Bughuul glanced at his daughter. She'd grown so much in the past few years and it was happening at a faster pace than it would for a human child. He didn't fear that she'd change, but given what had happened between them recently, he was sure that she'll run away the first chance she gets and he won't be able to stop her.
He remembered how much his wife had wanted to have a child even though he didn't want one but he agreed to having one since she was the only one who he'd cared for and he wanted to make her happy in spite of his own feelings towards being a parent.
As the years passed, it seemed that his wife wouldn't get her wish, having a miscarriage after miscarriage which Bughuul had blamed himself for. He couldn't do anything but watch his wife suffer, he didn't know what to do anymore. The more time passed, the more he was convinced she'd leave, but she stood by him, despite the misery.
There were many moments where she'd seemed too distant and sometimes he'd find her sitting in the attic, holding the clothes she'd made for their unborn children and weeping for her loss. It was something she couldn't bring herself to throw away even though he'd told her to do so, even going so far to get into a fight over it one night.
He yelled at her, telling her that keeping what was meant for their unborn children would only bring her more misery and she cursed him for not grieving with her and before he could say anything, she stormed off.
He didn't go looking for her, but he'd hoped for her return. He saw no point in going after her thinking that if she was so miserable with him, he should let her go.
Hours after their fight, she showed up and apologized for her breakdown but he'd told her that it was his fault and that she shouldn't apologize for anything. He held her, relieved that she'd returned to him, still in fear that she could change her mind and leave out of the blue.
Months after the fight, his wife discovered that she was pregnant again which, even though it made her happy, worried her as well thinking that she'd lose this one too.
Upon hearing the news from his wife, Bughuul suggested that he should leave, at the very least until she carries her pregnancy out but she'd have none of it, saying that she needs him there and that she doesn't want to go through with it alone.
Even though Bughuul stayed, he'd kept his distance from her during the pregnancy, fearing if he'd even do so much as touch her, she'd lose the child. She'd tell him that nothing would happen but he didn't want to risk anything, telling her that it would be better for them to wait for the child to be born.
Despite their fears, there seemed to be nothing wrong during the pregnancy. When it came to term the labor lasted almost an entire day, but to her it was all worth the pain.
Bughuul was terrified to even hold her, thinking something could happen but his wife assured him that the baby would be fine, so he reluctantly took his baby daughter into his arms.
He held her, but the fear of hurting her in some way wasn't going away. Still, looking at her, he was proud to be her father. He never thought that he'd get attached to her but all it took was to look at her and he was captured instantly. He thought of all the things he'd teach her when she got older and it made him happy. In that moment, it seemed like everything was going to be alright...