Moonspear bargaining (part 1)

acrux knew of anaa's suffering, both mentally and emotionally. she was more reclusive than he was familiar with, which he largely blamed his father for. there was frustration, confusion, worry, restlessness, and indifference all bottled up in the boy soon to become a man. his father was not here, but he was, and he would step up to be the man by his mother's side during her labor. 

unfamiliar with the process of pregnancy, acrux was largely unhelpful other than offering encouraging words and running to grab whatever anaa might need. admittedly he was shaking in his boots, the anxiousness written plainly on his face. he did his best to hide it, though the bile near the entrance of the ulaq did little to settle his nerves. vomit meant sickness, and he immediately tethered his mother to some unknown affliction. he blamed his father, he blamed his soon to be arriving siblings, he blamed the world. 

he wanted so badly to be an older brother, but in that moment acrux did not care whether his unborn siblings lived or died. he just wanted his mom to be free of her burdens and pain.