Chapter 39: Evelyn, Part 5
The party wouldn't miss me right away, so I stayed with her to pass the time. Time. Never before would I have thought of time so serious and surreal. As I shifted from where I leaned, I noticed Bethany was walking around in circles. She had been doing so when I first arrived, but I was too preoccupied to register it until now. She groaned loudly, and on one of her rounds, my eyes widened as I saw her tail raise to show the first signs of foaling and her water broke. She was in labor. William told me Bethany had already gone off feed multiple times, becoming restless, and nesting several days before. With her water breaking, the foal could be there in ten minutes. I couldn't contain a gasp as instant panic rose and frustration creased my brow. I knew William wasn
