The Birth of Heirs

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The older sibling awakes and blearily about, then makes its way to on wobbly toddler legsti mother...not be left out of the attention being given given to not just one but two newly born babes. The mother shifts in the rocking chair to allow the child to clamber up into her lap as well and she smiles at the three kissing each head in turn. As the eldest nestles comfortably between the two smaller ones in thier mothers lapand drifts back to sleep she looks loving at all three and her thoughts drift back to the day a few weeks ago when the twins were born....
Restless and pacing about the chamber, heavy with child, she rested her hand on her stomach and smiled taking comfort in the in the quick movements that rippled her taught skin. "My you are going to be a handful arent you?" She laughed softly to the child inside. "Im as ready as you are for you to meet the world." She sighed and looked to the corner was hanging, unused now these past months. Plodding over she took a soft rag and lightly dusted it off, not that it needed it, she did this wistfully a few times each day.
Suddenly with a sharp intake of breath, not so much of pain as surprise, she smiled and placed both hands on her still contracting stomach. "Ahhh good", she breathed softly, "it is beginning". And she continued pacing a bit before deciding to take a walk around the island and letting anyone else know. She turned the chambermaid with a tray of her favorite foods away irritably telling her to eat it herself.
She walked slowly, following the shoreline, the labor was only beginning and the contractions a mere discomfort at this point...far from the pain she would be enduring by morning she was certain...it was only noon now.
Looking back the keep shed been staying with her Lord and lover these past months and smiled remembering the look on his face when she told him he would be a father, and again the look of awe when he felt for the first time the life inside her moving. He had insisted on her staying put there once she was showing noticeably. There w are many who would have been had no trouble seeing her and the unborn dead if were known she carried the child of Avalyon. As hard as was to be coddled pampered by him and lay her weapons practice to the side she did so so more easily than with her first pregnancy. But she had to admit...this time was more difficult. Morning sickness lasted longer...almost to the seventh monthand though it seemed she didnt keep much down she was definately larger this time. But she excused that to the more exessive inactivity.and was very much looking forward to getting back in shape.
Finally coming full circle she managed to pass over a couple hours on the walk. The chamermaid waiting fretfully at the door as she entered the keepand the woman gave her a reassuring smile and patted her arm , but this turned to a clutching of her arm as fresh and much harder contraction wracked her body, causing her to grimace in pain. The young mad looked ready to panic but waited quietly foor furthe instructions. Sahking her head at the girlshe told her firmly "Not yet, its many hours still. I dont want my Lord bothered yet." Making her way back to the room she decided to try and nap a bit befor the real labor began...and she tried to rest dozing fitfully between contractionsawaking just around sunsetwith a start as a much harder contraction caused her to grit her teeth and breathe through the pain. He was there taking her hand brushing strands of damp hair from her face and she smiled to hi, "I told her not to get you yet." to which he explained that the she didntand he shushed her trmbling lips with a kiss that burned through her as only his kisses could "I sensed the time was come and brought the midwife as well", and he kiissed her tenderly again and stayed at her sidewhich made her happier than she'd ever thought possible. Through the night and held her hand and offered encouragement. and bared it all only screaming out in agony as the child was pushed forth into the world.
It was a girl...laughing and crying at the same time she took the babe into her armslooking at the new father, "Id hoped to give you a son, but she is beautiful isnt she?" she whispered as she counted every little finger and toe. he reached out and carressed the childs head 'she is as beatuiful as her mother"
Suddenly another very hard contraction tensed her whole bodyand she grabbed his arm lookin at the nmidwife in surprise as she she examined her and said with a smile 'your work, my lady is not yet finished, theres another to be born still."
Before she could respond she was wracked with another contraction and she laid back and steeled herself to to bore the child shed not been expectin but had hoped for...his son.
Afterwards she looked on both with love and finally drifted into exhausted rest in the arms of of her beloved Avalyon while the midwife cared for the babes before placing the next to the sleeping mother and watchful father.