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The man lay on his side in bed, causing a depression to form in the large mattress, and cradled in his arms was a tiny bundle, his hand gently and slowly patting her back.
Once he was sure she was sound asleep, Ruka pulled the blanket up over her, almost covering half of her face, but then, worried about her breathing, he left her nose and mouth exposed.
He tiptoed out of the room and went to the kitchen to prepare some finely minced raw meat to feed the three cubs.
The little ones had been weaned too early and were now transitioning to cub nutrient liquid, but Ruka feared they were not getting enough nutrition, so he had consulted the elders in his tribe and learned to feed the cubs raw meat.
