Lana did as instructed and pushed when the pain wracked her body once more. She pushed as hard as she could a little baby girl came out into Rene's waiting hands. She was placed on her mama. Lana reached down a bit and pulled her up to her breast so baby could begin learning how to eat. It didn't take much effort.
"Sil, did you have any names you wanted to …"
The pain hit her again and she pushed just as hard and their son joined the world. Again, Rene handed the baby to her. Then Lana squeezed one more time to push out what was left. Rene put it on a tray. The cord would fall off on its in a day or two. Lana had her son to her breast trying to get him to latch on but he just wasn't understanding. She watched as her daughter opened her eyes and met his. Next things she saw, the boy latched on properly and they held hands as they ate.
"I was wondering what you were thinking for names." Sil responded, having forgotten temporarily as he watched his babies eat. He couldn't believe just this morning he was effectively in prison and now he was watching a miracle as his wife brought two angels into the world.
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Sil finished regaling his entire story to his wife though he had already told her portions of it back in school. Tears were flowing down his face and his insecurities rose to the surface. He was holding his wife and babies but did he deserve this? He had been tricked by a monster and the result was him murdering his best friends, his brothers. They shared his body with him for the last nine years, helping him, guiding him and protecting him.
Now he found himself alone in his head wondering how he was to go on. Was there even a single person who could understand the enormity of the loneliness he was now experiencing? Who would he ask if he had a question on what action he should take next?
He felt he should protect his wife rather than weigh her down with more responsibility. Her life was filled with taking care of others and he had just given her two more lives to take care of. She wasn't complaining, she was in fact happy but he also didn't want to be her burden. He was filled with fear as he contemplated his future. What if he ruined his family because Vorden wasn't there to advise him.
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"Owen Graylash provided the coordinates to go get you. I was thinking Owen and Olivia. What do you think?"
He kissed her cheek because he couldn't reach her lips from behind. "Perfection."
She smiled and yawned. "I think I need some sleep soon. Can you stay until I sleep?"
"Of course."
"Dobin, Sil needs to return to the ship. Something happened on the planet while Quinn was away and he will need Sil to help him solve the issue. Quinn is recovering right now from the fight but Sil needs to return as soon as possible. The sooner Quinn addresses the problem the better. Once I'm asleep, could you give him a tour of our shelter then take him back? Once Quinn gets him in the system, we can give him access to the teleporter."
Dobin nodded. He wasn't sure what to think at this moment.
Lana leaned forward a bit so Sil could move from behind her. He then shifted the pillows around so he could pull her all the way up to the top of the bed and adjusted the pillows around her. Rene promised to stay at her side for a few days to help her. Kattie planned to help as well and would probably show up the minute she found out the babies had finally arrived.
Lana was all tucked in by the love of her life. He climbed into the bed on the other side to cuddle and place his hand on his two precious angles. Owen and Olivia. He smiled. Somehow he would get stronger so he would deserve this and protect them from the dangers ahead.
Dobin and Shalt left the room. Rene waited a little longer to make sure everything looked safe. She didn't want any risk of a baby falling off Lana and suffocating. Feeling reassured, she joined the men in the living room.
They were discussing additional safety measures for when Lana went off planet. They had just learned there was a monster out there that made the most powerful people tremble in fear. Shalt wondered if the Tenth Leader knew of such a threat.
Rene heard the weight of the conversation and reminded them it was a joyous day.
"Do you think he's thinking any different?" Dobin asked.
Rene sighed, "I don't know him. How would I know what he's thinking?"
"I will tell you," Shalt said, "in every instance I ever interacted with him, her safety was always the first thing on his mind."
Dobin nodded, "he has always taken good care of her, though I don't know who was who. It could have been one of the others."
Shalt nodded, "at the same time, that was a man who is deeply in love."
Dobin and Rene both nodded.
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In the room, "Lana, I wish things could have been different. You deserve so much..."
Lana chuckled, "Sil Blade, I have everything I deserve right here." She smiled and touched his hand, looked him in the eyes, "we have many challenges ahead. Especially with you having to split your time between us and Quinn. I don't know how much you paid attention in that other place over summer,"
He shook his head indicating not much.
"We have a mission to help him with. e needs to get a lot stronger. Being in between both worlds is going to be hard on him. I want you to come as often as you can but not so much it endangers us. I'll leave that to your discretion. I will tell you we have a lot of king-tiers here. When Quinn can give you time, I'd like you to come back and go hunting. Dilly can make you a king tier outfit or two so you have a strong outfit under your armor to make you that much stronger."
Sil smiled, "Will I get a robe like yours?"
She chuckled, "if you want one. I'll give you a hood. This way you can hide from the cameras."
Sil nodded a bit sadly.
"Hey, look at me."
He did.
She yawned, "we'll get through this. I promise." She smiled and closed her eyes. She was asleep soon after with the picture of her husband in her eyes, puffy, swollen eyes and hair disheveled from battle. He was still the most beautiful man she had ever seen.
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Dobin took an hour showing Sil around the shelter explaining his sister's logic in the layout which he thought was flawed because it worked one direction but not the other. It wasn't easy for people to figure out but after a while of being there, people eventually understood. Sil chuckled because he got it first shot. He hung his head hen other came to meet him but couldn't help but marvel at her handy work. Everyone was excited to meet him and shake his hand. He soon knew all the abilities available in the shelter.
He still didn't understand how her ability worked but he asked the tree if he could leave and it parted on its own. He then told the tree he changed his mind to see what would happen and it closed back up. Dobin then demonstrated how to use the teleporter, explaining he could only come by himself until he was a B rank or higher. Quinn would need to put him in the system.
Sil nodded. It seemed pretty easy to use and it made his wife and babies safe. Hilston couldn't get through. Even if his traveler tag was stolen, a thumbprint was required that verified the heart beat as well. He thanked Dobin and promised to come as often as he could. Dobin promised to keep them safe.
Sil and Dobin stepped through then Dobin turned it off and turned it back on and went back through.
Sil tried to remember, then did, where everyone went. They were all in a training room. He stepped in to check on the kids. Peter and Borden were taking care of them and had resumed their training. Sil was overcome with emotion and left before they could say anything. He found an empty training room and cried while rocking in his normal fashion.
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