Prologue: It's A Girl!
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Summary:
The sequal to Death, My Enemy, My Savior. This story focuses totally on Seth and Thal's daughter, Ashenta. Thal and Seth's Hyjal home was disturbed with the Shattering and the Twilights Hammer Cultists took Ashenta from them when she was barely a year old. Now, fifteen years later Ashenta is studying to be a sourcer at the Twilight Accademy. The more magic she learns, the more she feels empty and wishes to leave. When her chance finally comes, she takes it and sets off on a journey to find out who she is and more importantly to find her parents.
It had been five years since the Lich King's death. Those five years had been the most wonderful years of Seth and Thal's life together. The garden Thal had had planted for Seth had grown rapidly over the years. Each year it gave them more fruits and vegetables than they needed to get through winter. Their relationship was stronger than ever and they we're a very blessed couple. Now a days, the couple were extremely busy trying to make the newest addition to the family happy.
Almost a year ago, Seth had given birth to a bouncing baby girl, who they named Ashenta. It was a surprise to them both when they found out because they had assumed they wouldn't be able to have children since Thal was a Death Knight, and they had come to accept that. It came as a big shock at first, but as Seth got bigger and bigger, they both became more excited.
Once the baby was ready to enter the world, Gimbly, Seliea, and Cy arrived to help deliver it. Gimbly and Seliea had been training to be midwives and Cy tagged along to keep Thal from busting into the room while Seth wailed in agony. That was the longest night of their lives. Thal and Cy chatted for a while, trying to find something to keep themselves occupied as they waited. It wasn't easy. Hours crept by and Thal began to pace. Then he tried to sit and read, but it didn't work. He tried taking a nap, but was restless. After almost 5 hours, Seth began screaming. It took all of Cy's strength to pin him to the floor and restrain him from going to her. He knew it was hard to hear her in such pain and not be by her side. After Thal promised he wouldn't run to her, Cy got up and comforted him as best he could.
About another hour past and the screaming finally subsided. Thal and Cy waited eagerly for someone to tell them what had happened. Was it a girl or a boy? Was Seth all right? Did everything go safely? Thal was about to get up and go to her when Gimbly appeared from the hallway. They both stood up and looked at her eagerly.
"Well?" asked Thal, clearly out of patience.
Gimbly broke out into a huge grin. "Congratulations, Thal. It's a girl!"
Those words hit Thal like a heard of Kodo. He was a father. He had a baby girl. This strange feeling filled his entire body and he felt like he would explode from sheer joy. He turned towards Cy, a giant smile plastered on his face and gave him a manly hug (if hugs can even BE manly).
"Congratulations," Cy said.
"Do you guys want to see the kid or not?" cried Seliea from down the hall.
Both the men rushed into the back room and Thal stopped dead as soon as he entered. Seth was laying on their double bed, covered in blankets with a small brown bundle in her hands. Seliea was still cleaning things up and looked totally exhausted. Gimbly followed Cy into the room and helped her finish cleaning. Thal slowly walked over to Seth and looked at the bundle she had. He let out a breath he didn't even know he was holding. Seth smiled at him and held her up to him, and he took her into his hands. She was so small and delicate. Seliea had cleaned her off well. Her skin was a bit of an ash color, but that was how Blood Elves usually looked when they were born. She had little blonde hairs coming out of her head, and her eyes were slowly starting to open.
"She looks so much like you, Thal," Seth said. She sounded extremely tired.
"Yeah," he whispered. Her eyes moved a few times and then she opened them. Thal was started. He had thought they would be that Emerald Green, but they weren't. They were the color of Seth's eyes. Beautiful blue eyes that shone like the moon. No, Thal thought to himself. The moon would envy the shine of these eyes.
"She has your eyes," Thal said, handing her back to Seth.
Everyone gathered around to see them. They were indeed beautiful. They were clear and pure. So innocent.
"We're going to need new bed sheets, aren't we?" Thal asked, making everyone laugh. Seth playfully slapped him.
"So, what are you going to call her?" asked Gimbly.
"Ashenta," Seth said without a second thought. Her skin was the color of ash, though she would grow out of it. Thal nodded. The name fit perfectly.
"Ashenta," Thal repeated.
There it is, the prologue! I had to start somewhere with this. I'll try to post every week or two. Sorry it as so short, but I had to start somewhere! Well, I'll see you in Cataclysm! *Grats to all you overachievers who will ding 85 in the first few hours of release!*
Viv
