Terra Tunn: The Castle on the Plain: In the Library

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Saki sat. One hand was over her stomach, the other holding one of her books. The were scattered on the windowseat and floor around her. The sun beat on her gently, and she smiled, looking down at her belly and reaching again for the comfort her husband had impressed upon her about it. It had been extremely hard for her to adjust to the growing belly, and for her to maintain eatting healthy and giving into food cravings, Layka's harsh lessons on body and appearance nagging at her even as she firmly worked to take care of her babe.

She didnt think she would have made it without Jubal, and smiled again as she thought of him. She couldn't wait to hand him his first child.