Whitefish River It's hard to believe

You shouldn't have to, that's what knights are for - so you can relax and focus on other things. He offered a smile, hopeful he was reassuring enough and that his current actions were enough to prove that he was more than capable to keep them safe. So Ira and the others can focus on rearing the young that were soon to come.

They are, from what I could tell. Hieronymous wasn't aware of the internal turmoil they were having, instead, it seemed they were safe from any outside forces and couldn't imagine anything being wrong internally.

That sounds normal, it's your first litter isn't it? Excited and anxious isn't abnormal. He picked up the later from the tone of her voice and uncertainty of her words - honestly, it wasn't anything abnormal. Shit, if I was a woman I'd be terrified. Throwing his shoulders up in an exaggerated shrug he mocked his own ability to give birth. A terrifying thought really for one incapable of pain like him... would they just drop out of him? Ouf, what a thought.