Larksong Grotto There's a struggle coming

Hard on you too? You're not the one carrying these, she was frantic now, gaze faltering from his face, these bastards. As she said the word it was laced with so much emotion that she almost couldn't wrap her tongue around it. It dripped and bled with loathing, and once Tavi realized this, she gasped and backpedaled - physically stepping back in such haste that her rear end bumped the wall. Did she hate their babies already? oh my god, she shook her head in tiny bursts, and stared down at the cavern floor, feeling like her heart had just exploded and she was suffocating.

I'm going to be a horrible mother, she managed to squeak out, and then gasped for air, but it felt like she couldn't get enough. Tavi was  hyperventilating now; her vision blurred and she sank to the floor. Once there, she broke apart entirely, planting her face on the floor and covering it with one arm as if to hide from her oncoming responsibilities. Tiny sobs broke free from her, but coupled with her gasping, she sounded more like a broken dog toy than anything else.