I’d never been so surprised in my life. She smiled at me and left the room to follow her Sister. The men had noticed none of it.

Damien was the first to remember me Laying quiet and shivering on the warm stone. As Christof rocked the baby the rest hurriedly fixed me up. Apparently this delivery had been tougher than last time. I had a tear.

The placenta was delivered just as the Healers arrived. These new men marveled at the warm mass of flesh that had been inside of me. They would not have believed it came from where it did.

“Could we take it?” the lead Healer asked.

Since we didn’t know what else to do with it, Damien let them have it. I was treated with some strange device that stung terribly, but knitted the tissue together rapidly. The Healers also had a powerful cream they applied with gloves to my insides and over my stomach to help with healing. I felt myself literally tighten up as it was spread around.

The room was suddenly split with an earth shattering wail. Kennedy had been quiet, but now she was thirsty. Damien carefully removed their crest from my nipples and pocketed the little metal pieces

first time. She had trouble latching on and it took several minutes of trial and error for her to take her first gulp of milk. Kein shooed the men out when

only,” he said literally pushing them from the room. “Leave them alone

daughter off the warm slab and walked us to the bed. She watched him with wide eyes but never stopped feeding. It almost

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several pillows and

we call her?” he asked sitting beside

but seeing the little girl decided me. This probably should have been a task I shared with her

call her Kennedy,” I told him looking down at her. “It is the name of a

would be pleased the girl had a ruler’s name. It was a good thing to call

what else it was. My grandmother had raised beautiful Kennedy tea roses in her garden. This girl was named after my best female friend, but only the three of us had to

room. They had filled the tub with warm water

at it and giggled as it moved under her hand. Our little girl quietly told Christof many of the things she knew about water. He Listened to her and praised her,

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