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From the moment she cleaned Abel, Laurel regretted it; he was loud and dark, and she wondered if he would be anything like her third child. Laurel pushed the thoughts away as she tried to guide him towards her stomach, hoping that he would take to drinking, at least, so that he would quiet himself at least until full. Hopefully by then, sleep would grab him.

Mahler arrived just as she had put him at her stomach. She barely had any time to lay back and admire Indra's calm and beautiful. Mahler, she said, feeling unsure towards him still -- it showed in her voice -- unsure what she was to him or what he would or would not do for her. He offered to help her carry them and though she rather enjoy a moment without Abel's cries, Laurel nodded to accept the offer.

You take Abel - the dark one. Laurel got to her feet and she said, I'll take Indra. She leaned down to pick the child up, and started heading towards the western frays of Dawnleaf, where the den was that they were supposed to be birthed in.