Doctor doctor, give me the news
Aliana
Defender
10-06-2021, 05:22 PM
Dalila tipped her head and hummed with thought as Aliana mentioned how silphium wouldn't cause those kinds of symptoms, a little frown crossing her face as she began to worry that she had gotten some kind of illness or cold. She would feel terrible if she accidentally passed it on to Siren or the pups... But while she was beginning to consider that possibility, she saw the sudden panic in Aliana's eyes and her ears flicked back with worry, her light blue gaze questioning the fellow healer. She tried to think of what could possibly make Ali react like that, saying, "Ali, What's-" but before she could even get the question out of her mouth Ali moved closer and started sniffing and checking various parts of her, making Dalila look at her with a worried, furrowed brow. What had she thought of that would make her react like this? Ali didn't ease her confusion at all as she stepped back with the most apologetic look in her aquamarine eyes and started profusely apologizing for something. She couldn't think of a single thing Ali needed to be sorry for, especially not in regards to her health. It wasn't like Ali had gotten her sick or anything, so why was she apologizing? She looked at Aliana with confusion as she mentioned how her heat had ended and how she had been feeling the same symptoms as well... Slowly the realization began to dawn on her, the truth creeping up on her just in time for Aliana to confirm it. Pregnant. She had been so certain that the herbs she had been given had done their job and had prevented this from happening that she hadn't even considered that could be what it was. With that information planted in her head it all started to make sense. All the signs and symptoms had been there, she had just been too far into denial and disbelief to recognize it. She blinked as her ears fell back against her skull, wide, shocked eyes falling down to look at the ground between them. She drew in a shaky breath while she tried to wrap her mind around it all. Pregnant... with Chimera's children. It was an obvious outcome of what she had done because of her heat, but somehow it was still a shock that made a beat of dread and panic grip at her chest. She had never wanted to be a mother - had never even considered it. But now she didn't suppose she'd really get the choice. Aliana's frantic apologies, saying how she thought it would have worked and how she had failed, broke Dalila out of her own thoughts and she looked up at the woman in front of her. She didn't know how to even begin to fathom the fact that she was carrying Chimera's pups, but she knew one thing for certain - there was no reason for Aliana to feel this way because of it. She reached out and wrapped her forelegs around Ali's shoulders, hugging her tight. "This isn't your fault. I was the one that went to Chimera while I was in heat without any kind of contraceptives. This is my own fault. You did the best you could and you gave up your own slight chance to try and save me from it." She sat back just enough for her gaze to find Ali's again, trying to give her a small smile to reassure her even though her own emotions were still turned upside down. "It... It'll be okay. That just means we'll get to do this together, right? At least we're not doing it alone." They'd have their pups together and they could grow up together with Siren's. Even if they were wildly unprepared to be mothers and even if neither of them really wanted this at least they could face all of this together and that was a comfort for her at least. She leaned in to embrace Ali again, needing her to know that she didn't blame her for this in the slightest. She buried her face in Ali's fur, trying to ignore the dread she felt from having to tell Chimera and Siren the news. |
