I leaned my head back against the wall, exhausted but relieved. The past five days had been a whirlwind of activity, and it hadn"t stopped. Each day had brought another child. Three baby gods and two baby goddesses later and I was exhausted. It was a good thing all five of them had already made their way into the world, as our spare time had run out. It turned out we"d needed all of it after all. Something that perhaps Thoth had known the whole time.
"It"s over," Geb whispered. "You can relax now." His hand still rested in mine. Despite how horribly I"d shouted at him during the pain, he"d stayed with me the entire time. I"d never loved him more.
I chuckled. "While being the Mother to five babies? I doubt I"m ever going to get any rest ever again."
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