Talarine: Ally to the Angels

Chapter 44

Tal smiled at her Angelic mate. She had found out that Kartha was expecting as well and now watching as both soon-to-be-fathers worried over them had both laughing over a cup of warm green tea. Tal had made this batch specially to help curb the cravings of both women and now a thought came to her. "I wonder."

"What?" Xypherius asked looking to her.

"If she wanted to maybe Anaurael would like to try some of this tea. I made it to help curb cravings and I know that it would help her out greatly is it possible to ask Izarius?" Tal asked as she watched both angels think.

"Maybe it would." Xypherael nodded.

"Agreed and you seem to be talented in quiet a few things Talarine. Why is that?" Xypherius finally asked.

"Well my artistic skills are mostly from crafting things when I was in the forge. But it is thanks to my adopted mother and her knowledge of herbs and spices that I can make teas of all kinds." Tal smiled warmly. She was showing now and with every passing month Xypherius became more protective and anxious, so much so that he had the forge closed down until after he deemed her ready to go back and in a way he noticed that she longed to return to it.

"What names have you decided on brother?" Xypherael asked his twin.

"Deckard if a son or Sammara for a girl." Xypherius responded as he walked over to Tal.

"Deckard as in Deckard Cain?"

"He was a grandfather of a sort to me and so I was hoping he would be proud to have a little one named after him." Tal sighed as she looked to her beloved angel. He kissed her and was quick to fetch her another cup of tea.
Kartha was likely to go into labor any day now and Tal wasn't that far behind but it would take another month before it was possible. Tal began thinking and remembered back to Alaric and sighed.

"What is it?" Xypherius asked worriedly. She calmed him down and smiled.

"Since Alaric hinted at my true heritage everyone has been wondering what and who I am." Tal sighed as her thoughts traveled everywhere but there.

"You are worried about what they will say about your child?" Xypherael asked as Tal nodded.

"Think about it, he or she, will be something different. Someone new and unknown." Tal frowned. "I know I am a curiosity to everyone but a life so young and new will be..." Tal's scrambled mind just couldn't think of the word in this moment.

"Worry not, my Love." Xypherius hugged her carefully. Since she became bored easily he had found her a book of blank papers and brought it to her and when she wasn't speaking with others or working on making little bags of tea, she would draw. Many of the pages had ideas for weapons or armors but a few held perfect images of her Angelic, wolven and mortal family. Xypherius had snuck a peek at it and was amazed at how well the images were drawn. Even the Image of Anaurael and Imperius standing together was perfect. Tal yawned and he smiled. "Time for another nap?"

"Sadly." Tal smiled as he carefully and very lovingly picked her up. "I hate to cut the visit short Kartha but you know how it is with lack of sleep."

"Rest well sister, for soon neither of us will get any."

"Too true." Tal smiled as Xypherius walked away with her after nodding to his twin.

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A/N: An FYI to any and all. I literally suck at pregnacy scenes and so have time jumped to make it a bit more easier on myself. In case you are wondering: yes. I am a female who has not had the sometimes joyful experience of carrying and birthing a child, so please give me some credit for at least trying and no i dont plan on changing that just yet.