Arrow Lake verdunkeln

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he was not long alone before the pionier appeared, glowing with the new curves that pregnancy had added to her body. he had always found takiyok beautiful, in his own way, but to see her blossom into motherhood was a new sort of loveliness. "only if it is you," the gargoyle returned, a small smile lighting his impassive expression as he paused to let her draw alongside him.
"how are you feeling, takiyok?" mahler inquired after they had begun to move again. like him, she was a guarded creature, and peppering her with questions about the intimate nature of carrying young would not do for either of them. by the same token, the shadowpriest took very seriously his role as diaspora's healer, and as the first mother among them, the winterwhite's comfort and wellbeing were paramount.