenly, I heard my sweet Adda cry out in pain. It took all of my willpower to not go barging into that room. Of course, it helps when you are being held down by your two younger brothers. "Get off me!" I growled. They shook their heads sadly. A few moments later the door opened, I pushed off Conall and Conan, and I rushed into the bedroom.
There on the bed was my sweet wife, holding the fruits of her labor. Twins, a boy, and a girl. It was only then that I noticed that the scarlet cord, the midwife uses to mark the firstborn in the case of more than one child being born at the same time, was wrapped around the girl's right wrist. I was surprised, to say the least, normally shifters gave birth to boys first. But I was in awe when I saw my daughter. She looked as if even though she had just been born, she knew the secrets of catamounts. "Come and meet your children Brasil; Bevin and Alanna." Alanna, I thought, the name my wife gave my daughter meant bright. I hoped that she would be strong enough and smart enough to be a good chief, and be able to change the way people think.
I have never heard of a female alfa or a female king, and I fear for my daughter, for she was going to be the first. She would need to work hard for any respect from the other kings of different clans, even our clan pride won't accept her unless she is strong enough to prove herself to them. All of a sudden I heard my brothers cry out with surprise at the sight of my children, and it became even more pronounced when they saw the cord around Alanna's right wrist. I quickly turned to them, "Shh, they are asleep. I know that the other clan prides won't like it, but my daughter, Alanna, is my heir."
My brothers stared at me like I grew green horns and a red devil's tail. "They won't just dislike it, they'll hate it!" my brother Conall said. His twin, Conan added, "And besides, what will the king of kings think?" I was scared for my daughter's safety, I sighed, "I don't know, but what I do know is that no matter what, I will train my children to be the best and the strongest they can be." Conall and Conan went silent. I knew that they hated the idea of being led by a woman, but I was determined to make her into one of the greatest leaders ever.
Then Adda cried out in surprise, gaining everyone's attention. My wife was staring at the place my daughter was, but the only thing there was was a snow leopard cub. We all gasped, my newborn daughter had shifted before she turned fifteen. That meant that she was one of the first shifters reborn in our beliefs, and she would be powerful. I could only hope that she would use her powers for the good of all, for our clan and everyone else.