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.: It's time. :.
Saetan looked up from his paperwork that he'd been putting off for the past few days. He sent out a probe to the room in question and found that, indeed, it was finally time. He took off the half-moon glasses that he now needed to use when reading or writing, vanished them and then got up and walked out of the study. He walked up the stairs and down the hall of the Western Wing like he would any other normal day, but today was very different indeed.
Daemon and Lucivar were standing outside the room with slightly worried looks on their faces. He was about to ask them what was wrong when Karla and Marian rushed past them without even acknowledging that they were there. Daemon scowled and sat heavily on one of the benches in the hall and watched the door.
A few moments later Marian came out looking slightly worried and annoyed at the same time.
"She's refusing anything and everything until you're in there so move your ass Sadi."
Lucivar snickered from his seat on the floor (which earned him an icy stare from his wife) and Saetan just smiled at the perplexed look on his son's face. Daemon stood up and followed Marian into the room where Jaenelle was as calmly as he could manage. Lucivar looked at his father for reassurance that everything was going to be okay. Not that he didn't trust Karla, Gabrielle, Morghann and Marian (they were all excellent and skilled healers), but was it really necessary to have all four of them in there? And why did she want Daemon in there?
.: You know it hasn't been easy for her these past few months. Is it really any wonder why she wants him in there:. Saetan asked on a spear-thread, not trusting his voice right now.
.: Am I that easy to read right now:.
.: Daemon was asking questions about Marian and you a few days ago. He's just as worried as the rest of us. :.
.: Yeah, except he's better at hiding it then most. :. Lucivar snarled at his father, but quickly apologized for it.
The conversation ended as neither knew what to say at this point. As Lucivar watched his father, he not only saw him, but he also saw the Warlord Prince nervous for his Queen.
.: Were you this nervous when Peyton and Mephis were born:.
.: In some ways yes, and in some ways no. Yes, because they were my sons; just as I was nervous when you and Daemon were born. All fathers worry about their children while they are being born. No, because it wasn't my daughter and grandchild that are both there. It was just my child at the time. I did worry about Hekatah at the time, but it's a different worry between a man and his wife. I'm not making any sense am I:.
.: Perfect sense. Should I be scared that it does:. Lucivar said with a smile which helped lighten the mood slightly.
Suddenly the door opened and a very tired Karla was standing there wiping her hands on a towel.
"So you two gonna stand there and gawk all day or are you going to come in and look at the babies?"
Saetan and Lucivar looked at each other in shock and then at Karla.
"Babies?" They said in unison.
"You mean you didn't know?" She asked innocently. Then she smiled, "Kiss kiss!" Then she dashed back into the room feeling slightly better to check on Jaenelle.
Saetan walked in first with Lucivar on his heels. As they walked into the room and up to the bed they saw Jaenelle sleeping and Marian and Daemon holding the twins. Karla and Morghann were cleaning up the bowls of water and the towels while Gabrielle was setting up cribs for the twins to sleep in.
Marian smiled at her husband and father-in-law, but Daemon just stood there looking at them with the strangest look on his face.
"Wings," was all he said.
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