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 Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:02 pm
Haellara made sure to nod an approval at Nuumia as he not only commanded the servant to bring refreshment, but ensured that the servant did not get to look inside the bedroom. A child wrapped in webbing in the matron's bedroom would surely cause all sorts of wild gossip to course through the house like poison through veins, and that was the last thing her house needed after having its matron reduced to a whimpering, lovesick weakling for the past few weeks. Better to let them assume that she was eating and once more in possession of her sanity, maybe even assume that the night she and her new patron had just spent together had been well spent, to say the least.
Observing Nuumia's protective stance by the door, Haellara allowed herself to focus once more on this child, Adinas. HER child........was it possible? Goddess, she was still going to have a time breaking it to Nuumia. Doubtless he would be angry, and unable to accept Adinas as a son, at least not until he had given her a son from himself, and not from the Spider Queen. No matter; she would just have to keep an extra close eye on him, which she planned to do anyway. He may seem like merely a helpless, confused child, but merely coming from Lolth herself indicated that he was something special, and Nuumia's past still fresh in her mind, she intended to find out just what it was about this boy in particular that singled him out from all of the other insignificant males in Lolth's domain that made her select him to be reborn and serve her humble and eager servant.
She listened with fascination as Adinas told her what he could. It almost sounded as though Lolth had just used his body and given him a mind wiped clean of anything it had had before. If that was so, he probably would not recall any suffering he had done in her realm, or anything regarding his past life. That would mean that other than the basic understanding that Lolth had been his supplier of his new life, he would doubtless have to be taught everything anew, like a page prince just emerging from infancy. She chuckled at his stammer and nodded. "I believe you in that regard; lacking in memory as you are, even the most inbred simpleton would know better than to intrude in the bedroom of a matron." She turned toward the door jsut in time to see the arrival of the food. "Perhaps you will be able to remember more soon; certain things can unlock certain memories."
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Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 12:52 am
The food arrived in short order, which is as Nuumia expected. He had kept the servants on their toes during Haellaras...leave of absence. When the servant knocked, Nuu slipped outside of the door to take possession of the tray. Thankfully the servant had brought it on a wheeling cart. He sent the male away and waited until he was out of peeking distance. Only then did he enter the room once more.
Adinas shifted where he sat. Haellara seemed to be looking so intently at him! He simply could not get over that, though it did not make him uneasy. If anything it made him very self conscious of every movement he made. As if, were he not careful, he could do something that would alter her growing opinion of him. Adinas felt a strong need to impress this female, his possible mother. At least she seemed amused in part. Adinas tilted his head upwards as Nuumia pushed the cart across the room to where they sat.
Nuumia did not spare the boy on the floor a glance as he removed the gold lids on their platters and set them on the bottom of the cart. He glanced over the food slowly to take it in, then before even offering Haellara her choice of the simple fare he began to pick at the food. Nuu allowed only a faint glance downwards at the boy as he taste tested the food in small bites. He tasted nothing odd or off... Nuu licked his finger and gently stroked it over each of the eating utinsils and the goblets provided. Sucking on the tip, he waited a moment to ensure there was no dusting of poison present, it was only then that he popped off the cork of the wine and poured the dark liquid into a golden goblet for Haellara.
Adinas found Nuumia's actions rather odd...and despite the fact Haellara was speaking to him, he found his gaze fixed on the dark haired male. What was he doing? It almost seemed...creepy... Adinas reached a hand up towards a bit of bread he saw on the edge of the plate. Nuumia responded with hardly a thought. His hand snapped out and he cracked Adin's hand across the knuckles with a spoon. Nuumia glared down at Adinas after he jerked his hand back and cradled the stinging portion of his hand.
"You wait until the matron gives you permission to eat." Nuumia growled softly.
Adinas continued to hold his hand while shifting his gaze from Nuumia and back to Haellara. "I...I'm sorry?"
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 11:27 pm
Haellara had intended to keep her eyes fixed on Adinas as she heard the squeak of Nuumia pushing the cart laden with food toward them, but the sudden smell caused her nose to twitch sharply and her eyes to stray to the seemingly ordinary tray. Such simple fare, and yet the sight of them was causing her insides to lurch in an odd way. She watched with approval as Nuumia began sampling the food to check for poisons, but after a minute or two of watching him, the movements of his throat as he swallowed and the occasional crumb falling astray of his mouth, she had to quickly turn away, her hand moving in front of her mouth to stay what felt like her stomach trying to crawl its way up her throat and out of her mouth. What had come over her all of a sudden? Swallowing hard, she forced herself to turn back to the two males and the serving tray. Doubtless she was just feeling the effects of actually being hungry after days of eating sparingly when managing to be distracted from the effects of the love potion.
She allowed herself the tiniest smile as Nuumia would teach the small child his first painful lesson. Of course, had he known just how easily he had gotten off, with stinging knuckles that probably wouldn't even bruise, he might have appreciated it even more. At least she was glad that Nuumia would take enough interest in teaching the boy, if only to ensure that his beloved matron stayed honored and revered and not fall victim to any ignorant, childish faux pas. She regally nodded her head once at Adin before reaching out to take a slice of bread, gesturing for Adin to do likewise. "I can understand your basic etiquette having grown rusty during your time......elsewhere. But listen well to what Nuumia here has to teach you, for he is now your teacher.....and you shall show him the same respect as you would a father." Satisfied, she bit down into the soft bread, savoring the plain, non-stomach-turning taste of it. Reaching out for her cup, she indulged herself in a good long pull, welcoming the way it made her head swim just a bit. Gesturing for Nuumia to help himself as well, she refocused on Adinas. "So, has anything else resurfaced yet? I take it you had other means of sustaining yourself besides mortal food during your time with the Spider Queen?"
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:22 pm
Nuumia kept his eyes fixed on the boy on the floor. He had wanted to do more then just smack him across the knuckles. A nice beating with a stick for example. However, from the corner of his keen eye he noticed the way Haellara turned away and placed her hand over her mouth. She did not look...right. Nuu slid his gaze to peer intently at Haellara. He was not certain why she would look so..ill. Perhaps the food was not to her liking? Come to think of it, she hardly ate while under the effects of the spell..perhaps she was so starved it was making her ill? Could that happen? He felt a little better when Haellara slected a piece of the soft bread though and took a bite.
Adin continued to hold his hand until it was Haellara made the motion for him to take from the plate as well. He shifted into a kneeling position, and with a hesitating reach and glance at Nuumia, he picked up a cube of cut rothe cheese. He paused with it pressed just past his lips, and glanced up at Nuumia as Haellara would inform him of her expectations. Nuumia was looking down at him at this point, and he had upon his face a smile that sent a shiver down Adin's back. Though Nuumia felt a little resentful...er...very resentful towards the boy, the prospect of having the young and innocent eyed male to train and beat on rather appealed to him. He felt his anger abateing a little and he helped himself to a glass of wine himself. "Oh...I will be very pleased to teach the young one his lessons" Nuumia remarked before taking a shallow pull from his wine glass.
Adin's eyes dropped to the food, as he found that easier to look at then the males decidedly evil expression. Had anything else resurfaced? Adin placed the cheese in his mouth and chewed it slowly. "I...think I used magic at one point. I can remember what I think is a spell. I know I can read and write...I know arithmatic. I know I'm not a blank mind. I can follow your conversation easily... I just. I can't recall specific memories. I don't know when I was born or where...I don't even know what I did that pleased the Spider Queen enough to keep my soul."
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Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:45 pm
Chewing the bread more out of habit than from any actual enjoyment, Haellara watched the silent interactions between Nuumia and Adinas with a measure of inner mirth. She admired the obvious malicious glee that was plain on Nuumia's face as he undoubtedly pictured himself giving lessons to this boy, some that she knew would be painful and hard. Still, she couldn't have Nuumia's lessons be too terribly hard, as they were with Kyil. She would have to make that clear; male or no, a gift of Lolth must not be mistreated, especially if he had been sent there to represent her second chance.
"Yes, I will entrust Adinas' lessons to you, but be aware, my patron, that like you he is a gift to me, and he should be handled with a measure of leniency. Oh by all means, teach him our ways, but take care to hold yourself in check; I would not have him broken like a common servant. I believe him to be destined for something other than a mere male of the house." She nodded as Adinas voiced his remembrance of doing magic. "Most males know a bit of magic no matter what their profession; if you could remember the spell, it might hold a clue as to what you were in your past life. Perhaps it was something with your profession that made you stand out among the males serving the Spider Queen."
Finishing the bread, she eyed the tray ruefully. She was still hungry, but it seemed as though anything on the platter threatened to turn her stomach. Had she really let herself become this bad off? Or was there another reason she was feeling so strange? Perhaps this too was a test of Lolth, something to ensure that she would press on and serve her in spite of anything taxing put on her body. Well, she would show the Spider Queen that she would remain ever true and ever faithful, and she would use the gifts given to her to her full potential. But right now.......surely she would be forgiven..... Rising up quickly, she nodded briefly to the pair. "I shall be right back." Forcing herself to walk, she made her way quickly to the bathroom and shut the door, where sounds of retching could be heard indistinctly.
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:11 pm
Nuumia's small pleased look dampened a little as Haellara would instruct him about his future tutoring of the small boy. His dark eyes fixed on him and he gave a slight nod of his head. Just because he could not be as harsh as he wished personally, that did not mean he would not do his best to ensure the boy was instructed properly. If Haellara was going to see his appearance as some sort of gift, it was not his place to question her. He had worked hard to obtain his current position and he would not jepordise it by allowing his own jealouse nature to motivate him.
Adinas fought the urge to look up at Nuumia. He was pretty certain he knew what he'd see looking down on him, and he did not want to embaress himself once more by cringeing. Hesitatingly he reached up to the tray and helped himself to a bit of the fruit present, all the while listening to Haellara's warning words to Nuumia. He felt a bit of relief that she would take such a interest in spareing him harsh lessons. Still, it had him wondering just what it was that would be expected of him as a result. "I will try to remember the magic Matron." Adinas murmured his promise as he nibbled the food he had taken from the tray.
The pair of males focused their attention on Haellara as she would unexplainably excuse herself from their presence. Together they watched her cross to the door. When the sound of her obvious sick nature reached their ears, Nuumia instantly reached down and grabbed Adinas hands. Adin gave a slight cry of surprise as his wrists were wrenched and his palms turned face up. "What are you doing?" He kept his voice a low whisper in compare to his inital sound of surprise.
"What did you do? Slip something into the food after I tested it?" Nuumia hissed in soft accusation. Adin blinked his black eyes into Nuu's own and leaned backwards from his angry features.
"No. Of course not. She took her food before I did. I wouldn't have had the chance." Adin softly returned. Nuu's face flickered with uncertainty, then he released Adin's wrists and glanced to the bed. He gave his head a slight shake and he quickly began to recheck all the food on the tray, just in case only one or two pieces had been poisoned rather then the whole.
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:00 pm
Not even bothering to try and raise her head once the retching ceased, Haellara could vaguely hear Adin's voice with a definite tone of denial. Her stained lips formed into a smile; doubtless Nuumia would seek to blame Adinas for his matron suddenly falling ill. What would he think, she wondered, if he knew that the reason could be entirely his doing, and not Adin's at all. Would he punish himself the way he was surely thinking of punishing Adin? The very though caused her to chuckle; no, he would doubtless cherish his body, more than she had at any rate when she had been out of her own mind so very recently.
She slowly rose, wiping her mouth daintily on a towel before reentering the bedroom, watching with amusement as Nuumia began to recheck the food. Silly male; doubting his own thorough examination the first time it had been brought in! She raised a hand to catch his attention. "Be still, Nuumia; I haven't been poisoned, nor has our young friend done anything to me, of this I'm certain. I have a vague idea as to what is ailing me, but to be certain, I think I shall be needing the assistance of a healer. Perhaps you would be so obedient as to bring one here, or have one summoned? I am certain you would prefer it if I do not wander the halls just yet, and you could use the opportunity to assure that everything is running as it should be in the household. I myself can use the time to get better acquainted with Adinas; perhaps learn a bit more about him and how he can be of service to us."
She felt almost lightheaded with an excitement she did not let reach her expression. She was almost certain what this meant, but she wanted to be absolutely sure before she did anything more. A healer would be able to confirm it, and then.....if all went well, and she was certain that Nuumia, and now possibly Adin, would make sure it was, she would be adding to the ranks of her house, her dream finally beginning to come into fruition.
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:21 pm
When Haellara re-entered the room, Adin glanced towards her and began to rise to his feet. It felt odd, moving his body in a wrapping of silk that was as flexible and soft as his own skin. Nuumia's attention was far too focused on the food before him to notice she had returned. When she spoke though Nuumi glanced up and set the piece of rothe cheese back onto the tray that he had been examining for any pin holes. The assurance that she had not been poisoned caused the tenseness in his shoulders to relax. Adin felt, though he did not see, Nuumia's gaze fall upon him for a brief moment following Haellara's assurances. He chose not to glance back though. He had no desire to meet gazes with that male again anything soon.
Nuumia glanced at Adinas for a few moments, then he curtly nodded his head. "I shall fetch the healer Matron." He spoke slowly. He could use the time to check on the guards and servants...as well as double check the playroom. Goddess...he was not looking forwards to her visit there... " I shall return shortly." With a slight half bow, Nuumia turned to the door and exited.
Once Nuumia was out the door Adinas felt a degree of relief. Wordlessly he reached for the slice of cheese Nuumia had been inspecting so he could start nibbling on it. His dark eyes flickered over the wine with a bit of curiousity. Should he try it? No..probably not. He didn't want to suffer any possible effects while speaking witht his Matron for the first time after all. Adinas tilted his black and orange gaze back to Haellara while he slowly worked on eating the cheese. "Is your stomach feeling better?"
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:53 pm
Haellara smiled slightly as she watched Nuumia leave the room. She could tell that he was still not too happy about leaving her alone with Adinas, but he would just have to deal with it; she needed a healer immediately, of that she was fast becoming more certain. While she waited, she preoccupied herself with watching Adinas eat from the platter, taking care not to watch him for too long at a time. She saw his gaze linger at the wine with uncertainty, and she smiled again. "If you mix it with water, it won't be as strong."
She chuckled at the innocent question. She had to wonder, did this child, apparently experienced beyond his years, know of childbirth? He probably wasn't aware of what had transpired in this room the night before, so he might not figure that particular explanation to her sudden stomach troubles. But it seemed....interesting that he would seem to care so much. Was he actually starting to feel sentimental concern, as though she really were his real mother? She found the thought both fascinating and nauseating.
"Well, yes and no, you see. This sort of thing is to be expected when......when one is expecting."
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:02 pm
Mix it... He supposed that water would weaken the effects and taste of the wine. Wordlessly Adinas tucked the cheese he had been nibbling so cautiously between his lips so his hands were free. Though Nuumia had poured two glasses of wine, he had not touched the one poured for himself, so Adinas lifted a small crystal picture of water and dumped some of the clear contents into the second cup. He watched as the dark liquid lightened and took on a thinner look while setting the crystal container back upon the tray. Adin reached up to take the cheese from his lips with one hand and picked up the watered down wine with the other. As he held his claimed drink and food, he peered back at Haellara. Her amusement left him uncertain. He felt a skittish desire to scamper off and find a place to hide. A tickle of a spell brushed the back of his thoughts, something to hide. Something to vanish...his black eyes pulled themselves from Haellara and slipped around the room in a searching gaze for some small nook or crack that he could vanish into. It took a force of will to pull his gaze back to Haellara's face. "Expecting what?" Adinas found himself asking as he finally finished off the small cube of cheese. His fingers hovered over the platter for a few seconds before he selected what looked like a large piece of mushroom. His eyes were pulled to the dark comforting gap under the bed for a few moments, then they rose to fix on Haellara. Once more he resumed his tiny nipping nibbling of the food. He felt...felt...Scared? Not quiet... He didn't feel terror or fear. But he felt this tenseness. He was alert. That is what it was. On guard...waiting and listening and searching for...something? He could hear the shuffle of movement out in the hall. He could hear a small drip in the bathroom. The longer he was aware and thinking, the more he seemed to be figureing himself out...he had the pieces at least. He just needed to fit them together.
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:49 pm
As Adin would go through the simple motions of watering his wine down, Haellara took the time to study the small male. She observed the fluid grace as he lifted the pitcher and poured, the furtive way he ate, as though he expected any second to have to throw down his food and run for cover. He had a male's proper cautiousness, which was usually taught through a couple of short years of cruel and hard lessons. She was fast becoming more convinced that this was beyond the shadow of a doubt a reincarnated male. What other past echoes lurked behind that innocent little face, what murderous intentions were just waiting to be released like a deadly spore from a properly crushed pod?
She chuckled at the innocent little question, and decided to help herself to some wine, if just to wash the nasty taste out of her mouth. "What? Why, a child of course." She managed a sly wink at him. "Apparently you've arrived just in time; by the time I have this child, you will be learned enough to help; Nuumia will see to that." Noticing the constand glances toward small, dark places, she then decided to tactfully tone down the threats; much as she loved seeing the frightened look in the eyes of a male, she didn't want her newest acquisition bolting from her, and right now it would probably not be the best idea for her to run. "You strike me as the type who would learn fast; I am certain Lolth would not send me a dimwit. Be dutiful to Nuumia and learn your lessons well, and you shall have a coveted place in this House....." then, almost as an after thought, "....my son."
Blinking in surprise at her own quick acknowledgement, she was relived to hear a sound in the hallway fast approaching. "That will be Nuumia with the healer; do not tell him what we have spoken about; I want the healer to confirm it first."
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:22 pm
"Child?" Adinas blinked at Haellara with slightly widened eyes. The food he had been nibbling upon went un-noticed for those moments that followed. He had arrived just in time? It was with slight effort on his part that Adinas managed to pull his thoughts clear of the surprised cloud. Honestly, Haellara was picking up on things far more quickly then he was, and of the two he felt that was backwards. Adinas lifted his watered down wine to his lips and drank deep of the bitter watery drink. Somehow swallowing long drafts of liquid helped to clear the jumble from his mind.
When Haellara named him as her son, it sort of decided the unspoken question that had been hanging over them. Who was he in this house? Just another male? A visitor? Something more valuable or something more expendable. Being called Son though answered all of those questions. His head bobbed in mute answer to everything she had spoken, then paused when the knock came at the door. "Yes...Mother..." He spoke finally, his tongue felt a little heavy in his mouth and the word 'mother' felt more like a testing question then a actual deferment to her position over him. He shifted back a step so he could easily watch the door and keep Haellara in the corner of his eye.
When Nuu arrived with the healer, he gave a sharp knock on the door to give Haellara a moments notice. Just in case she had... other things going on within. What those things are Nuumia would not allow his jealous mind to fix on. His purpose was to serve, and serve is what he was doing. The healer was not too happy about being summoned by a male, even if it was that he was the House Patron. Perhaps this House had been a while without a proper patron? He did not know, nor did he care. He'd done his best to ensure the House continued to work properly while Haellara recovered...and recovered she had! Now the healer came because he told her she was needed. After a few seconds slipped by, Nuumia opened the door and peeked within carefully. Upon seeing Haellara and Adinas more or less where they had been last he'd seen, Nuumia opened the door and gestured for the healer to enter behind him. "The healer is here Matron."
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:30 pm
Haellara took a moment to beam at Adinas; such a quiet and obedient male. He would serve her well in the coming months, she just knew it. Meanwhile, here was Nuumia with the house healer and the obvious expression that he was happy to be back inside her room where he could keep an eye on this strange male. To her credit, the healer didn't spare more than a cursory glance at Adinas before walking briskly over to her matron and bowing. Motioning for her to rise, she nodded to Nuumia. "We shall be going a small ways over there to confer; keep an eye on the little one if it will out your mind at ease, though I'm convinced now that he won't run away." She figured it would give Nuumia something to do besides eavesdrop; she wanted to see the look on his face if it were true.
She motioned for the healer to follow her to the other side of the room, where they huddled in the corner like a pair of assassins plotting out their next hit. She expressed her concer immediately, and the healer nodded as she listened. A short ritual followed, which included Haellara removing part of her top so that the healer could feel her ample chest, watching Haellara's face carefully for wincing. After then placing her hands over the matron's stomach and sides, as though feeling for something, she asked a few questions about the sickness, and any other things that she noticed were amiss. At one point, Haellara frowned immensely and one could hear her voice rising slightly, the healer holding up her hands in a placating gesture.
Finally, the healer could be seen muttering a short prayer to Lolth, nodding encouragingly to Haellara, and backing out of the room with mumbled promises to 'prepare her supplies more fully for the times ahead.' Haellara watched her go impatiently and walked back to where Adin and Nuumia were. Turning to the latter, she offered a smile. "It seems your first attempt was a success. The healer has informed me that before too long, we are to have a child." ^^
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:41 pm
Nuumia's head slightly nodded to Haellara. Oh he would definatly watch the smaller male. As sharply as he would watch any potential threat to his Matron..or his place for that matter. The fact this male had been plunked right into Haellaras room, supposedly by the Goddess herself, only gave him reason to be on guard. Adinas was young, but some females didn't care about age. Of course..Haellara had cared about experience. So if he interfered enough to ensure the boy never gained that expereience then he'd never be able to pose a threat to his position.
Adinas found the seemingly unblinking gaze of Nuumia as pleasent as being watched by a serpent. He knew that Nuumia had fangs, but he was not exposeing them...he was only readying his venom for a lethal bite should the opportunity present itself. He shifted slowly from one foot to the other while carefully nipping his food until it was gone. Nuumia was watching Adinas so closely and intently that he was unable to pick up the words exchanged by the two females in the room. Adinas on the other hand felt his ear tipts twitching with each hushed exchange. There was a sense of some sort of important exchange occuring. Were he not locked under such a watchful gaze he would have pressed to the wall and edged casually closer. The concept of listening from a hideing place seemed to...appeal to him. It was when haellara's voice rose slightly that it clicked in Adinas' mind. The spells he felt familar with, the drawing to the small hiding spots...he wanted to be invisable..un-noticed so he could listen and learn what he could. Goddess! He was a spy at heart!
Haellara's return was noted more by Adinas then Nuumia himself. His black with amber glow eyes moved to Haellara's rather pleased smile, thus causeing Nuumia to turn and look as well. The words delivered were no surprise to Adinas. Since he had been forwarned. Nuumia's eyes though widened and a look of minor dissappointment and disbelief filled his face.
"What? Already?" He questioned. That wasn't fair!! Kyil had spent far more time with her! And he had only one night! And------- Nuumia's eyes fell to Haellara's stomach. Was it even his? Haellara could have been carrying the child for a time, but only begun to suffer the side effects now. It had happened before. He was sure he had heard of it happening like that. Goddess damn him! Kyil could have fathered the child and left him to deal with it!
Adinas merely tilted his head, and in a morbidly curious manner he spoke while Nuumia stared with such thought at her. "How long does it take for a baby to grow? And how do you get it out?"
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:31 pm
She had expected savage joy, childlike happiness, or even stunned silence. But Haellara certainly didn't expect the reaction Nuumia gave her. Although when she thought immediately about it, she understood the reasoning behind it. A matron with child would have to be extra careful in the bedroom, and their nights of lovemaking were numbered. On top of that, she knew how badly he had been burned by Kyil's being with her and what he had ended up doing to her; doubtless he was questioning his role as the father of this young one, having apparently come so close to her time spent with Kyil. Of course he probably didn't realize that enough time had indeed elapsed to verify her announcement; had the child been Kyil's not only would she have been sick long before, but she would have been at least a little more noticable. She took especial care in keeping her stomach flat; any small bulging and Nuumia would probably have heard the griping clear across the house.
"Do not worry, Nummia; the child is yours. It is quite common for a female to be ill right after conceiving, and since I only just started, it cannot be anyone else but you. Also I would have been further along if it had been someone else. But do not think that this means we will be putting our games on hold; I intend to continue what we started last night until I can no longer safely do it." She winked at Nuumia, and then blinked at Adin, not entirely sure what to say. "Well.........it generally takes the better part of a year, which isn't too terribly long once you think about it. Though it's too long a time to be so......heavy. As for it coming out....well, it comes out on it's own." She couldn't help but feel as though if he was still clueless as to how babies came into the world, she was certainly not going to be the one to educate him on the subject. Besides, he would probably be there anyway; no sense in getting him squeamish before the event actually happened.
Returning her attention to Nuumia, she walked over and put a firm hand upon his shoulder. "You helped keep me stable when I was temporarily out of my mind. Now I must insist that you be stable once more. When I will start to show, I will be slow and vulnerable, and more prone to attacks from anyone and everyone. I will need your gifts to keep me safe and ensure that nothing happens to us." Truly that was what frightened her about this entire coming ordeal; having to be slow like a fattened rothe and unable to have her quick, life-saving agility. Though if she survived, it would be a fair price to pay to repopulate her house.
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