The Long, Dark Night

Roana wouldn’t even get a chance to tell the boys to come in. They heard the new lady say they could come in and they came bounding in like puppies let off a leash in a dog park. “Boys!” Roana said, not quite a shout but definitely in a loud, commanding tone. The triplets skidded to a halt just at the side of her bed, wide-blue eyes staring up at her. Roana sighed and placed a hand on her aching abdomen. Shouting definitely didn’t make that feel any better. “Momma doesn’t feel very good so you have to be gentle okay?” Rhett and Jax looked at Cormac, the boy in the middle who was effectively the ringleader of the trio. ”Okay, momma we be gentle.” he said, slowly clambering up onto the bed to sit on the edge of it next to her. Rhett and Jax followed suit, sitting as still as five year olds could. “She is too smart to just be a midwife.” She mumbled, running her hand over Jax’s hair which was all messed up. Roana sighed and looked up at Isla. “I’ll be fine. I survived falling from the top of that wall into the catacombs. This is nothing now that its all put back together.” Roana didn’t like being fussed over. The bleeding was stopped, she was sewed back up, from here she would survive despite her wooziness. She was more worried about the poison coursing through Ronin. Ronin roana Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.