Redsand Canyon When I first saw you, the end was soon

At first, the silence was comforting, but as it grew on the anxiety bubbled in her chest and so she closed her eyes. She did not mean to worry him, especially with all of his apprehension and anxiety over her own pregnancy… but it seemed as though she were cursed. What happened? She took a few moments to breathe, focusing on instilling a set in and out breathing.
 
Finally she swallowed, having found the words. “There was so much blood… she looked at us and told us she thought she was dying…” Technically, it would have been directed at Towhee and Germanicus... but Aquene had observed it. Perhaps she would not have led with that, but with that the Matrona was okay but it was hard for her to focus on anything. “I… I stopped the bleeding, but she is still very weak.” She finally managed to add as she looked to him. “She bore a large litter, four pups; she lost consciousness after she finished delivering and there was so much blood I thought for sure it was going to be a repeat of what happened with my mother.” She had been terrified, but she had managed to hold it together… she just didn’t have it in her to be proud of herself.