The Long, Dark Night

"My lady..." Well now if there was ever a way to set a maiden's heart a pitter-patter it was to say thinks like that with such a handsome smile. Phoebe's entire face turned a shade of red and she swallowed a lump that suddenly formed in her throat. "Oh yes, only good things of course." she said, the pitch of her tone a bit higher than before. Jeezy Petes how was she supposed to focus when a handsome soldier was being so flirtatious! The mother of his child would literally kill her, she thought to herself, if she knew she even thought that. Whew, okay, Pheebs get ahold of yourself. Phoebe listened to his account but it wasn't the most clear story. Not that he could be blamed with poison coursing through his veins. "Well Roana is certainly in your debt for saving her." She said with a grin, knowing Roana was not going to like her putting it like that but doing it anyways. The sudden horror on his face was quite hilarious and she giggled at his expense. "I suppose she should be told about this. But you can tell her that the midwife says she will want to keep you alive. She can get her payback when you feel like a horrible person while she is in labor." she said brightly, patting his uninjured hand. Isla Phoebe Be gentle to all and stern with yourself