I couldn’t believe this… though it was completely believable. I guess it was because Atemu said she would be alright, he said I wouldn’t have to worry and that the gods would protect her.
But I shook my head vigorously as I turned the corner.
I couldn’t lose hope. I could I be so sure that something bad was happening?
What if this was what happened when women gave birth?
Did they bleed? Of course they did, a babies head was coming out of them. There had to be blood…
But as I approached my room, I was stopped by guards. “Supreme Commander, you mustn’t enter!”
I let out a strange growl and was pushed them back but four of them grabbed me. “My Lord. This is a birth! Men are not allowed to enter!”
I could hear Anat’s loud cries, and as much as I wanted to go in, I knew I couldn’t. They
