“The more this life inside me grew, the more I knew said feeling would never ever repeat and i want us to be complete, not perfect"

It had been 5 months since the goblins had laid siege to our home, I knew Maya was going to come soon regardless if they were here or not. Me being with child had garnered sympathy with residents of local villages, mostly because they did not think I would be capable of such a miracle, Nix rallied them and soon was able to reinforce our walls.

“Walls like these demand to be held, because what i will become when they break is not for the faint of heart”

Each day closer to Maya’s birth took more mana from me to sustain the energy levels I was used to before Nix’s arrival. A further month had come and gone, we were deep into winter and the siege showed no signs of breaking, The anger in Nix grew, part of him wished for a peaceful resolution so Maya could be born into some semblance of peace, the other part knew what we would do when our daughter arrived (clue; it involved razing the goblin race).

“Even the Darkest nights, knowing Maya would be here soon was enough for the people”

The night finally came, deepest winter, every roof in our settlement covered in snow, hearths full with warmth and stories despite the threat of Goblinkind, which had slowly remained outside the walls like a piece of burnt meat at the bottom of a stew pot.

I started to sweat profusely, and could feel the walls of our room close in, “she was close now”, all my energy and mana disappeared and I passed out.

“She has your eyes”

Nix had cleaned Freya and Maya up, both of them were in the family bed with the settlement doctor brought into stay with and take care of them. “I will take care of the goblin horde”, Nix whispered into Freya’s ear and kissed Maya’s forehead who cooed gently. “I do this for you daughter of mine, i may be some time”

“He was indeed some time, the same amount of time that turns heaven into hell”

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I love you Baby