(Robin-12, Much 11, Cel-10)

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Robin heard a scream from inside the cottage and saw Linden, and another man standing out in the field. The man seemed distraught and continuously rubbed his hands over his face and hair. Robin squinted in confusion, eyebrows furrowed together.

"Lad!" Linden motioned for him to come over to where he stood. Robin glanced back at the cottage than continued on.

"What's going on?" He asked, "Who's he? Is he okay?"

"So many questions my boy!" Linden smiled placing a hand on Robins shoulder. "This man's wife is giving birth and Celandine is helping her mother with it. He will be okay, you will understand his feelings when you have a wife and children." Linden explained , "Would've been a bit awkward had you walked in just than."

Robin nodded smiling, unsure what else to do. Moments passed and Celandine came walking out a smile on her face. Her sleeves rolled up and hair pulled into a messy bun. She walked towards them and told the man he could go in now. Hastily the man went in the cottage. Turning to Robin and her father she smiled, "Mother said it went well." She stated. " Said I am a natural at it." Celandine looked down at her feet. One thing Robin knew she hated was bragging. "I suppose I could be, but as of now I am still a beginner."

"You will be great Cely." Robin said, "Is that what you want to do?"

"Be a healer? Yes!" She grinned. "I want to help people, and I know how to heal them. I know the herbs and spices, and plants like the back of my hand. Well almost, without mother I would have accidentally poisoned a person." She blushed.

"Ah, shall we go see this baby?" Linden suggested smiling down at the two. They nodded before going inside. The mother lay on a cot in the main room of the house, sitting next to her was her husband. Bundled in the mothers arms was the newborn. Coriander who had just finished cleaning up smiled at Linden who brushed a kiss on her forehead.

"You young lady-" The new mother leaning up against the pillow said smiling at Celandine, "are going to be great when you are older. Do you know that?" She asked.

Celandine smiled softly.

"And is that young man behind you at all interest your eye?" The women joked smiling wider as Celandine looked down.

Robin felt his cheeks heat up taking notice Celandine's were bright pink. His stomach did the uncomfortable turn it had started doing lately when he was around her. His mother had called it a 'little crush'. Much has told him he is being ridiculous. Am I? Robin thought, Or do I have a 'crush' on her.

"I think they are a bit young for that." Linden laughed shaking Robins hair.

"Nonsense, Henry and I met when we were-how old Henry?" She said yawning, her strength too stay awake slowly leaving her.

"I was ten, you were nine. Been inseparable since." The man answered.

Robin felt worse, he and Celandine had been friends since she was six, a little over four years now. He looked around a moment before heading out the door.

"Where are you going?" Celandine asked fallowing him, "Don't listen to them, they are just being grown ups Robin." She rolled her perfect, green eyes. "Just forget it."

"I just need to head home." He said quickly, "I will see you later." Robin ran off within the woods leaving a very confused Celandine standing in the field.

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