Page 58 of Surviving Enchantment: Part One
He looked.“How far along are you?”
“Six months.”
“Oh.Who knows?”
“It is spreading fairly quickly as of yesterday.”
The old goblin nodded.“I am going to talk to my community.They should have been handling their own so you could administer care.What happened to him?”
“We got him restrained and took him to the hospital.His skull is cracked.”
Dem-rah smiled.“Did he have any other injuries?”
“Nope.You fuckers are sturdy as hell.”
He grinned, showing a lot of teeth.“Yes, we are.Pregnant fae are not.You should consider retiring for the remainder of your pregnancy.”
“Nope.I am good at my job.I am getting the work done, and our survival rate is the highest in the fleet.If you want someone half-assed taking care of your community, feel free to request them.”
Dem-rah blinked.“You are that highly rated?”
“I am good with a multitude of species, and Skip is good with diagnostics.”
“Ah, the brownie.Right.You are a good team?”
“Yup.So, why are you talking to me and these two are positively vibrating with hostility?”
“Because your face is striped, and my people did it.We need to take better care of those without claws and teeth, especially if we want them to care for us in return.”
She smiled.“I can put on claws and teeth, but I am too tired for it now.”
He patted her shoulder, and she didn’t wince as it was on open wounds.“I will take care of my people.They won’t stand by again.”
“Um, okay.Cool.”
“You are owed a boon.”
“I will wait until the child arrives to collect.”
He nodded.“You are a fierce little thing.”
“Not that little, but everybody thinks I am tiny.”
She stuck out her hand, and he gripped it in two out of four hands.“Take care, little mother.”
“Not yet.Currently just incubator.”
Nylora smiled.“Have a good sleep, Your Majesty.”
He chuckled.“I will, after I have a chat with the community at large.If I am awake, they are all going to be awake.Get some food and get some rest.Solor, thank you for bringing this to my attention.The administration doesn’t tell us when this sort of thing happens.”
“Oh.Well, that explains the turnover in ambulance crews.I think aside from me and Skip, the oldest team is fourteen months.”
Dem-rah was shocked.“They quit so frequently?”
“Not everyone heals as fast as I do.”She shrugged.“I am exceedingly hungry right now, so no offense, I need to get going.”
He patted her hair and nodded.“Rest well.”
