Part 11
In the hall, Ares sat with his three daughters by his side and the twelve priests praying outside the room Xena was giving birth in at the very moment. They could hear every painful groan and scream and Ares felt terrible that he had to make her go through this every year just to give him a son.
"Father." Eve said from her position on his left knee.
"What is it my princess?" Ares asked.
"Is mother okay?" the three-year-old asked. He nodded.
"She's giving us a new addition to the family. Another playmate for you, I might add." Ares told her. The little princess gave a smile, flashing her little pearly whites.
In the room, Xena could feel that last moment before the baby came out. She could feel the pain surging through her body and finally that wonderful scream of a cry that came from her baby. Gabrielle looked at the queen and then to the midwife.
"Is she alright?" Xena asked, automatically saying it was a girl.
"Yes. She's fine, my queen." The midwife said as she wrapped up Xena's fourth daughter into a blanket and handed her over.
Xena held her baby girl and smiled.
"Hello Dawn." She said with a smile.
Out in the hall, Ares heard the cries of his child. He waited for the midwife to come out of the room. He carried Serenity and Chloe, but Eve walked by his side. The midwife opened the door and Ares entered the room with his three daughters to find Xena lying in bed holding a swaddled child and Gabrielle sitting by their side.
"Have you given me a son?" Ares asked hopefully.
"No. Another daughter, her name is Dawn." Xena said. Ares had a look of exhaustion on his face, seeing as for the fourth attempt at a son, they got another daughter, but he smiled afterward. He kissed Xena and kissed his newborn daughter.
"In three months . . . we'll try again." the King declared. Xena nodded with tears in her eyes.
"Three months . . ." she said softly.
In the hall, Ares sat with his three daughters by his side and the twelve priests praying outside the room Xena was giving birth in at the very moment. They could hear every painful groan and scream and Ares felt terrible that he had to make her go through this every year just to give him a son.
"Father." Eve said from her position on his left knee.
"What is it my princess?" Ares asked.
"Is mother okay?" the three-year-old asked. He nodded.
"She's giving us a new addition to the family. Another playmate for you, I might add." Ares told her. The little princess gave a smile, flashing her little pearly whites.
In the room, Xena could feel that last moment before the baby came out. She could feel the pain surging through her body and finally that wonderful scream of a cry that came from her baby. Gabrielle looked at the queen and then to the midwife.
"Is she alright?" Xena asked, automatically saying it was a girl.
"Yes. She's fine, my queen." The midwife said as she wrapped up Xena's fourth daughter into a blanket and handed her over.
Xena held her baby girl and smiled.
"Hello Dawn." She said with a smile.
Out in the hall, Ares heard the cries of his child. He waited for the midwife to come out of the room. He carried Serenity and Chloe, but Eve walked by his side. The midwife opened the door and Ares entered the room with his three daughters to find Xena lying in bed holding a swaddled child and Gabrielle sitting by their side.
"Have you given me a son?" Ares asked hopefully.
"No. Another daughter, her name is Dawn." Xena said. Ares had a look of exhaustion on his face, seeing as for the fourth attempt at a son, they got another daughter, but he smiled afterward. He kissed Xena and kissed his newborn daughter.
"In three months . . . we'll try again." the King declared. Xena nodded with tears in her eyes.
"Three months . . ." she said softly.