Emerald’s labor went on for hours. I could hear snippets of Auri’s voice coming down the hall, and occasionally, Emerald’s. I glanced over at Auron, was she alright? Alienora had screamed at first but the screams faded, and Desiree had screamed with every contraction. Then again, Emerald was nothing like Desiree or Alienora, she was a fighter.
Auron spoke, “she’ll be fine. She’s tougher than you give her credit for. She’s not fragile like Alienora was, or will scream for attention like Desiree did. Don’t worry about her.”
I knew he was trying to reassure me, but it wasn’t working. All I could think of was when I walked in after Accalon had been born and seeing him there lying next to Alienora. I knew it was difficult for immortals to die, but what if Emerald ended up like that? I s
