Sawtooth Spire honigzeit

"it vill be any moment," mahler answered wearily. his body was not tired, but his anxious mind had kept him awake for some time. suppose wylla got into trouble during her whelping, but was too proud to call for help? somehow the gargoyle felt he must trust her, her body, her instincts. this was not the first time she had brought forth life.
"are there ..." he cleared his throat, "vays the belly might be manipulated to help if there is a complication?" mahler was avoiding the truth of such issues at that moment in childbirth, for there was but one somber outcome most often.