Followed by Thunder by Forthright

Author:Forthright [Forthright]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twinkle Press
Published: 2019-05-04T04:00:00+00:00

Sleeping Beauty

That night, when Myla pulled Fira and Lufu close for sleep, she asked several embarrassing questions about human coupling. Fira couldn’t really protest. Lufu was old enough to learn such things. But she shyly pointed out. “I have no experience. You should ask Glinna when she wakes.”

“How long will she sleep?” asked Lufu, who was clearly interested in learning more.

“The Kindred do not need to retire every night, but we need rest. After weeks without, we can sleep for days.” With a nod toward the nearby bed where Trisk and Glinna slept, Myla explained, “There was nothing wrong with his lady. Once sleeping, we are difficult to rouse. A day or two more, and she will wake on her own.”

Lufu begged, “Can I be here when you ask about babies?”

Myla hesitated, so Fira answered, “Yes. We have no mother to tell us, so it would be wise to learn alongside the mares. But … Myla, I do know a little about birthing. I was old enough to remember when Lufu was born.”

“Did you assist?”

“The midwife would not let me look, for she said there was too much mess, but I would not leave my mother.” Fira reached for Lufu’s hand and gave it a squeeze. “I held her hand the whole time, so I heard the midwife telling her what to do. And I was the first to hold you.”

“Was I tiny?”

“Only this big!” Fira held up both hands, measuring the distance.

Myla made a small sound.

Lufu rolled into the mare’s side and placed a hand on her stomach. “Rhoswen says you want to be a mother again. Are you going to have a baby?”

“What an idea,” murmured the mare, who put an end to their talk by singing to them, soft and low, of talking trees and whispering winds and the lullabies of stars.

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