Chapter 579
“It is coming quickly.”
The contractions started to come faster and more regular. Rose and Fuji finally decided someone had to get the men. I told them how to get to the sorting room and Fuji bolted out. Rose elected to stay with me, because she knew more about human child birthing.
This was happening so quickly this time. I took off my dress and my boots in the birthing room and crawled up on the warm slab. It had never occurred to me Nu-reeh and her Sisters would watch the camera for that room. They arrived before the men did and shooed Rose out.
My family barely made it to the birthing room before the birth. Kein crawled up behind me and supported me, so I could wrap my arms around my belly and grab my Legs. It took only three pushes and my son slipped onto the slab.
Damien and his Brothers stood transfixed staring at our boy as Nu-reeh picked him up. I saw them try to grab the child, but Dinah pushed them back.
“Stay,” Tosu demanded, “let us check him. We will not harm him.”
Much like before the cord was cut and seared shut. Unlike any other time, Nu-reeh treated this infant like a precious gift. She held him gently as he started to cry and inspected him thoroughly as she dried him. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
I stared at the little boy in Nu-reeh’s hands. He had hair, that surprised me. Wet, blonde locks hung past his shoulders on all sides. When he was calm and still, my boy was pale, Like me. As he started to become upset with the cold and the handling his skin took on the prominent stripes of a Paterian male. It relieved me to see the change, although I hated to hear his upset. Watching Nu-reeh it was obvious she was not trying to hurt him, though.
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The only thing Nu-reeh did that horrified my family was circumcise the child quickly with a talon. Damien and his Brothers yelled and tried to get past Dinah and Tosu, but the two women held them back. It was necessary for cleanliness, Tosu patiently told them.
Seeing the mens’ distress, even I tried to tell Damien what she was doing, but he refused to listen and cursed Nu-reeh. She barely noted the inappropriate commentary.
“It will be healed by the next nightfall,” Nu-reeh said absently, while swaddling the Little boy tightly.
“Each of you had this done as did every other male. Do not upset yourselves.”
My son was up to a full fledged wail by this point. He sounded like a small cat caught in the rain. When Nu-reeh finally handed him to me it was such a relief.
The men huddled around as I brought his tiny mouth to a breast. Instinct took over the moment the firm tip of my nipple met his lips. He rooted around and latched on right away.
“Like Hannah,” Damien said proudly.
In that way, yes, he was like Hannah. Feeding seemed to come naturally to him. This little one wasn’t shy and took what he wanted. The hair was very different though, long and blonde.
A moment later his eyes opened and I knew this was not Damien’s child.
The child’s eyes were huge and blue. The irises took up the entire space, giving him a surreal Look. Nu-reeh Looked down and I saw her mouth curve into a wide grin.
“Most certainly Evan’s first male offspring,” she announced to her Sisters.
“Good man,” Dinah said patting Evan’s back. I looked up and Evan was stunned. Fingers traced the little boy’s brow as Even stared down at us.
“We will send in Healers,” Nu-reeh said in a business like manner. “Feed the boy as often as he wants. He will begin to look for his Brothers soon. We believe he will find them. All boys born to us seek out their Brothers.”
“He must have them,” Dinah commented, “all men do.”