16.Feb.21, 06:01 PM
Her insistence that he sit down did nothing for his nerves, but neither Semath or Cirith seemed stressed by whatever it was. Sitting next to her, L’gan caught one of her hands, relieved as she settled enough to tell him what was going on.
The news was extremely exciting, but also extremely worrisome. They were usually so good about betweening, when had they forgotten?
“Bell, you barely survived the twins, and that was living at the Hall with the best Healers on Pern around at all hours.” True, she had been young at the time, but no younger than many others. He had been absent for much of that pregnancy due to the timing of his Impression, and he’d had to get special permission to be there when the twins were born.
But now—“what if something happens to you? You know I would love another child, but what about Cirith? There’s a third life you’d be risking now.”
The news was extremely exciting, but also extremely worrisome. They were usually so good about betweening, when had they forgotten?
“Bell, you barely survived the twins, and that was living at the Hall with the best Healers on Pern around at all hours.” True, she had been young at the time, but no younger than many others. He had been absent for much of that pregnancy due to the timing of his Impression, and he’d had to get special permission to be there when the twins were born.
But now—“what if something happens to you? You know I would love another child, but what about Cirith? There’s a third life you’d be risking now.”