Scars of the highlander

Chapter 10

"Well she is totally fine" Rory said as he stepped off the stairs, walked towards the trestle table in the great hall. Aulay was overing seeing his men when one of his sword's men came to tell him about his wife. He immediately went to find her and found her collapse in the back garden. He yelled for Rory and took her to their room. His brothers had to pull him out of the room, so Rory could inspect her. Aulay wouldn't leave her side and knew it was stopping Rory from doing the job he needed. The fear that rose in him when he saw her laying there made him want to draw blood. He had nearly broke Conrans nose trying to get past them and they spent most of the time brawling in the hall. The only time they stopped was when Ruth had whistled from the stairs

"You all you need to calm down!" Ruth yelled, they all looked her. Aulay was going to yelled at her for speaking to them in that way but she fired back with "you can do whatever want my Laird, but you still need to calm down you are not the only one who loves her" Aulay stopped, did he love his wife. He could see the love that Ruth had for her in Ruth's eyes. Aulay knew that it was starting to love his wife when she gave him his plaid. But no one had said it aloud. All the men stopped brawling then, they all sat down, expect Aulay. He needed to do something he couldn't sit still. He started pacing the room When he saw Rory coming out of his room, he couldn't restrain himself from running to him.

"How can she be alright if she was face down on the grass" Aulay said, he pushed past his brother to go to his wife, but his brother grabbed him again. Ruth ran pass them all, she didn't wait to hear what Rory was going to say. She obviously knew something Aulay didn't.

"You need to stop acting like an animal and just listen" Rory said. It took another few moments before Aulay had settled down long enough to listen to his brothers.

"What is it?" Conran said

"Aye, we are all waiting for it" Alecik said. Aulay closed his eyes and smiled. He wasn't surprised that his brothers care for his wife as well. Silence took over the great hall and Aulay was about the punch his brothers in the face when he said

"She is with child" The hall was so silence you could hear the men outside, it was only a moment though because then it started to erupt like war had started.

Iona was sitting up on the bed, leaning against a bollard. Ruth was sitting at the writing desk and they were starring at each other. Ruth was giving Iona that 'I told you so' look

"I am not ready for children" Iona said

"Too bad" Ruth replied, Ruth was writing the letters that Iona wanted to write but Rory said she had to stay in bed.

"What are you saying in the letters" Iona asked

"I said hello, Ruth was right, Iona is wrong, she is with child, send pastries" Ruth smiled at her Lady, Iona just laughed.

"Why didn't tell you me about your mother early?" Iona asked. Ruth had taken a week, after getting the letter to tell her about it. Iona had wanted to asked Ruth before but wasn't sure how to. She thought now was a good time.

"It was hard to believe' Ruth said, "I didn't want to burden you"

"Seriously" Iona looked at her, Ruth half smiled "I need to know how you are? This is important, and I wanted to be there for you"

"I ken my lady" Ruth smiled, "I finished" Iona nodded as Ruth rolled up the scroll and tied it together, "I guess, the fabric merchant is coming back"

"Why?" Iona asked

"What do you expect the child to wear" Ruth asked.

"Ohhhh" Iona said smiling, "When are you going to have children?"