Part 4
I woke up in the morning, and I was sick. I leaned over my bedroll and wretched. Xena woke up to the sound and put a hand on my back.
"Gabrielle?" she asked. I looked over at her. "Are you all right?"
"I think so." I said sarcastically. I sat up, wiping my mouth. My daughter had awoke, and she toddled over to me.
"Mama sick?" she asked. I nodded.
"Xena, I don't want the babies around this. I'm gonna go into town and see a healer."
"Nonsense, Gabrielle. The kids will be fine. Don't worry. I don't think you have a virus. I'm a healer too."
"I know, Xena." I said softly. "I think my nerves are just shot since yesterday. My gods, that was terrible."
"I know. I know." Xena said. "Here, lie back. Just relax and I'll take the kids down to the lake for their baths. I'll bring you back some water to drink."
"Okay." I said. "Thanks." Xena smiled and picked up her sleeping twins. She put Ivy in the sling and put it on her back. She carried Gabriel, one arm around his waist and he sat on her hip as she walked. She held Dawn's hand with her free hand, and she took them for their baths.
I just laid there and stared up at the sky. My stomach felt terrible. I felt as if I was going to throw up again, but I didn't. I just laid there. I didn't move.
Before I knew it, I was waking up. Xena was standing over me with a wineskin full of water. She was holding two clean babies and there was a clean toddler standing beside her. I smiled at my little girl who's hair, damp with water, shined in the morning sunshine.
"Hi Dawn." I said as I took my baby girl into my arms.
"Mama!" she exclaimed. I chuckled.
"Are you feeling better?" Xena asked. I nodded as I took a drink from the wineskin.
"Much better." I said. Xena smiled.
"That's good. Do you feel like heading out? We've got a big day today. We've got to go kick some evil demon ass." Xena said with enthusiasm. I looked at her.
"I'll manage." I said. She smiled.
"All right. Well, you look much better." She said. "I think you're going to be okay."
"Thank the gods." I whispered.
In a couple of hours, I was mounting Midnight. I sat there with Dawn in her sling. She was sleeping on my back. Xena had the twins in their slings on her back, and she was on Argo.
"Let's get ready to rumble." Xena declared. I smiled at my friend's choice of words, and we headed out quickly on the horses.
I woke up in the morning, and I was sick. I leaned over my bedroll and wretched. Xena woke up to the sound and put a hand on my back.
"Gabrielle?" she asked. I looked over at her. "Are you all right?"
"I think so." I said sarcastically. I sat up, wiping my mouth. My daughter had awoke, and she toddled over to me.
"Mama sick?" she asked. I nodded.
"Xena, I don't want the babies around this. I'm gonna go into town and see a healer."
"Nonsense, Gabrielle. The kids will be fine. Don't worry. I don't think you have a virus. I'm a healer too."
"I know, Xena." I said softly. "I think my nerves are just shot since yesterday. My gods, that was terrible."
"I know. I know." Xena said. "Here, lie back. Just relax and I'll take the kids down to the lake for their baths. I'll bring you back some water to drink."
"Okay." I said. "Thanks." Xena smiled and picked up her sleeping twins. She put Ivy in the sling and put it on her back. She carried Gabriel, one arm around his waist and he sat on her hip as she walked. She held Dawn's hand with her free hand, and she took them for their baths.
I just laid there and stared up at the sky. My stomach felt terrible. I felt as if I was going to throw up again, but I didn't. I just laid there. I didn't move.
Before I knew it, I was waking up. Xena was standing over me with a wineskin full of water. She was holding two clean babies and there was a clean toddler standing beside her. I smiled at my little girl who's hair, damp with water, shined in the morning sunshine.
"Hi Dawn." I said as I took my baby girl into my arms.
"Mama!" she exclaimed. I chuckled.
"Are you feeling better?" Xena asked. I nodded as I took a drink from the wineskin.
"Much better." I said. Xena smiled.
"That's good. Do you feel like heading out? We've got a big day today. We've got to go kick some evil demon ass." Xena said with enthusiasm. I looked at her.
"I'll manage." I said. She smiled.
"All right. Well, you look much better." She said. "I think you're going to be okay."
"Thank the gods." I whispered.
In a couple of hours, I was mounting Midnight. I sat there with Dawn in her sling. She was sleeping on my back. Xena had the twins in their slings on her back, and she was on Argo.
"Let's get ready to rumble." Xena declared. I smiled at my friend's choice of words, and we headed out quickly on the horses.