When times come and go

Ellis would remain calm, looking at the birthing fae with sympathy in her eyes. It would hurt terribly... But herbs to ease pain had to come afterwords. If ?owyn were to take something now it could drug her too much to do what she needed to do and she could very well lose her life, as well as the lives of her children. Ellis wouldn?t let that happen. The multi-colored fae would remain close to her side, soft words of encouragement leaving her mouth.

?You are doing wonderfully. Keep it up, ?owyn.? The first of the children would be brought into the world and Ellis would wait, seeing if her leader?s instincts would kick in. They did. ?o started to clean the little girl before moving her to her side to nurse. Ellis would give a small nod, signaling to the new mother she was doing as she needed to. Her eyes would move to her belly, carefully taking in the events. ?owyn was not finished yet... But the chance something could still go wrong with the birthing was possible.

The process would continue, though Ellis would grow just a bit worried when she took note of how long it was taking for the second pup to be born. Was... Something wrong? The female move closer to ?owyn, keeping her voice calm. The last thing she needed to do was worry the birthing fae. ?I think this next pup is a bit bigger. I want you to take a couple breaths and then try and push again. I?m going to try and help you get it out.? Ellis would look to ?owyn alone, not having to look at Birch to see the male tense up some.

Once ?owyn was ready Ellis would work her delicate paws upon her stomach, giving some extra force to the push. A few moments later the second pup would slide into the world and Ellis would step back again to let the femme do what she needed to.

The second child was... Very light considering his parents. But she recalled that Birch?s sister was a white fae... So the lighter coloring could have easily come from his side of the family. It was also a male, and as expected for a newborn pup he was larger than average. That didn?t necessarily mean he was going to grow into a massive brute but had ?owyn been doing the birthing alone he could have caused her problems... Especially if there had been more pups to come.

Ellis would smile brightly then. ?Congratulations and well done, ?owyn. You?re family is born.? This time there would be no more children. The couple now had a son and daughter to care for. The healer would motion to the other herbs she had brought with her. ?When you are ready I want you to eat these as well. They will help you keep up your strength and produce more rich milk for the pups. How does your body feel...? If the pain is still really bad I can fetch some poppy seeds from my den. They?ll dull the pain and help you rest.?




"Speech"

"Settle down." Said my heart.

...and so here it was I would settle down.