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 Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 10:48 pm
Keeping on the way into the fortress, carrying his son.
"you see, surface breeds of elves, and underdark breeds of elves, have different..natural abilities. one of them is having children. it's harder for your mom to have them than Zykariel's mom. So we have her help mom out a bit. but, it can make her a little sick. not to mention mom has mood swings and cravings and such that can upset her too."
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 10:59 pm
He nodded as well and noted the requests and such to go home, and the compliance. "We can come back tomorrow don't worry...and we'll get you a little back for your egg so you can even bring it with you and such." Letting Zahara get up before he stood himself and lacing an arm around Zahara, then waited for his son to stand close and hold to him. Quick translocation, and there, they were home. A look to Zahara. "You go lay down, I'll take care of things."
Oh this was going to be fun. Let's see how well Malik explained things and how well Malikhai took them. Breifly she entertained a thought and then looked to Malik. "I'm going to go make sure dinner gets started, you explain things." Something they should be doing together? Perhaps, but Malik knew how sensitive she could be about the subject and she may just upset the boy. He'd set things right and then come get her, smooth ruffled feathers.
An odd look. "That doesn't seem fair." Really, how come Zykariel's mommy was so much better at it than his? They were all elves after all. The whole surface/drow thing really had never defined itself for him, seeing as he was both. A look to mommy. "But if you're sick it can be made better." At least in his experience it could be. Zahara usually took care of that. BAck to daddy. "Like when you're nice to me, but you yell at the help at the same time?" Made sense. Though as mommy went off, time for questions. "Is that why mommy and Zahara are fighting? Is mommy jealous?"
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 11:14 pm
"Is Mommy gonna be okay?" He watched his mother climb the stairs, noting she was moving much slower than normal and then turned his gaze to his father. Reaching out and grasping his hand, he tugged him towards the door. "We have to get a box so the egg can sleep by my bed and be okay. And we need straw and something else to keep it warm. Do you think eggs like blankets Daddy?" Oh yes, highly excited about this egg.
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 11:34 pm
"No she's not jealous."
Okay, serious talk time. so stopping and setting his son down sitting outside on a bench in the stables for now.
"Surface elves, by thier nature, are general peaceful. they live with others and the world around them in a balance. elves like me, we're violent, destructive to ourselves and others, and we dominate the relams we reside in with an iron fist. becuase we constantly fight and kill ourselves and war with others, we have to be able to have babies often to make sure we don't destroy ourselves. Surface elves do not have such problems, so thier bodies don't need to have children very often."
a sigh and a pat on his son's head.
"Zahara is afriad that mom's body won't handle the amount of children she might want. or even one more. that she might die in childbirth becuase her body isn't meant to have many. Mom got upset because she's strong, and thinks she can handle it. they got into a heated arguement, and Zahara took away her help. that's why thier mad at eachother."
A small grin.
"But it looks like Zahara is changing her mind if she asked you if you would like a younger brother or sister. So mom will probably get the help she needs. so mom can have more babies and Zahara will make sure she's not sick too much either."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 12:02 am
"She'll be fine, she just needs some rest." Letting the child pull him a little bit before pulling his hand away. "You need to hold your egg with both hands now, you don't want to drop and break it." Start off early but heading to the storage room they had, riflign through things Zahara insisted that they keep. Ugh, junk. Pulling out a light crate, he set it down. Small enough for the boy to carry as well. "There's a box, and eggs will like anything that's warm, but not something that's going to cook them. Like what Nym does for his beds."
Uh oh serious look meant time for serious talk. And he listened tenatively, not quite sure if he was getting it all. Daddy wasn't like that after all. Daddy was cranky at times, but that was it. But a nod halfway through in understanding before those eyes got wide and by the end he was shaking his head in negative gesture.
Children were fickle, and Malik had said the fence jumping words. "Mommy can't do it if she might die!" That was not a pleasant thought to him at all! And truthfully mommy did think she could do some things that she really couldn't.
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 12:09 am
He picked up his son and held him on his lap.
"Mom can do it. and all the magic that me, sevilin, and zahara have can make sure she's alright. It's a danger, yes, but it's a remote danger."
at least for two...okay, smooth the boy down.
"It's like you learning to climb a tree. you know there's always a chance you could fall and hurt yourself. and the higher up you are the more dangerous it is if you fall. mommy had you, and that was fine. now she wants to go a little higher and have another baby. if you fall, mom's there to catch you. and if she falls, I'm there to catch her so no one gets hurt, okay?"
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 12:11 am
"I won't." Nonetheless, that other hand immediately went back to the egg and he held it protectively then followed along after his father. "But Nym uses socks and we don't have any that big..." He thought about it for a moment then settled his cloak in since that would keep the egg warm for now and he'd grab a blanket and some socks later. Picking up the crate he walked out and set it down then plopped on the couch. "Daddy? Is Mommy's headache because she and Piper are fighting?"
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 12:43 am
Instant clinging from the child. "But what if magic goes away again?" Then they would have a problem. But he was listening to what his father had to say, seeking that feeling of comfort from knowing that everything indeed was going to be alright. Big silvery eyes watched his father's own steely ones as he made his analogy. Hm, well there was a certain flawlessness in this to the child. Daddy always kept mommy safe. He nodded against his father's chest. "Promise? You have to promise. Then it's all okay because you don't break your promises. D'vinn's never do."
"Well...not socks exactly, but things like socks. Soft things that are going to keep heat in. And yes, straw is good too for insulation. But he followed the child as he walked out with the crated egg and plopped on the evil couch...well, evil to him. Uh oh, perceptive child. "Mommy's headache is because she fell. But in a way, it is because they were fighting. You know how she storms off in a huff when she's really upset? She did that and she fell and hurt her self. But don't worry she'll be okay."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 1:00 am
"that's right. we never break a promise. and I do promise that mom will be alright if she has another baby. I won't let anything happen to her."
he let the boy be clingy, and small pets to him.
"Magic loss hurts my skills, sure. but it doesn't make me an invalid. I know alot more than you think...maybe one day, we'll have a communion and you'll be able to see things that right now, your too young to see. and you'll know just what I know. and how I learned it."
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 1:12 am
He nodded, basking in the comfort that was being offered up and soaking it up like a sponge. "Okay...then it's okay to have a brother or sister." Perhaps still a little reserve, but that was probably normal. After all, also being an only child was fun. A look up again to his father. "You mean a real one?" Him and his father had technically had a communion, but with Piper as the conduit between them. The two had yet to have one strictly on thier own. And in true child fashion...he circled back to age old child like questions. "Will I be old enough tomorrow?"
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 7:14 am
"All the more reason to find someone else, right there." She jabbed him in the ribs.
Then she stood, and went to the window, leaning against the frame. She didn't have the drive to play for very long. "Sorry Onyx, I don't feel like doing much lately. Unless Delta has work for me..." She shrugged again.
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 5:31 pm
Made sense to him, really. Soift things to make a bed. Tucking his cloak more fimrly around the egg, he watched it closely then glanced back up. "Mommy doesn't just fall Daddy. She's not clumsy. Someone made her fall, didn't they?" His mother didn't just play on rocks randomly like he had when he'd fallen and he'd never seen her just fall. "and Nym was with me and you." So it couldn't have been the ferret. But he dropped that for now, "What were they fighting about?"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 5:38 pm
"No, she got pushed. But that's not the important part right now." The child did not need to get caught up in the squabble between Malik and Zahara. Sitting down on the couch and pulling the boy into his lap. "Well you see, Piper wants to have another baby and hse needs your mom to make a potion to help. That's not necessarily good for her to do and could make her really sick or kill her. Your mother doesn't want to risk it at all, so she doesnt' want to help her get a baby."
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 6:08 pm
"No, not for awhile yet. there are things that you are far too young for. but in due time, you will be old enough."
then picking him up and carrying him inside to find piper.
"you mom could use some friendly attention..why don't we give her some and make her feel better?"
Onyx got himself up, and moved over to her, very lightly rubbing her upper arms with his hands, and letting hsi wings fold down about her a little bit. not really touching, and easily gotten away from, just a sign of comfort that he often gave to her or sometimes tarathiel when he'd been upset.
"I won't tell you how much you mean to me. that's already known and how you respond to it is always up to you. but if you need anything, a friendly ear, someone to just go out and look at the clouds or the stars with, I'll be here. not everything can be about work or service. sometimes we all need time just to be with someone..and be who we are, not what we are."
he gave her arms a small squeeze, and a little touch of his muzzle to her shoulder, before letting her go and slipping out of the room. she didn't seem to be in too much a mood to entertain company at the moment.
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 6:29 pm
His eyes went wide at that, just as he'd suspected. Which meant someone had hurt his mother. He was none too pleased about that and set down his brand new draithix egg before crossing his arms and giving his father a look. Though that dissolved quickly enough when more important matters came up. He listened and then lifted his eyes to meet his father's. "Mommy doesn't like it when others get sick. Piper should understand that and stop trying to make more work for her." And then another shake of his head. "She can't die! Malikhai would be really really sad and Piper promised she wouldn't leave him anymore. I heard her!"
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