When they returned to the house, laden with and inordinate amount of
groceries, they anticipated to find Killan and Morgan locked in a dangerous
battle of wills, but instead found them reclining on the couch.
"Uh, hello," Cal said, ever the articulate one.
Killan waved lazily, "Hey, you have been gone a long time."
"There was a lot to get," Bree replied.
"We probably don't need half of it," Morgan replied.
Robbie smiled, "We figured that, too."
"Liadan left this morning, she didn't say where she was going," Killan said.
Cal looked away guiltily.
"How about breakfast?" Morgan asked.
"More like lunch," Cal replied, indicating the time.
Morgan shrugged, "Food is food."
"You seem in a better mood," Bree mused.
"The baby is asleep," Killan replied.
Morgan nodded, "I'd say I'm sorry, but I can't remember a lot of what happened. Only bits and pieces."
Killan affirmed her story, "Her aura is less muddled now. The baby has to rest sometime."
"I can't believe it's so powerful," she looked at her stomach, "Or so big."
"Morgan says that the baby has left an especially lingering impression of hatred for Hunter," Killan informed everyone.
"And Killan has told me that Hunter is not exactly fond of the baby," Morgan said bitterly. "I'm really glad none of you went along with his plan. Whatever else the baby is, it's still my child. I won't condone any of you hurting it."
"We wouldn't dream of it," Bree assured her, "But something has to be done."
"The pregnancy seems to be accelerating itself," Cal noted, "So we may only have to deal with this for a short time."
"But how do we know what will happen between now and then?" Killan asked.
Morgan nodded, "This may be the last time that we have a chance to speak, the blackouts are becoming more frequent."
"Giomanch should go away," Cal suggested. "He can hide from his father, wait out the birth, and then come back, if he must. He antagonizes the baby."
No one objected and Morgan glared at them, "You can't agree with him."
"Well," Bree said hesitantly, "He has a point."
"Hunter hasn't been around anyway," Robbie offered.
"But – "Morgan began to protest.
"It's not as if the baby is going to make a move on its father," Cal reasoned.
"But that's just it! It is me, just with someone else pulling the strings," Morgan explained.
"But you said you couldn't remember," Bree reminded her.
Morgan blushed, "It was more I didn't want to remember."
"Hunter has to go," Bree urged.
"Nice of you to decide that for me," Hunter said.
"Uh, hello," Cal said, ever the articulate one.
Killan waved lazily, "Hey, you have been gone a long time."
"There was a lot to get," Bree replied.
"We probably don't need half of it," Morgan replied.
Robbie smiled, "We figured that, too."
"Liadan left this morning, she didn't say where she was going," Killan said.
Cal looked away guiltily.
"How about breakfast?" Morgan asked.
"More like lunch," Cal replied, indicating the time.
Morgan shrugged, "Food is food."
"You seem in a better mood," Bree mused.
"The baby is asleep," Killan replied.
Morgan nodded, "I'd say I'm sorry, but I can't remember a lot of what happened. Only bits and pieces."
Killan affirmed her story, "Her aura is less muddled now. The baby has to rest sometime."
"I can't believe it's so powerful," she looked at her stomach, "Or so big."
"Morgan says that the baby has left an especially lingering impression of hatred for Hunter," Killan informed everyone.
"And Killan has told me that Hunter is not exactly fond of the baby," Morgan said bitterly. "I'm really glad none of you went along with his plan. Whatever else the baby is, it's still my child. I won't condone any of you hurting it."
"We wouldn't dream of it," Bree assured her, "But something has to be done."
"The pregnancy seems to be accelerating itself," Cal noted, "So we may only have to deal with this for a short time."
"But how do we know what will happen between now and then?" Killan asked.
Morgan nodded, "This may be the last time that we have a chance to speak, the blackouts are becoming more frequent."
"Giomanch should go away," Cal suggested. "He can hide from his father, wait out the birth, and then come back, if he must. He antagonizes the baby."
No one objected and Morgan glared at them, "You can't agree with him."
"Well," Bree said hesitantly, "He has a point."
"Hunter hasn't been around anyway," Robbie offered.
"But – "Morgan began to protest.
"It's not as if the baby is going to make a move on its father," Cal reasoned.
"But that's just it! It is me, just with someone else pulling the strings," Morgan explained.
"But you said you couldn't remember," Bree reminded her.
Morgan blushed, "It was more I didn't want to remember."
"Hunter has to go," Bree urged.
"Nice of you to decide that for me," Hunter said.