JP - The Keep - Healing Room - Due Date for the Raid Babies

Difyr was incredibly busy. Several women had gone into labor today so she did not have time to even breathe. Most if not all of them were conceived by the raiders… so there were a lot of mixed emotions.

Upon her arrival, Miyuki got to work immediately in helping Difyr with all the chaos. Being kept busy like this allowed her to focus and she did not think about her own problems much, which she was thankful for.

Difyr was grateful for Miyuki’s help. She directed the kistune to Mrs Royce, whose bed was closest to the door. She hoped the woman was doing well, she came from another country and despite living on the outskirts of Buckley Village for years she barely spoke the local language. Difyr did not know what her native tongue was, but it was a different language from what Piritta spoke. Her husband was… odd… too. Difyr thought it was obvious that Mrs Royce, along with the many other women who were abducted during the raid, had been raped. But Braedan Royce acted like she had never been abducted and like the baby was his.

Mrs Royce was sitting on the end of the bed, she looked up at the kitsune through sweaty blond hair.

Miyuki offered Mrs. Royce a kind smile. "Hello, Mrs. Royce," She said softly and went to check all of the blond woman's vitals gently. No matter who the patient was, she always took great care and gave them kindness. "Is there anything you need or want?"

Mrs Royce was still trying to find the words in the common language when the door was thrown open. Braedon Royce barged in. “Has my wife had my son yet?” He looked at Mrs Royce, then glared at Miyuki. “What is that fox slut doing with her? What are all these sluts doing in here?” He glared at the other women in various stages of labor.

Difyr had better things to do than deal with this idiot, but she could not have him in here. So she rushed over and proceeded to shove him out the door. “Get out. Go! If we need you, we'll send for you.”

“Mne zhal'... I am sorry.” Mrs Royce said to Miyuki with her deeply accented voice. She winced at another contraction.

“No, it’s okay,” Miyuki said to Mrs. Royce once she got over the shock of the man calling her such a horrid thing. “Difyr…is she in labor?” Going to the woman, she gently touched arm. “I know it’s painful, but you can do this, okay? Your child will come out healthy and strong, like you.” She encouraged with a kind smile.

“Her husband…” Difyr slammed a bar on the door and glared at it. “Yeah, she is. We’re the only two women in this room not in the process of pushing out a baby.” She answered, and went to tend to another woman.

Mrs Royce looked at Miyuki, she looked worriedly towards the door, then nodded.

“It’s okay, don’t worry about him,” Miyuki said and kept that kind smile on her face. She would help Mrs. Royce through the process, never once getting angry or frustrated with her. The language barrier didn’t matter at the moment. Only helping her have the child was what mattered at the moment to the kitsune.

“Sorry he was… not nice.” Mrs Royce managed to say before another contraction caught her.

“How is it going over there?” Difyr called to Miyuki, gently working on a woman whose baby’s head was now visible.

“No need to worry about him,” Miyuki said to Mrs Royce, continuing to help her. “Just breathe, okay? You can do this…” Her ears twitched at Difyr’s question. “She’s having contractions.” It was all she could offer at the moment, too focused on the task at hand.

“I’m going to mention her husband to the guard after this… I get a feeling someone should have looked in on him before now.” Difyr said, not liking that he called Miyuki and the other women sluts. It made her worry about how things were going on between him and Mrs Royce.