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"KrrKIT!" Newt gaped, gathering himself upright into a more dignant crouch as he glanced back and forth from Emerwyn to Gaius and back again. "Y-you... sh-she's... w-what's...? Ah... s-so... so y-you... you aren't s-sick?" Maybe if he backpedaled a little, he'd figure out where exactly he had gotten lost. "B-b-but I th-thought... aren't... b-because w-we're... I m-mean... d-duh-duh-don't...?" He was about as useful as the Pegasus man.

The gentleman in Gaius kicked into overdrive as the deer-woman began showing obvious signs of distress. He placed a comforting arm around her slight shoulders, though he stopped short at her last statement, his own ears going up in surprise.

"You're not? But... then..." His mind rushed to the obvious conclusion and he coughed, turning his colored cheeks away slightly. "Ah, then, you just... found out?" If she just found out, then that meant she meant she'd been pregnant for a while, if what little he'd gleaned from Discovery Channel and National Geographic and a little E.R. was accurate. "H-How long do you think you've been... you know?"

Emerwyn sank in Gaius' arm, as though transferring some of her energies into him. It helped her speak. She was grateful. His helping hand helped her ignore the awkward silence that proceeded after hi marriage comment.

"It can't have been more than a month. Almost that," Emerwyn estimated softly.
"I spoke to Delia. She said... that all the signs pointed to it. And, somehow," she looked down again, as though there were already a child in her arms. "I know that it is true." There was a kind of glow about the woman that was almost tangible.

Newt realized his sputterings were not very useful to anyone, and swallowed thickly as he tried to gather his resolve, "Is... is th-there an-an-an-anything I c-can do? I wan-wan-wan-want to help..." He managed lamely. He didn't know what else to do or say. He fumbled back a bit, worried that he was standing too close. He didn't want her feeling claustrophobic! "Oh B-blast, isn't th-there... s-something about... h-hot wa-wa-water...?" He fretted uselessly.

Hot water? Was there something that pregnant women needed that he didn't know of? The horse-man glanced at Newt worriedly, exchanging an equally clueless look.

"B-But!" Gaius protested as she pulled away. "What about the baby? I don't want to see you or it get hurt...!"

Emerwyn came up to her full height, and looked down at the two of them, a large, warm smile on her face.
"Believe you me, I will be fine. And so will the child." The child. How strange. She impulsively reached for her stomach, almost expecting to feel something. It was too early yet.
"It has not been that long as of yet. And the sickness is gone for now," she assured Newton. "I thank you very much for helping me get to Delia today. I would not have made it without you.
And Gaius. I know we did not meet well in the past, but I want to let you know that it meant a great deal that you helped me here today. Thank you."
She straightened her cloak about her shoulders.
"But really, I must go. After all, there is someone waiting for me."
And she turned to begin disappearing into the thick brush of the oh so dangerous jungle.

"It... it... it w-w-wa-wasn't anything..." Newt murmured, slightly dumbfounded by the whole situation. He crept over to crouch by Gaius's now hairy legs, his eyes still wide and worried. He glanced up at the horse-man, his hairless brows raised high as though begging him to tell him what he should do.

He nodded, shifting awkwardly. If he were human, his face would have been scarlet, and it showed as much in his expression. He swallowed, glancing after her before looking back again, "D-d-do... do y-you... you th-think she'll... she'll b-b-buh-be alright?"