Saul seemed excited about the prospect of Niernan having pups, the little gasp that emerged from the mans maw and the grin that spread across his face as Nier admitted the possibility. Nier allowed a nervous smile to flutter onto his lips, maybe this wasn't such a bad thing, perhaps panicking wasn't the best course of action. He thought that maybe he should just calm down for a minute and actually assess the situation; Nothing had been confirmed yet, and he knew that if she wasn't pregnant he would be devastated. All of these thoughts were flashing through his head at the same time and it was becoming a confused jumble up there. He hadn't had this many thoughts crowding his head ever, it was a strange sensation and he definitely did not like it.
Sauls friendly and brotherly pat on the back broke him from his stupor, the dark Stormbringer jumping visibly at the physical contact. He chuckled nervously and stuttered into motion, moving back towards the way he had come, leading his cousin back to his hill house and Grace. Despite the mess in his head he managed to take in Sauls words, A hardness in the abdomen? That doesn't sound all that pleasant. He was thinking of Grace as he said it, imaging the discomfort that a pregnancy would put her through. They were both young and this would be a first for both of them, so logically there would be many hurdles to climb, and the hurdles wouldn't stop after the birth, they'd only increase. He'd be a father and life would be very different. He felt the world begin to spin again and reached over to pinch himself on the arm, the sharp pain snapping him back to reality and the steady pace of the paws carrying him to his potentially pregnant lover.
Cutting back through the trees and rounding Brans house again Niernan felt a flutter in his heart, whether from nervousness or excitement he couldn't tell. They approached the hillock of his house and he called out for his love, Grace? Where are ya Darlin' His voice was tender with a little quaver in it as he attempted to squash his nerves. Her dread locked head appeared over the edge of he roof and she smiled down at the two men, "Oh look, two intrepid Stormbringer men, come to rescue the damsel in distress." Her sarcastic tones drifting over to them. Nier smiled up at her and shot her a wink, We're coming up Sweetheart. He hoped that he'd managed to hide the nerves he felt about what was about to happen, his footpaws scaling the slope of the grassed roof easily.
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