Redsand Canyon The heart does not exist solely for the purpose to pump blood

In the small hours of the morning, Ruenna stirred. Swallowed in darkness, she did not know where she was, and she did not immediately understand why there were small beings wriggling at her belly. Her eyelids were heavy, and her mind was hazy. The inside of her mouth was dry and tasted like herbs. She did not remember, but @Aquene had woken her at regular intervals over the past two days to get her to take food, water, and medicines, battling the fever that had set in after her delivery. 

Ruenna reached out, and her groggy mind was unsure of what she was searching for, but she knew it when she found it. Germanicus. Her muzzle drifted over whatever part of @Germanicus's body she had found. "I love you." Perhaps she had said it a dozen times over the last two days-- she didn't recall it if she had-- or perhaps this was the first time he was hearing it.

Clarity slowly settled upon her, and she bent her muzzle towards her belly to touch each infant in turn. @Valiria. @Cornelius. @Aquillius. @Alivia. She did not know which was which in the darkness, but she was satisfied that all four were present.