Zane's birth
"Push, Gorda, push! Said Astrid as she helped her younger sister deliver her first child. Next to Gorda was her husband Blaine who was trying to comfort his wife throughout this ordeal. "I see the head, Gorda, one more push!" Said her sister. "It hurts so bad!" screamed Gorda. Blaine takes his wife's hand. "I understand it hurts, Gorda. But just think, when it's over, we will be able to finally hold our child. Just hang on." The baby finally comes out and gives out a loud cry. "it's a girl!" Said Astrid. Gorda stops her tears of agony and starts crying for joy when she sees the crying girl. Blaine runs out of the room and yells: "It's a lassie!" He comes back and kisses Gorda who is about to hold her child when she starts feeling pain again. Astrid looks over Gorda and quickly gets back in position.
"What's wrong?" said Blaine as he held his daughter. Gorda starts to scream again as Blaine starts to panic. "Astrid, what's wrong?!" he asked. "Nothing is wrong, Blaine, but I do see another head starting to crown. Both Blaine and Gorda looked shocked. Gorda gives out another scream, followed by the screams of her newborn son as he finally enters the world. Astrid Gave Gorda another look over. "Looks like yer done giving birth, sister. Looks like you have a boy as well. Blaine runs out of the room again then yells:" Gorda gave me a laddie as well!"
Blaine comes back as Astrid washes off the twins, wraps them up then hands them to Gorda. Blaine hugs Gorda. You did amazing, my love. I can't believe our little ones are finally here." Gorda smiles weakly as she is still exhausted from the ordeal. "Neither can I, dear." She said. She then looks at her sister. "Thank you for everything you did just now, Astrid, it was comforting my elder sister was the one delivering my little ones. As the adults talked, Zane was listening intently.
"My new parents seem like nice people and I am happy they seem to love me." He manages to look at his sister next to him. "I never had a sibling before, I hope the two of us get along, sister. I wonder though, are you one of my friends? If you are, I hope you are Pixal."
Just as he finishes his thoughts, He and his sister were picked up by their father and taken to a large room where there were many other people. "These are me twins, aren't they fine looking dwarves?"
"Dwarves?" Zane said as he looked around at everything. He looks at his father and sees he is a rather short yet very well-built man. He was a man with crew cut hair and a thick red beard that is well taken care of. He sees other men and women come up to congratulate Blaine and notices they are all rather short. The adult men all had interestingly styled beards and were talking to Blaine about what he wants for his children. Blaine responds. I just want them to grow up happy and healthy dwarves. I would like for my boy To take over the smithy when he comes of age. But still, that will be up to him. As for his sister, I hope she grows up a proper woman." What are you going to name them, Blaine? Said one of Blaine's cousins. "Gorda and I decided If it was a boy, we would call him Phineas. And if the babe was a girl, we were going to call her Nora. Guess Gorda and I will use both names.
Now excuse me, I am certain my newborns want their mother." Blaine goes back to Gorda and hands Phineas and Nora over to her. Zane is very tired at this point and starts to nod off. He looks at his parents smiling warmly and tenderly at him and Nora. He senses their love for him and his sister falls asleep content.
End of chapter three.
