48 New life at the end? (1/2)
Crap. How long has she been in that room? Did giving birth always take that long? They told me that she went into labour ehm.. one? two? hours ago?
Shouldn't it be done already? What's taking so long to press a lump of meat out of your body? Maybe I should go and take a look? Nono. I have bad memories about this.
Better to stay in my office and pretend to be hard at work. There are some of the best healers at her side, no need for me.
The door gets slammed open. ”Found you!” Ireth gives me an unhappy glare and switches on the light. ”How can you hide here while your wife is giving birth!”
”I don't know what I could do to help. And I didn't really hide....” Damn who would have thought that she would search in my dark office at three in the night!
”Come! A husband should be at the side of his wife at a time like this.” I get dragged in front of the bedroom where almost everyone is waiting.
Inside a healer is taking care of Celes while Katrine is holding her hand. ”You have to press!”
Ireth shoves me me into a chair to the other side of Celes. ”Good to see you husband. I thought you were hiding somewhere like you always did.” Celes gives me a forced smile.
”Me? Hiding from the birth of my child? Pah! Never!” I would never do something like that. What are you thinking of me.
”Then hold my hand.” I reluctantly give her my hand. ”Press now my lady, I think it turned into the right position.” The healer calls out.
”Hnngh.” *Crack**Crack**Crack*
OWW! I knew it! It hurts! You are the one supposed to suffer!
I don't know how long it took. But some time later everyone is in the room to take a look at the baby in Celes's arms, while the healer is trying to sort the bones in my right hand.
”Hmmm. This is a really complicated puzzle!” He murmurs to himself.
”Can you fix it or not!” I am getting nervous here.
”Not so hasty. Ah I think I have it, that bone belongs into the other finger! HEAL!” By all the gods, who employed that guy?
I take a look at the child while the healer is still trying to fix my hand. It smiles into my face. ”Hehe. You look like an old man with all those wrinkles Aphrodium.”
”He is NOT Aphrodium! His name is Aengus of Tirna to continue the tradition. A member of the royal line needs a strong name!” Ireth puffs her cheeks at me. She took the naming matter into her own hands when she heard of our little problem.
”Let me hold him.” I take the child out of Celes's arms and smile at the wrinkled smiling face. Then I press a thumb at his forehead and search his mind and soul.
But all I find is the dim and weak flame of a newborn. ”What are you doing?” Celes gives me a concerned look.
”Hahaha. Nothing I just took a look at his soul. The last thing I would have needed is that Seria played another joke on us and gave us someone who remembered his past life. I would find it creepy to educate someone who is already an adult person.” Everyone gives me a concerned look.
”No problem really, he is just a normal dumb child, here look.” I make a stupid face at him and he laughs. ”Papa will have to teach you everything the good old way.”
All family members let out a sigh of relieve. ”I had feared my grandson wouldn't be a normal child either.” Arthur hugs his wife.
”Was it really that bad with Celes?” I ask him. ”You have no idea how creepy it is when your baby daughter suddenly explains to you that you made a mistake with the taxes.” Arthur answers.
I look at Celes. ”I think I was two. And he forgot a whole city in the annual tally!” Hrm, I tried at least to pretend to be a normal child.
*Boom*
The room shakes.
*Boom*
The palace shakes again a little. Crap, what's going on? Explosions? I take a look out of the window and can see a ball of light arching through the sky, coming down at the palace.
But a second before it impacts, it hits an invisible wall and disperses.
*Boom*