Nea.
Valora came rushing in, an abrupt woman, a little
heavy set with a pale freckled face, her brown hair, threaded with
silver, was long and kept in a braid. Almost tripping over her long
black skirts she growled, “barbaric female customs” and was quickly
at her mistress’s side. She had been a doctor in her other life.
Stregas didn’t have a lot of power to heal. So along with new eyes,
Bendis gave her enough magic to do everything she could have done
in a hospital with thought and touch. It wouldn’t work miracles,
but it was awesome to behold. Nea quickly explained the
situation.
“Damned girl, there are at least three good midwives
in this town that could have given her the results she wanted.” She
shoved the girls dress above her hips while Nea put her further
into a sleep.
“When I get back to the present first thing I’m
going to do is buy a thong and some jeans.” she snarled, fiddling
with the bulbous undergarments. Finally she could get her hands on
the small budge of Anna’s lower abdomen. She closed her eyes and
began to hum.
Nea and Ruxandra watched with awe as she brushed her
fingers over the girl’s pale soft skin and cooed at the tiny spark
of life inside. After about ten minutes Valora opened her eyes,
sighed and sat back on her heels.
“Stupid girl,” she cursed again, “the babe lives,
but it’s going to have problems. She’s done a good deal of damage.
The thing’s kidneys probably won’t develop right and its mind will
never be correct. In this day and age they’ll probably lock him
away.”
“Oh no.” Nea groaned.
“Serves her right. All women know the dangers of
taking herbs to expel unwanted babes. If it doesn’t work it does
horrible things to the child.” Ruxandra had no pity in her.
“Can you do anything else?” Nea asked Valora.
“I’ve done all I can, unless you want me to abort it
myself, which I can do, painfully, but quickly.”
“No.” All three women spun around to stare at
Bendis. She had the form of the maiden, a younger, spryer and perky
version of the Goddess who had saved Nea so many years ago, she
simply glowed with sexual desire and energy.
“Really? Like I don’t have enough to deal with than
your presence giving a boner to all my male staff.” Valora stood,
“I’m going to find my boys something to do, if you need me yell.”
Then she stomped off.
“What do you mean no? She doesn’t want the baby.”
Nea stood, facing the Goddess.
“This is the path she has chosen, she has to keep
it. She has been unwise and selfish.”
“She’s only a girl! Shouldn’t she have a choice?”
Nea exclaimed. Strigoi were not allowed to speak to the Goddess
normally so Ruxandra cowered behind her grandmother.
“Yes and this was the one she made. I wish I could
change it Nea, but her path has unfolded. The curse almost missed
her, but she is destined to become a selfish woman, only thinking
about her own wants and desires. She will bare five children in
total, three girls. That is where the focus must be now.”
“I can’t accept that.” Nea said, looking at the pale
girl she had known for years.
“You must, if you try to interfere more it will make
her worse.” Bendis warned, and then she was gone. Nea hung her
head, she could hear Sabine’s words in her mind from years back,
“Lesson 11: Sometimes messing with stuff just makes it worse.”
Nea righted Anna’s clothes and sat her back up,
slowly she woke her, releasing her mind, and the girl blinked, a
little dazed.
“What happened?”
“You fainted.” Ruxandra thrust a glass of wine in
her hand, “sip slowly.”
“It was probably the baby.” Nea explained.
“I am so sorry, but Nea, will you help me?” Anna
drank, lips quivering, her hands were shaking but it slowly
subsided.
“I’m sorry Anna, I can’t. If you already tried and
it didn’t work all I could do is make it worse and the baby
wouldn’t be expelled, just damaged. Next time go see a midwife, or
come to
Valora came rushing in, an abrupt woman, a little
heavy set with a pale freckled face, her brown hair, threaded with
silver, was long and kept in a braid. Almost tripping over her long
black skirts she growled, “barbaric female customs” and was quickly
at her mistress’s side. She had been a doctor in her other life.
Stregas didn’t have a lot of power to heal. So along with new eyes,
Bendis gave her enough magic to do everything she could have done
in a hospital with thought and touch. It wouldn’t work miracles,
but it was awesome to behold. Nea quickly explained the
situation.
“Damned girl, there are at least three good midwives
in this town that could have given her the results she wanted.” She
shoved the girls dress above her hips while Nea put her further
into a sleep.
“When I get back to the present first thing I’m
going to do is buy a thong and some jeans.” she snarled, fiddling
with the bulbous undergarments. Finally she could get her hands on
the small budge of Anna’s lower abdomen. She closed her eyes and
began to hum.
Nea and Ruxandra watched with awe as she brushed her
fingers over the girl’s pale soft skin and cooed at the tiny spark
of life inside. After about ten minutes Valora opened her eyes,
sighed and sat back on her heels.
“Stupid girl,” she cursed again, “the babe lives,
but it’s going to have problems. She’s done a good deal of damage.
The thing’s kidneys probably won’t develop right and its mind will
never be correct. In this day and age they’ll probably lock him
away.”
“Oh no.” Nea groaned.
“Serves her right. All women know the dangers of
taking herbs to expel unwanted babes. If it doesn’t work it does
horrible things to the child.” Ruxandra had no pity in her.
“Can you do anything else?” Nea asked Valora.
“I’ve done all I can, unless you want me to abort it
myself, which I can do, painfully, but quickly.”
“No.” All three women spun around to stare at
Bendis. She had the form of the maiden, a younger, spryer and perky
version of the Goddess who had saved Nea so many years ago, she
simply glowed with sexual desire and energy.
“Really? Like I don’t have enough to deal with than
your presence giving a boner to all my male staff.” Valora stood,
“I’m going to find my boys something to do, if you need me yell.”
Then she stomped off.
“What do you mean no? She doesn’t want the baby.”
Nea stood, facing the Goddess.
“This is the path she has chosen, she has to keep
it. She has been unwise and selfish.”
“She’s only a girl! Shouldn’t she have a choice?”
Nea exclaimed. Strigoi were not allowed to speak to the Goddess
normally so Ruxandra cowered behind her grandmother.
“Yes and this was the one she made. I wish I could
change it Nea, but her path has unfolded. The curse almost missed
her, but she is destined to become a selfish woman, only thinking
about her own wants and desires. She will bare five children in
total, three girls. That is where the focus must be now.”
“I can’t accept that.” Nea said, looking at the pale
girl she had known for years.
“You must, if you try to interfere more it will make
her worse.” Bendis warned, and then she was gone. Nea hung her
head, she could hear Sabine’s words in her mind from years back,
“Lesson 11: Sometimes messing with stuff just makes it worse.”
Nea righted Anna’s clothes and sat her back up,
slowly she woke her, releasing her mind, and the girl blinked, a
little dazed.
“What happened?”
“You fainted.” Ruxandra thrust a glass of wine in
her hand, “sip slowly.”
“It was probably the baby.” Nea explained.
“I am so sorry, but Nea, will you help me?” Anna
drank, lips quivering, her hands were shaking but it slowly
subsided.
“I’m sorry Anna, I can’t. If you already tried and
it didn’t work all I could do is make it worse and the baby
wouldn’t be expelled, just damaged. Next time go see a midwife, or
come to
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