Redsand Canyon shale

After having horrified him of tales of how her mother had passed and her imagined failure, she imagined Kallik would have liked it if she’d simply laid down and slept and ate for the rest of her pregnancy… but it was not something she would do. As the sole healer at the moment, she could not, and as a stubborn woman who craved independence she refused to. Still, she did not mind her sleep. She had been sleeping as late as she could allow herself as the exhaustion simply weighed over her.
 
She did do her best not to push herself… which reminded her she really needed to speak with Tamar about training, so she might be able to lighten her own load some more. As if speaking of the devil, her scent appeared at the edge of the den. Kallik had gone from nuzzling her to greeting their guest as admittedly tired eyes gazed over the woman with a soft smile. He had invited her in so Aquene remained seated and trusted the conversation would find it's way to her.