playing with the shadows

Saul Stormbringer · 08-06-2012, 12:33 PM

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If I had words to make a day for you,

I'd give you a morning, golden and true.

I would make this day last for all time,

Give you a night deep in moonshine.

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The flinch of Coli's foot was enough to make Saul withdraw his hand away from her. He had no idea if she was scared of him, but he fervently hoped that she wasn't. Despite being the leader of the pack, Saul would rather have died than rule with others fearing him. Even if it was just one member, it hit him hard. He told himself that he shouldn't think the worst- he'd just rooted out perhaps her greatest secret. Her soft repetition of his own words were little comfort to him, because his mind was already whirring, telling him things he didn't want to know, that Coli might not want to know either. Green eyes were torn, the anguish of these revelations was something he wasn't likely to ever forget. He hated to be the one to do this to her, it seemed like all he ever had was bad news when it came to the dark woman, but he had to tell her. Her body seemed to jerk to a stop and she remained painfully still, though she reached up to touch the scarred rune on her chest.

There was nothing he could do now, but wait for her consent or denial. He remembered when the Cour des Miracles woman, Ever, had some to him back in Dahlia de Mai. She'd thought she was ill too, and Saul had been the one to drop the bomb on her. He'd read about pregnancy, though mostly human pregnancy he'd seen a few passages about dog pregnancy which he could only assume was the closest he was going to get to their own species. By now, he remembered, there would be no bump, but her stomach would likely have hardened and she would have been putting on weight. It was also likely that her breasts were fuller and he'd read somewhere that the hair around the nipple stripped back for easier access when the pups were born. He couldn't however, imagine asking Colibri if her nipples were showing more than usual- he didn't think he could handle her embarrassment let alone his own. He was lost his his thoughts when Colibri grabbed his hand. Shocked to say the least but the male covered it quickly at her pleading words.

He nodded softly, his eyes telling her silently that he wouldn't hurt her. Shifting forward, he indicated for her to lean back slightly to bare her stomach. With careful motions, Saul ran his hand over her lower abdomen once, before he began to roll his palm over small sections of her stomach, feeling the hardness there was bile rising in his throat. She wasn't showing yet, but there was definitely a change there. Using one hand to hold her stomach still, he rolled the other over this one last time as Coli began to babble once more. He listened, still concentrating on her stomach before he released her. I'm sorry Coli... but you are pregnant. He whispered softly, his hand moving to gently cup her knee before he retreated once more. He had no idea what to say to her, or what to do about this whole situation.

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