Isabel POV
Fanny's moans never seemed to stop, she's ready, she's fully dilated, but something wrong, and I don't know what. I look up to Fanny, seeing her look at me in turn,
"Fanny, I don't want to worry you, but something isn't quite right, i…I need Azeem, he would know what is wrong" I say, she nods instantly after I've said this, I quickly go to the door to find Will still there,
"Will we need Azem, I'm not sure what it is but he would know, he's done more birthing then I have before" I say in a hushed tone, not wanting to worry John, Will nods at this in answer and looks to Wulf who's near us and whispers in his ear, Wulf nods after a minute and runs off, I nod to Will, kissing his cheek before I close the door and go back to Fanny.
"If the child cannot come out then God must not have decreed it" says Tuck who says this behind me, I look behind me at him with a glare,
"All life deserves a chance to survive" I say, he blinks rapidly from this, perhaps he did not believe that I would say such a thing. I do believe Alah, but I know that he would never let a child die without a chance
I go over to Fanny and wipe her brow, not wanting her to get too warm.
After a couple of minutes the door opened and in came Azeem,
"Azem, I don't know what's wrong, I need you to look her over" I say, he nods and comes over and begin to examine her stomach, I keep wiping her brow, trying to keep her calm which I can't tell if is working since she's still moaning in pain.
It was only a minute after that I realised that Friar Tuck wasn't here anymore, until he walked back in and saw Azeem looking over Fanny,
"Get away from her!" he shouts, beginning to go over to Azeem, but I go over to Azeem first and stop Tuck before he could stop Azeem from examining Fanny,
"Continue Azeem" I say, without looking at him, keeping my eye on Tuck,
"He will do more harm than good" says Tuck,
"He can save her, he has more experience with birthing, and with him there will be a better chance of the baby coming out alive" I say, I hold my hand up just as he's about to say something else,
"I am going to help Fanny to cool down, if you stop Azeem from working then I will have you taken out of this hut, understand?" I ask, he looks like he's about to argue, but then calmly nods in agreement, I walk over to head of the bed and continue to wipe her brow.
"Fanny, your baby has not turned! It cannot be born without help" says Azeem who I look to see is looking at Fanny,
"He's a devil's seed. Don't listen to him, he will kill her!" says Friar, I look at him warningly, but Azeem looks at him fiercely,
"If you do not listen to me, she will certainly die! And the child" he says, but this causes Fanny to scream,
"No!"
"The good friar has done all he can. I suggest you let the Moore try" says Robin who I did not see was in the room until now,
"So be it! And it'll be on your head, I warned you!" says Friar Tuck, who thankfully leaves. Azeem looks to me,
"Isabel, get me a needle, thread and water. Hurry!" he says, I nod in reply and start gathering the items. Robin goes over to Azeem but I font hear what he says, needing to get the needed items quickly, not knowing how long the child has left.
I get a strong stick and bring the items over to Azeem who nods in thanks, then I go over to Fanny and help her to sit up and then carefully place the stick in her mouth,
"Bite down" I say, and she does so, and that's when the screaming started.
