Never Let It Get That Far

Once the woman ate the herbs, it would be easier for her to expel the remainder that was left within her. Ikigai was patient, offering soft affirmations to the fae as her contractions continued, then eventually ceased. She'd given her name as Relm and the black and white woman nodded in acceptance before moving back an forth through the room to dispose of the bloodied rags.

Upon returning to the occupied cot, the woman said that she needed to continue patrols. Ikigai shook her head. "Absolutely not." Though a very kind woman, Iki's voice was authoritative, despite being soft. "You need to be on bed rest. Doing patrols now could cause damage. Your body needs to rest and recover." Perhaps it was the shock that was making the woman think irrationally.

"Is there anyone that you'd like me to fetch for you?" Then, for the sake of discretion, she added, "We can always say that you have an illness and you need to be quarantined for a time while you heal. No one would be the wiser." Iki was giving the fae options. One thing was certain though, there would be no patrols.

"Iki"