Two Eyes Cenote Sending out an SOS

rushing forth onto the floor of the examination room was the answer tavina needed. the girl's body certainly had not reflected its truth, but she spared not a moment for this. "you're in labor, medusa. pups are coming. roll onto your side, sit up a little."

tavina set willow to steep in the sunwarmed water, attempting to turn the young woman's attention back to her. "you're going to feel the urge to bear down. do what your body says." 

good lord, what would her father think? amusement whirled in spite of the situation, followed by a small trickle of discomfort. senmut and nazli had one another. there was no father present in this room for medusa's impromptu trials. their origins might be held as suspect.

she covered medusa's paw with her own, encouraging, present, hiding her worry and devoting instead to the primordial scene close to its unfolding.