Lion Head Mesa Eien ni Tomodachi

satsu was mercurial! belen was only dimly aware of the situation's gravity until she was ordered viciously from the queen's apartments. it was then that she had sought tavina. the girl hovered in the corner, excited and anxious by turns. her wide eyes took in all that she could see of the process itself. it seemed very painful and taxing. the sound of footsteps in the hall sent her looking toward the physician for approval, and belen scurried from the room in the next moment. the royal man did not enter. each time she exited it was to find his pale figure pacing, watched over by his guard. and it was not until belen announced the birth of a son that the man's face softened and he seemed to be overcome with relief. she felt his gaze follow her back into the now-sacred chambers, a place where men should not enter for a time.