"Have another," Edgar said, pushing a cup full of rum toward Tobias. "Is this what I am in for?" Edgar questioned, trying to drown out the sound of Hazel screaming in pain.
His wife Alessandra would give birth to their first child any day now so Edgar got a glimpse of his future.
Tobias took the cup from Edgar and drowned the rum. He needed something to keep him relaxed since they wouldn't allow him inside the room to see Hazel. He was told that he would get in the way or make Hazel stressed out.
Though he was the king and they should listen to him, the servants tending to Hazel refused to let him inside. Tobias gave up trying to push his way in so he wouldn't worry Hazel. She had enough to worry about now.
The rum was to keep him relaxed so he wouldn't change his mind and enter the room when he heard her screaming. What fool came up with the idea that a husband was not to be at his wife's side during this time?
