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Being that it was client work hours there was indeed someone inside when Adenah decided to make an appearance. Dovian was mid sentence talking to the elderly man who had come to commission something for his grandson to mark his graduation of something. He hadn't cared too much about that, what he focused on was what was to be made.

When the door was thrown open and a certain woman came in Dovian looked toward her to see who it was. The blacksmith was about to offer a smile and direct her to the small room to the side so she could rest until he was done but then he noticed the dagger and the position it was in. That wasn't normal. Ade had certainly never come at him like that before. Or was she going after the client? No, that wouldn't make sense either. Adenah was good at what she did so if this was a job she wouldn't do it in such a crass manner.

That meant she was upset with him.

Dovian moved only so that his large body was in front of the elderly man, just in case, but beyond that he kept his eyes on the gorgeous hybrid and his hands in front of him with the small rag to wipe the grit off them. "Something's wrong." There was no question of that.

Yeah, she was clearly upset with him. Not that Dovian understood why. The last time he'd seen her she was going to visit her mother in Jauhar. Unless.. It hadn't been two months, had it? He briefly looked toward the ceiling to mentally count the weeks. No, he hadn't gone past the time to go rescue her from her family. So what then?

When he brought his gaze back down she was right there and had the blade to his throat. Dovian tilted his head back and to the side, showing that he wasn't going to fight her on it but he kept his gaze on her. His hands moved out to the side, showing he was unarmed save for the gritty rag in the one.

The elderly man behind him went wide eyed at the clear display of aggression from the woman. Though when the blade was held against the blacksmith's throat he looked at the woman then Dovian before he cleared his throat. "I don't know what you did, sonny, but you clearly upset the young woman." He nodded. "In my experience its best to admit you're wrong and find a way to fix it fast."

He couldn't help the small tug at the corner of his mouth when he heard the client behind him. Upset was an understatement. And if it wasn't then he didn't want to see Adenah pissed off. "I'd like to know what I'm apologizing for first." At his words he gave Ade a pointed look. She was giving him nothing to go off here.

The second dagger had him bringing his hands down from the side so that he could reach for her slowly. One blade was threat enough. Two was a bit much. However, hearing that this was something he couldn't fix made him give her a strange look. What did that mean? Then the bomb was dropped. Pregnant.

His ming swirled for a moment. Adenah was pregnant. With his kid. He was going to be a dad.

Not even a second later a smirk formed on his lips as he put his hands on Ade's generous hips to pull her close, slowly. Dovian couldn't help that he felt joy over the news. "I can't say I'm sorry about that. However, this isn't about me. How do you feel about this?"

The old man chuckled a bit when he heard the issue at hand. Apparently the young lady hadn't been aiming for children but young men were virile weren't they! When the shifter hybrid snapped and said she didn't want to have the conversation with an old man in the room he smiled at her and shook his head lightly. "It's alright dear, I'll be quick so you can give him a beating."

Dovian grunted when the hilt of the dagger hit his bicep. He felt the nerve tingle and it made his fingers twitch. He should have guessed that she would know exactly where to hit him with that thing. He moved his hands away from her since she clearly wasn't looking for affection at the moment. When she said she would talk with him after he was finished with the client he nodded and watched her go to the back room. He was still wearing a smile though.

When she was out of sight he turned back to his client, apologized, and got the rest of the order down as quickly as possible. In all it would be another twenty minutes before he could see the elderly man out the door and lock it so no new customers came in. From there he made his way back to the back room but like a gentleman not wanting to have something thrown at his head as soon as he entered, he knocked first. "Is it safe to come in?" He asked gently.

He paused when he heard something hit and then break against the door. Dovian knew he didn't open the door for a reason. He waited patiently on the outside of it for an answer. He knew he was heard because whatever had hit the door had been aimed for it. When Adenah finally answered him he took a deep breath then opened it.

He was slow at first, waiting for something else to come flying. When it was open enough for him to see the woman in the room he offered her a soft smile, nothing like the smirk he'd had on earlier. "I am bound to say something you don't like so I'll let you lead this conversation." Dovian had a feeling anything he said would cause Ade to throw more things or to be irritated with him. She was clearly less than pleased with the situation as it was and he didn't want to add to it.

As she asked him if he was worried he arched a brow at her. Dovian wasn't overly concerned about having a baby. Mostly because he'd helped out enough with his younger siblings and then his nephews and niece that he felt confident enough to handle one of his own. What she said next, however, made him step into the room fully so that he could close the two of them even more privacy.

The blacksmith leaned back against the heavy door and brought his right hand up to push his dreads back some. He thought about his words carefully before finally sighing. "You are right on both points." It was risky for them because of the different guilds they were associated with. However, they kept work things separate from their personal stuff. As to the being together thing..

"Even without having officially said anything I would like to point out that I belong to you, Adenah. No one else." Dovian hadn't seen anyone else since Ade had come into the picture. "I am aware we never agreed to be exclusive or to be a couple but for me there has been no one else and while I would like to be those, I don't need them if you don't want them. They are not a requirement to keep me. So if that is what upset you, that we aren't together, it doesn't need to." By now his arms had come to cross over his chest as he leaned against the door, watching her for her reaction.

It was good to know that hadn't been the only thing that upset her. Although he was a bit upset that it had at all. Dovian never wanted Adenah to question whether or not he was hers, or that he wouldn't stay around even with a situation like this. When she voiced her other concerns, about the guild, he understood. So his arms uncrossed and dropped back to his sides.

"I'd rather us becoming official be because you actually wanted it not because you are carrying my child." He cringed slightly at that. "Don't feel you need to just because of what is happening."

He moved away from the door to take a seat in one of the two chairs by the small table. "Thea was called back after her last so that's to be expected.." He was trying to work through the complications out loud so Ade understood his thought process. Leaving her to overthink in silence wouldn't help either of them. Or at least, he didn't think so. "If they can give you lighter duty in the later months and time off to give birth and recover then I don't see a problem. I can take care of the baby while you're busy. There's room in here for a crib." He pointed out. His job wasn't the safest but he had safe places for a baby to sleep that was away from the fire and heat.

His green gaze lifted to look at Ade. "Or are you concerned they will try to use the child against you?" If that was her concern he had another way around that.