Deathless Death

"Eska"

Eska rolled her eyes as the delirious woman mumbled and raved. If the pups within her were born alive, she would be thoroughly shocked. There was no way that this sack of bones would be able to sustain her own life, let alone that of the growing children held in her rotting womb. Not without extensive help. Since Ulric was invested in the future of the unborn pups, Eska would do what she needed to to ease the mans mind.

Soon, Ulric returned with a chunk of meat in his teeth. Eska nodded and took the meat, moving close to Aranea where she then sat. Still the woman rambled on and Ulric felt the need to explain. Eska simply gave her head a shake before tearing off a piece of meat. She chewed it thoroughly, masticating the mouthful until it was a fine pulp. The woman then transferred it from her mouth to Aranea's with her paw, then held the fae's maw shut. Gently, Eska stroked the woman's throat, prompting her to swallow.

Shifting her gaze to the man taking up the entire entryway of the den, she motioned to Aranea with a tilt of her head. "She'll need to be fed like this at least twice a day. If she's not eating or drinking on her own, she'll soon be dead." It would be a well deserved fate, starving to death. However, if the pups within her still lived, they were undeserving of the same fate. Eska would rather not be the one to keep the woman alive, but if Ulric asked it of her...