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Now the story begins…
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Daine sat in Cloud's stall taking in her heavy scent. She was coming close to her due date, and wanted to spend the rest of her pregnancy at the tower.
That idea had lasted a whole week, then Jonathon had asked her and Numair to come help teach the new pages about the Immortal's War. They had come of course, but Daine hadn't felt rested since they arrived.
Numair choose that moment to come into the stables, "Magelet, are you in hear?"
Daine sighed. "I'm in hear Numair," she called from Cloud's stall.
Numair came over, "Magelet, you were gone for an hour and a half. I was worried. Magelet?" He looked at her face which was pale with exhaustion. Her eyes had deep circles around them; the pupils themselves were rather glassy.
"Daine!" he gasped coming down to kneel next to her. She curled up in his arms, glad to have his warm body next to her.
"I'm alright," she assured him, "Just a bit tired."
Numair nodded as he held her.
Daine began to feel a pain in her abdomen. She quickly pushed herself away from Numair and went inside herself. She saw a bear cub and changed. Then a baby hoarse. Then a fox cub. Whatever shape her baby took, she shaped with it. Then, it stopped. Stopped shifting that is.
Daine could still feel her baby moving inside of her, causing pain.
Daine turned human and gasped. She gripped Numair's hand. "Numair," she whispered as more pain shot through her.
"Daine, what is it?" the panic in his voice was clear.
"Numair, I think I'm in labor! It's supposed to be two more weeks, but I think it's now!" she bit her lip now, afraid that if she kept it open anymore she would scream.
Numair blinked. He had just talked with Alanna. She was leaving for Pirate's Swoop in an hour for a brief vacation since George hadn't been answering her letters. The lioness wanted to know if her daughter had reached the city safely. Numair shook his head; Alanna's vacation would have to wait. He started a speaking spell with her.
Alanna, I need you now! Daine is in labor!
This early? That's surprising! Where are you?"
We're in the stables! Hurry!
With that he closed the spell.
Alanna ran hard and swift to the stables. Once there she saw a weeping Daine gripping on to Numair's hand with all she had. Numair had a panicked look on his face. Alanna blinked for a second, taking it all in before shaking her head and getting to work.
"Daine, is it shifting?"
Daine bit her lip again and shook her head.
She turned to Numair, "Help me get her on Stefan's cot. Then go get Barid. After that have someone let my husband know I'll be delayed."
Numair opened his mouth to speak. Alanna shook her head, "I know you want to be here, but there's not much you can do. Three in this cot is crowded, and we needed plenty of room."
Numair slowly nodded. He leaned forward to kiss his wife on the forehead, "It'll be alright sweet. Don't worry."
Daine nodded, but it took all her might to release his hand and grip the edges of the cot instead.
When Numair was gone Alanna turned her attention back to Daine, "Now this is going to be tricky if the baby shifts, so we need to be ready."
With that, a bright, silver light shown in the right corner of the room. A tall lady with blonde hair and blue eyes stepped out of the light. The lady was dressed in a crisp green dress that was heavy with embroidery.
"MA!" Daine shrieked.
The woman came forward and placed a gentle hand on her abdomen. The pain began to fade.
"I'm hear my daughter. Have no fear."
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Numair grimaced as Daine let out another scream of agony. It had only been eight hours, but to him it felt like eight days. He wanted to go in there; to hold his wife and take away all her pain.
Finally Alanna came out, her hair mattered in sweat, "You can come in now. It's done."
Numair rushed into the room that held the cot and saw his wife settled there, a baby wolf cub settled in her arms, the Green Lady at her side.
Numair could have cried for joy. At that moment the baby shifted into a giraffe, then a swan. It continued to change, but Daine held it firmly.
Numair came forward, "Magelet?"
Daine grinned, "It's done Numair. We have a baby."
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One baby down, one to go. (on less of course Tammy writes more and they have more kids. Then of course I'll have to write more)
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