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Silver Beginnings
By: Lirial Raito
Chapter 2: The Heir is Born
She kept her eyes closed, concentrating. In her mind a picture formed of the delivery
room where her mother was giving birth. She could see her father fidgeting in a corner,
remaining out of the way of her mother's mid-wife. Sweat glistened off Ilfana's brow, but
she was smiling, in spite of what should have been a painful moment.
"One more push your Majesty, and she should be out."
A single nod answered the mid-wife's statement, and Ilfana closed her eyes, focused her
breathing, and *pushed* with the remainder of her strength. And as the mid- wife had
stated, out came the baby girl.
Hikari focused more on the baby girl, enough so that she could see the shining crescent
mark on the babe's forehead.
'Thank goodness' she thought, before pulling her conscious back into her bedroom with a
relieved smile. Quickly she left her room, heading to the maternity ward of the Silver
Palace to meet her new sister.
As she made her way down the long corridors she wondered why she didn't hear any
crying or screaming that usually accompanied the birth of a new baby, and not always on
the child's part. There was no noise at all in the Palace, and Hikari was unnerved by the
unusual silence.
When she entered the Ward she took a quick inspection before entering the room where
her parents would be with the child. A soft sorrowful murmur was all that greeted her
entrance, and she was shocked to see the silent tears sliding down her parent's cheeks.
What was wrong?
Something tugged at her heart, a warning she didn't understand. She followed the tugging
to the room next to the birthing room where the mid-wife would be washing the princess
clean of her mother's blood.
She could easily understand why her parents where upset.
Off to her right was a small bundle, carelessly left. She pulled the cloth off of the bundle
and peered at it, recognizing it as a small baby. She frowned as she noted the lack of the
crescent mark on the dead baby's forehead.
'So small… can it really be my sister?'
She shook her head, determined that this wasn't her little sister.
Among the after-birth a tiny sparkle caught her eye, silver and very small. She picked the
sparkly item up and was surprised to discover that it was a tiny crystal, giving off a faint
silvery light, and warmth. As she stared at the crystal the baby on the table glowed, and
faded into nothingness, and another baby took its place.
This child was obviously alive and breathing, staring up at Hikari is unusually aware and
intelligent blue eyes, and silver hair. This was the child Hikari had seen being born, and
upon her forehead the golden crescent mark.
She pocketed the crystal before picking the baby up, a tender smile gracing her lips as the
child giggled softly. Then she nudged the door open with her foot and walked back to
join her parents. They looked at her, torturous pain in their gazes. As she held up the baby
their expressions turned to ones of incredulity.
"Mother, Father… I believe someone tried to steal the heir."
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To Be Continued:
Silver Beginnings
By: Lirial Raito
Chapter 2: The Heir is Born
She kept her eyes closed, concentrating. In her mind a picture formed of the delivery
room where her mother was giving birth. She could see her father fidgeting in a corner,
remaining out of the way of her mother's mid-wife. Sweat glistened off Ilfana's brow, but
she was smiling, in spite of what should have been a painful moment.
"One more push your Majesty, and she should be out."
A single nod answered the mid-wife's statement, and Ilfana closed her eyes, focused her
breathing, and *pushed* with the remainder of her strength. And as the mid- wife had
stated, out came the baby girl.
Hikari focused more on the baby girl, enough so that she could see the shining crescent
mark on the babe's forehead.
'Thank goodness' she thought, before pulling her conscious back into her bedroom with a
relieved smile. Quickly she left her room, heading to the maternity ward of the Silver
Palace to meet her new sister.
As she made her way down the long corridors she wondered why she didn't hear any
crying or screaming that usually accompanied the birth of a new baby, and not always on
the child's part. There was no noise at all in the Palace, and Hikari was unnerved by the
unusual silence.
When she entered the Ward she took a quick inspection before entering the room where
her parents would be with the child. A soft sorrowful murmur was all that greeted her
entrance, and she was shocked to see the silent tears sliding down her parent's cheeks.
What was wrong?
Something tugged at her heart, a warning she didn't understand. She followed the tugging
to the room next to the birthing room where the mid-wife would be washing the princess
clean of her mother's blood.
She could easily understand why her parents where upset.
Off to her right was a small bundle, carelessly left. She pulled the cloth off of the bundle
and peered at it, recognizing it as a small baby. She frowned as she noted the lack of the
crescent mark on the dead baby's forehead.
'So small… can it really be my sister?'
She shook her head, determined that this wasn't her little sister.
Among the after-birth a tiny sparkle caught her eye, silver and very small. She picked the
sparkly item up and was surprised to discover that it was a tiny crystal, giving off a faint
silvery light, and warmth. As she stared at the crystal the baby on the table glowed, and
faded into nothingness, and another baby took its place.
This child was obviously alive and breathing, staring up at Hikari is unusually aware and
intelligent blue eyes, and silver hair. This was the child Hikari had seen being born, and
upon her forehead the golden crescent mark.
She pocketed the crystal before picking the baby up, a tender smile gracing her lips as the
child giggled softly. Then she nudged the door open with her foot and walked back to
join her parents. They looked at her, torturous pain in their gazes. As she held up the baby
their expressions turned to ones of incredulity.
"Mother, Father… I believe someone tried to steal the heir."
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To Be Continued: