The chill of September was slowly beginning to seep into Vinátta and Saul had become paranoid that Lilin and the babies might be cold. He'd finished a patrol only a couple of hours earlier, darkness had fallen heavily over his lands and the male had finished up his circuit down at the shoreline. Green eyes has been troubled as he looked over the crashing sea- they were hurtling towards Lilin's due date, which mean Colibri would be ready to pop any day now. He'd tried to catch up with her a few weeks ago, to check how she was doing and that her pups were well, but he hadn't been able to find her when he'd looked. It wasn't urgent however and he'd seen her since, mostly in passing as the expectant mothers took quaint walks around the grounds. His relationship with Lilin at the moment was a little strained and Saul knew that he needed to spend more time with her. It just seemed that, at the moment, the pair of them had their own routines that didn't often overlap each others.
He'd returned to find his belle sleeping, a common passtime now that her abdomen was swollen with their pups. She was perhaps a few inches off of Coli, revealing how close they were in gestation. After covering her up more securely with blankets, tucking them around her feet so they wouldn't get cold either, the male had clambered onto the bed, wriggling closer to his belle to hug her closer. Unconsciously, his hand came to rest on her belly, a soft smile gripping him as he felt the precious lives within her squirming and moving within her. With his hand remaining, he drifted of into a fitful sleep, unable to keep the bad dreams away.
He jolted awake with a gasp, green eyes immediately searching the shadows of their bedroom before he glanced down at Lilin. He had no idea what awoke him- until a second knock came. Confusion morphed into action as he rolled out of bed, grabbing a pair of shorts and clumsily pulling them on as he made his way to the door. It was rare that they received guests after dark, but it was almost always when something was wrong. His mind jumped to Colibri and his footsteps quickened. Reaching the door, he wrenched open the wood in time to see the chocolate female in question curling in on herself, pain wracking her petite body. Coli! Come in... He exclaimed, moving forward to help her inside.
It was clearly obvious what was happening and Saul felt a sliver of excitement race through him before he thought about Coli's worries. Entering the house with her, Saul quickly locked the door behind them and made to help Colibri into the closest bedroom- the one that had always been spare. Lilin, wake up! He called, almost absentmindedly towards their bedroom. It's going to be alright Coli, I'm here to help you through this. Don't be scared... He murmured gently, his mind racing through all the things he'd need. The time had finally arrived and he had no idea if Colibri was ready for it.
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