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It was dark. Then again, that was to be expected; it was only three hours past midnight. The wind was blowing in hard, flowing gusts; a residual effect of a recent storm.

"Do you think she got the letter, dear brother?" the orange-haired girl murmured, perching on a rock as she toyed with a lock of her hair. The pair was stationed near one of the caves, right inside the entrance. And they were waiting for someone.

"Of course she did, sister." the boy said, smiling lightly. "Have faith in Jaella once in a while, won't you?" He leaned against the cave wall, glancing out at the field. He may not have let it show, but he was worried too; the female seemed to be awfully late...

"We are." Darcy said, hopping off her perch gracefully. The pair couldn't have been any older than thirteen, maybe fourteen. "Mrs. Sadril, I take it?" she said, her tone formal as she held her hand out. "Darcy Azoulai. An honor to meet you." She then did something rather odd. She bent down, smiling lightly. "It's nice to meet the both of you, as well. You're developing nicely. Just as expected."

Aaron stood off to the side, chuckling. Poor woman....Darcy was probably confusing the hell out of her.

"Checking on them. It's good to keep track of one's projects, after all." Darcy said without even a hesitation. Yes, she was indeed the Queen of Tact, as anyone could plainly see.

"I....apologize for my sister." Aaron said, stepping up. "You see...ah, this is hard to explain delicately..." He didn't want to freak the poor woman out; she already seemed to be on that road.

"They've been blessed, as some would say." Darcy said, smiling lightly. She didn't further explain; it was as if she expected Thali to know this already. And, in her mind, she should. It was obvious, wasn't it?

Aaron sighed, shaking his head. "Sister, I doubt she knows what you mean by that." he said, chuckling, amusement tainting his somber tone.

"Go ahead and sit on it. It's quite comfortable once you get used to it." Darcy said, offering a smile to the woman as she leaned against her rock. "Well, you see...well, I think you don't need to know all the specifics. But, you were randomly chosen to be blessed." she said, trying to think of how to word it. "You're children have been touched by the magic we use to knit life." Of course, she expected Thali to know ALL about that. "You and another woman are our test runs. To see how the magic affects preexisting, but still developing, life."

"It's a blessing, as it sounds." Aaron said, trying to cover for his sister's callousness. "The babies should live normal, healthy lives. Well, we aren't sure how their growing patterns will be, but I'm sure they'll be fine." Hey, he was doing his best to reassure the expectant mother.

Aaron smiled, albeit a bit nervously. "Well, we have one other child that has been touched by the same magic. Besides the fact that she was created by it, there isn't much of a difference. Well, we've noted in her a stronger immune system, better healing rate, and..." He shifted a bit; he wasn't sure if the woman might have a problem with magical children or not.

"The first child showed signs of a supernatural power, so their's a good chance the girls will be gifted as well." Darcy said, as tactful as ever.

"That's right." Aaron said, nodding. He made sure Darcy didn't get a chance to ruin his good reasoning. "They both should. Atleast, in theory, they should. We won't know until to....when they're born." He caught himself as he almost said a Darcy-like thing. "I'm sure that their magic will be spectacular." he said, nodding and offering a smile.

"He meant tomorrow. Around eight o'clock." Darcy said, shrugging as if it were nothing. The dates of when her 'project' would be born came as easy to her as breathing. "I'd start preparing your bag first thing in the morning so there's no rush, if I were you, Mrs. Sadril."

Darcy rolled her eyes. "Because, silly, they'll be born!" she said, as if it were supposed to be obvious. "They may be a bit early, but they're ready for the world." She nodded once, the offered a smile as she patted the adults hand. "Don't worry; everything will be fine." she said softly. She seemed so sure of that...it was hard not to believe her.