She was guided off of the small sandy shore of the crystal-clear pool to a more secluded spot by Watcher. The ground was somewhat shielded where he had guided her, covered by an overhang, walled in by the waterfall.
"I'm going give birth." Her statement was so plain- so
black and white. She'd already told him that, but she needed to remind herself, too. This was happening and it was happening
now. Her uterus continued to tighten every so often in painful contractions. Her motherly instincts were on high alert, leaving her slightly worried. Was it safe to give birth here? Would some strange monster come snatch the baby the moment it left her body? The thought was horrifying.
Aurelia, above all else, was embarrassed. Childbirth is such a private thing for mares. Oftentimes mares would go somewhere secluded to give birth before returning back home with the foal. Of course, Helovians were a bit different and actually rather enjoyed having a sort of team on hand: a medic, emotional support, and witnesses. Everything Aurelia was and did prove she was so different from other Helovians. And because of this, she felt uncomfortable with a witness to her baby's birth. In the back of her mind, the memory of the portal monster reaching for one of her ribs, touching her stomach- touching her
baby- replays itself on repeat. Had the darkness killed her baby? The thought of giving birth to a murdered baby was so disturbing she couldn't fathom it. Even if it
wasn't dead, would it be badly mangled and deformed from her recent adventures while extremely high on opium?
Slowly sinking to the ground, Aurelia decided that right in this very spot was where she would birth her fifth child. After a moment's struggle, her fat body was on the ground. Her large wings shielded her bloated body from view. The pegasus hadn't rolled over on her side yet to give birth. Instead, she rested calmly on her stomach, with her front legs bent at the knee and folded under her and her back legs positioned to the side.
"I don't know if you've ever seen a pregnancy," she offered quietly before continuing.
"Or helped with one," Her eyes drifted towards her belly, hidden behind her soft, ivory wing.
"I.. I don't know what to say, really." She felt uncomfortable. She'd never really had to
explain she was giving birth and wasn't exactly sure what to do. She didn't
need help, she'd done this four times before. It'd never felt awkward to give birth, but for some reason, it did right now.
A sharp pain formed in her gut. Groaning, the golden mare moved to lay flatly on her side. It was time. Time to give birth. Time to bring a new life into the world. Time to become a mother all over again.
She began pushing, seemingly every muscle in her 15hh frame contracting. The heated Tallsun (the season Aurelia presumed it was because she knew nothing about Riftian seasons) air paired with the arduous task of giving birth made her very, very
hot. Was she not already wet from her quick dip in the pond, one would have been able to see her coat dampen with each passing moment from copious amounts of sweat. It seemed to last
forever, the pushing and then the waiting and then more pushing. Her energy was quickly draining.
And then it was over and a baby laid by her side.
Aurelia's eyes fell on the child and
instantly felt territorial. That
thing was a baby- and it had come out of her
uterus. The baby was a filly. She was a precious little thing- no horrid deformities from her time with opium or the portal's shadow monster. The upper half of her body was a brown color and her legs and underbelly were white. Her face had a thick white blaze that melted into a white medicine hat. A top her crown were two, small nubs. The two nubs were placed side-by-side where two large and proud antlers would eventually sit true and proud. At her skinny flanks, wings sprout in the same tawny-orange color as her body. The sparse hairs that make up her mane and tail are blonde. Her forelock is a few shades lighter, making it a cream sort of color.
"Baby girl.." Aurelia cooed to her newborn.
"Beautiful, beautiful, baby girl." The world was too ugly for the child- for
any child. The horrors of the world were too grand for such a small life. She moved from her side back onto her stomach, paying attention solely to her child, momentarily forgetting about her company (who had just witnessed one of life's many wonders). After a few precious exchanges with her child, Aurelia
does acknowledge the stallion. She peers up at him through her white lashes, a huge, cheesy grin forming on her velvet lips.
"I'm a mom again." It was such a relief to see the healthy foal wriggling beside her. She had been
so worried for
so long. The extra time being pregnant had truly made her question if the foal was going to be alright or not. To see that everything had gone smoothly,
perfectly was all she ever hoped for her gestation period.
ooc; it was only a few days don't worry about it! c: replied right away because aurelia completely wrote herself here so everything fell together fairly quickly !
aurelia
Floating Key
Birthing Thread for Aei'ith
