Seeds of the Oak

[Gemma Rhiannon Sawtooth]

Her blue eyes narrowed almost unnoticeably as the door began to open and the dark hunter made his way in. For the moment Gemma had no suspicion that one of her children had a different father, it would only be as they started to grow larger that she would notice and eventually confirm Payne's parentage. But that was not for many months into the future for now she was ecstatic with their life and their vigor. Stiffly the woman forced herself to relax and ungrip her body which had automatically poised and readied to attack the incoming male. She had very bad experiences of men around her children and the horrific images flashed before her eyes. The only reason Giuseppe had been allowed so close was began Jaden was so ill and they had bonded closer over the death of the others.

"Frodo.." She said softly, warningly as he leaned over her too closely, she shut her eyes for a moment and shivered; Gabriel had loomed over her like that before he had snatched the dead bodies from her desperate grasp and torn them apart before her very eyes. Her ears quivered against her head, this was not weakness within her, she was holding herself back from the urge to drive him away, they were his children too and he did have a right to see them. She couldn't help however, just waiting for him to snap and go berserk at least until he sighed quietly and looked down at them with such besotted love in his eyes that it comforted and calmed her,

"Yes.. we make beautiful children."