Nuvaro: "I cannot believe it?! Are you sure? How can you tell? Do you need anything?"
Cedren: "Calm down dear damn, I have just been nauseous. But my mother always told me I would know, especially if my favorite foods made me sick." (I chuckled to myself remembering what she taught me.) "And they have been making me sick. That is why I believe I am. That's why I went to the midwife."
Nuvaro: "I cannot believe it. I had noticed how tired you have been, but you are being with child, that was furthest concept from my mind. I just thought you were overdoing it. You don't know how happy I am right now."
Cedren: "I am so happy that you're happy. I was so nervous about telling you. By this time next year, we will have a bigger family. I hope your father will be happy too."
Nuvaro: "Are you kidding, he's going to be ecstatic. He's going to be so excited he will have the town wood craftsman already making stuff before the end of the month."
Cedren: "Wow, that's quick. Why so fast? I mean damn dear; we still have almost a full year."
Nuvaro: "But of course, I am his only surviving son. And my first child, why would not he be going to go all out for us. Not to mention the fact that he, himself did not have his first child until he was almost a hundred years old. Due to finding a mate finally. I just got lucky; it didn't take us as long as it did dad and mom."
Cedren: "Well when you put it like that, it's hard to argue. I am so thankful our bond is unbreakable. You will be able to find me wherever I am. That alone is enough to make me completely happy. Oh, I also wanted to remind you know, twins run heavily in my family's lineage."
Nuvaro: "I could not have said it better myself. And same goes for me. No matter what comes, we will always find each other. And twins, that would make my father twice as happy."
He kissed me softly with a low growl as he dragged his lips along my neck. He hugged me tightly from the back. He nuzzled me a bit longer, before reluctantly letting go. Smiling at me once more before taking my hand and leading me back out the door of the tent. We then finished our prep with smiles on our faces. Though some of the warriors seemed a little unnerved by how much we were smiling. We did not care though; we were in our own little bubble of happiness now. News of a new child on the way swimming in both of our minds. After about an hour, we were set to begin the hunt. We grabbed our stuff and headed out with several warriors in tow. Nuvaro told several of his men to be on especially sharp look out for me. They looked at him puzzled, with a stern look on his face, he basically said "Do as I say" without using words. We then headed for the area we marked on the map. While they headed out, the wayward village girl and the slaver followed on the outskirts, careful not to let themselves be noticed. Due to the fact she lived in the village, she knew where to set a trap to capture Cedren. All they were doing now was waiting. She got an evil grin on her face as she happened to see them pass and looked at the slaver with a nod. Placing a hand on a large tree, she then leaned against it, folding her arms into herself. She then spoke out loud to herself as she laughed lightly, almost as if she were enjoying the mere thought of her capture.
Krista: (Laughing cruelly to herself, she looked on toward an unknown location.) "With you gone, he will be all mine. And this man here is going to take you to a living hell. I do hope you enjoy your stay there."
Amon the Slaver: "What are you babbling about over there to yourself?"
Krista: "Oh it is nothing really, I will get what I want, and you'll get what you want is all. That has always been my goal, as long as she is gone."
Amon the Slaver: "This had damn well better work out the way we agreed upon. Or I will come back for you. You never know, I just may in the future anyway."
Krista: "Why would you say something like that anyway? After all, I have been helping you scope out their movements for a while now."
Amon the Slaver: "Whatever, just make sure you pay attention to what we are doing, it is mostly your damned plan after all."
Krista: "Just make sure you do the snatch and grab on the last day. That will most likely be the best time. She is usually by herself on day three doing surveillance for herbs and herds, it will be the vest time."
Amon the Slaver: "Just watch what you say to me, or you may end up joining them. We know our business. We have been doing it for years."
Krista: "Yes, yes. I know you know what you're doing, I have done my best to keep track of what their outing plans were, you know."
Amon the Slaver: "You had better have made damn sure, I see anything, anything off from what you have described and there will be hell to pay. Just to give you fair warning here and now."
Krista: "Yes, yes, I got it. You will threaten to do something bad to me if anything looks off."
She sighed grumpily shrugging her shoulders, wondering just why in the world she allowed herself to be caught up in all this, before looking back in the last direction the two had went. Her chance was coming, and she was getting giddy with anticipation. An evil thought crossed her mind as she pictured Cedren sitting in the back of one of their cages. She walked a small way away from Amon the Slaver as she laughed wickedly to herself once more. All the while thinking to herself, "I must keep myself looking perfect, or he may not want me." Meanwhile, Nuvaro and Cedren had finally reached their designation. Nuvaro then started barking out orders to the soldiers that would be helping with the hunt. Everything was getting set into place as everyone took their positions. The only thing not figured into Krista's misguided plan was how overprotective Nuvaro had become of Cedren.
As if hardcore instincts to that effect had been granted to him by the goddess Inari. He was going to be a father after all, but that was something she had not known. And so, they set out on the hunt together, never knowing what or who was lurking in the forests. The first day of the hunt with off without a hitch. Two carts had been loaded with food and medicinal herbs and was already headed for the village. The first day ended in a huge haul, the town butchers should be more than happy as well as the village's sham-men. Heading back to main camp Nuvaro and Cedren were side by side as usual. Some of the men were looking at them kind of strange for such an over display of affection in the open was not a normal occurrence. Especially coming from him and his wife, when one of the soldiers pointed this out, Nuvaro decided to gather everyone in the middle of camp. I suppose it was going to be another famous minor grandstand display just like his father, I laughed to myself knowing they were just too much alike in their own ways.