Throughout the week, Hunter avoided the house as much as he could, stopping
only to hear news of Morgan and the others. Then he would return to his
own flat where he was working things out with his father, who was taking it
surprisingly well, and Sky, who was not.
Morgan was nearing the end of her pregnancy, from all external appearances, so the talk of what plans of action became more urgent and frequent. No doctor could be consulted, especially none who may have known that she had not had a term of nine months, but more like two. The search for a hedgewitch began, but none but the witches of Amyrath, few with any experience whatsoever with something as unusual for their purposes as childbirth, could be found.
"We could try and research it ourselves?" Bree offered, tiredly glancing at the clock that read well past one in the morning.
"Oh, yes." Killan replied, lazily sarcastic, "I'll be sure and check out 'The Idiot's Guide to Home Birthing Magical Children'. That might be helpful."
Bree scowled, "Our only other option is to consult a doctor. And we don't even know if the baby would go all psycho-killer at the hospital."
"We could just let one of the coven members try their hand," Robbie suggested.
Cal shook his head, "Most of them aren't even trained as healers. It isn't exactly a specialty we encourage."
"Liam has a lot of unusual gifts," Killan said, unexpectedly.
"That he does," Cal agreed. "But I don't know if this would be one of them."
"A lot of witches are endowed with gifts from the gods and goddesses of Greek Mythology, right?" Robbie conjectured.
"There are many who have patron gods from that sect, yes," Cal replied.
"From what we know of him, I would guess Aphrodite," Robbie surmised. "What if we could call upon Eileithyia or Artemis?"
"Eileithyia?" Bree repeated, queering.
"She was the actual goddess of childbirth, though Artemis has also occasionally leant a hand in her role as protector of children. She was also actually a daughter of Hera and Zeus, but not one of the main council," Robbie explained.
"Do you think that would work?" Killan asked.
Cal reluctantly replied, "If it would, Liam would be our best chance of a vassal. I've never seen one so acclimated to one path of magic."
"Then it's decided," Bree said, heavily. "I hope this is the best choice."
"It's our only choice," Cal replied firmly. "Unless you'd like to try your hand as an unassisted midwife."
Bree shivered, "No thank you."
Morgan was nearing the end of her pregnancy, from all external appearances, so the talk of what plans of action became more urgent and frequent. No doctor could be consulted, especially none who may have known that she had not had a term of nine months, but more like two. The search for a hedgewitch began, but none but the witches of Amyrath, few with any experience whatsoever with something as unusual for their purposes as childbirth, could be found.
"We could try and research it ourselves?" Bree offered, tiredly glancing at the clock that read well past one in the morning.
"Oh, yes." Killan replied, lazily sarcastic, "I'll be sure and check out 'The Idiot's Guide to Home Birthing Magical Children'. That might be helpful."
Bree scowled, "Our only other option is to consult a doctor. And we don't even know if the baby would go all psycho-killer at the hospital."
"We could just let one of the coven members try their hand," Robbie suggested.
Cal shook his head, "Most of them aren't even trained as healers. It isn't exactly a specialty we encourage."
"Liam has a lot of unusual gifts," Killan said, unexpectedly.
"That he does," Cal agreed. "But I don't know if this would be one of them."
"A lot of witches are endowed with gifts from the gods and goddesses of Greek Mythology, right?" Robbie conjectured.
"There are many who have patron gods from that sect, yes," Cal replied.
"From what we know of him, I would guess Aphrodite," Robbie surmised. "What if we could call upon Eileithyia or Artemis?"
"Eileithyia?" Bree repeated, queering.
"She was the actual goddess of childbirth, though Artemis has also occasionally leant a hand in her role as protector of children. She was also actually a daughter of Hera and Zeus, but not one of the main council," Robbie explained.
"Do you think that would work?" Killan asked.
Cal reluctantly replied, "If it would, Liam would be our best chance of a vassal. I've never seen one so acclimated to one path of magic."
"Then it's decided," Bree said, heavily. "I hope this is the best choice."
"It's our only choice," Cal replied firmly. "Unless you'd like to try your hand as an unassisted midwife."
Bree shivered, "No thank you."