Closed Return Visit (Waisana)

[Seirei Dawnwhisper]

Seirei nodded absently. Focus on one thing at a time. Yes. She could do that. She hoped. And maybe if she did, everything wouldn't feel so overwhelming, and hopeless. Regular checkups made sense, and Seirei found herself nodding in agreement. They would also give Seirei a reason to get away from her captor for a while. One that even he couldn't object to.

Waisana's words were calming, and they soothed Seirei's fears into something more manageable. The questions she asked helped Seirei to organize her thoughts, and figure out exactly what she wanted to know. The first reaction was that she wanted to know everything. She wanted to know exactly what to expect, when everything would happen, and how to get through this disaster with as little suffering as possible. But she also knew that there was such a thing as getting too much information. Seirei knew that she would never remember everything if she insisted on learning it all at once. Waisana had told her that she didn't mind repeating herself if need be. But she also told her that she only needed to worry about things one season at a time.

That made a lot of sense to Seirei. Why worry about something for longer than she had to? Worrying about something she couldn't do anything about would only make it worse when the time came. So she took a few chimes to gather her thoughts, and decide which questions she wanted the answers to first.

"I think I like your idea about taking this one season at a time. What do I need to worry about right now? Are there warning signs of...well...anything that I should be keeping an eye out for? How is my body going to change this season? What's normal, and what is a sign that something is wrong? Is there anything I can do to make...all of this...easier to bear?"

Seirei realized that she was babbling nervously again. She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and counted to ten. When she opened her eyes again, she was feeling slightly calmer.

"I'm sorry. I don't mean to babble at you like this." she said softly.

Waisana offered to be the one to tell Lian about her pregnancy, and Seirei's eyes lit up with painful hope.

"Could you? Are you sure you wouldn't mind? That would be a big help, if you could. I know that I can't hide this forever...but...I don't think that I can tell him about it, either. He's won. And telling him that he has...that just makes it worse." she said hopelessly.

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[Waisana]

OOCHi, sorry that this took an age, I was struggling to write it and ended up losing my work a few times as well. Apologies!

Waisana had given her patient a direction for her thoughts and thankfully the girl was thinking before she spoke again. Better yet, what the healer had said seemed to have calmed Seirei down considerably and she was immensely glad of that. She didn't want the captive making any rash decisions, like going off in search of abortive plants from some uncaring healer or trying to cause harm to herself to put an end to her pregnancy. It would weigh heavily on her conscience if such a thing were to happen and so it was to be avoided at all costs. Anything she could do to prevent such a state of mind from taking root within her mind, she would do expediently.

When the teen at last opened her mouth, it was clear that she had sufficiently collected her thoughts. She was no longer thinking of the bigger picture--or so the Drykas girl hoped--but rather was focused on the very near future. If she took this one step at a time then hopefully she could make it through this in one piece. Even so, Seirei still had a lot of questions. There was a great deal of babbling and uncertainty still at play in her tone, expression and demeanour but at least now, she had something to focus on. Even taking things one season at a time would leave the girl with plenty to think about for the time being. No doubt, it would still be fairly overwhelming. The captive was immensely unfortunate; Waisana was sorry for her. She was uncertain what would be best to begin with as she didn't want to frighten the girl too early. She'd asked about warning signs first but that didn't mean that the healer had to discuss them yet. The changes meant a loss of control but the teen had already lost a great deal of that and would no doubt expect it, as her body was going to transform against her will.

The teen contemplated the dilemma, selecting her words with care. Better to start with things the girl would expect. "Well, you will get heavier. Noticeably heavier. Everyone will be able to tell unless you wear very loose clothes. Later, even that won't hide it. You've seen pregnant women, you have an idea how it will be," Waisana paused, allowing her words to sink in before she continued. "You will feel dizzy. You will get short of breath sometimes. You will get pains in legs, back, your breasts. Your breasts will get heavier, they will stretch and leave marks. Your teats may bleed, may leak some other things as well. The soreness should go away, especially as Lian will leave you alone after I tell him about your condition."

The teen had confirmed that she would indeed remove some of the captive's burden by telling Lian about her predicament. It was a small thing for her to do but mattered immensely to Seirei. The hope in her eyes at Waisana's suggestion confirmed that. She waved away the other's gratitude, communicating that it wasn't any trouble for her, before continuing to provide the girl with further information about how her pregnancy would progress.

"You may bleed a little, like moonblood but only a very little. If it becomes heavy or you keep bleeding then come to us. If you get bad pains then come to us. If you have lots of trouble breathing, come here. It may be that something has gone wrong if these things happen, but we may be able to help. It may be nothing but if things go wrong, we will do what we can. If you think anything is wrong then you come. No matter how small or stupid you think it is, you come. Like I said, it might be nothing but there's no harm in being checked if you feel that something is wrong. Trust in your... feelings? No, that's not the word. Sometimes you just know something but you don't know where it comes from. Trust that feeling and you should be okay. We'll look after you, don't worry."

Waisana smiled in an attempt to lighten the gravity of her words. She wanted to reassure the youngster. These were only things that might happen, possibilities that were unlikely to come to pass. How to make things easier would be a far more pleasant conversation.

"As for making things easier to bear, there are things you can do. You should try to keep your back straight when walking. You may want to lean back while moving around but don't, you'll make more pain for yourself. When you sit, put your legs up. Good habit, stops swelling in feet and legs. When you sleep, lie on your side, not your back and bend at knees. Rest when you're tired as you may find it hard to fall asleep and stay asleep so rest when you can. Ask for help when you need it rather than struggling. You should... not be stressed. Not move around too fast or you will get light in the head. If you get short of breath then take it easy. Simple things but important. You can do those, right? Is there anything else you want to know? Anything you want me to talk about more or will I let you go now?" she asked at last.

[Seirei Dawnwhisper]

Seirei paid close attention to Waisana's words. Some things she had known already, like knowing to expect that her belly would grow bigger. But much of it was new to her. Things like bleeding teats, and pains in her back, legs, and breasts sounded very unpleasant, but it was better to be prepared, than not. Knowing about things like this in advance would help her to deal with them. She hoped. If nothing else, she wouldn't be frightened when they happened. Seirei wasn't certain that her master would leave her alone when he learned that he had succeeded in breeding her. But she hoped desperately that her friend was right.

When Waisana spoke of things she needed to seek the healers aid for, she paid even closer attention. Light bleeding similar to a moon flow was normal. Heavy bleeding, or continued bleeding was not. Shortness of breath was to be expected. But difficulty breathing was not. Seirei would remember. Knowing that she would not be ridiculed for coming in for anything that felt wrong, no matter how small was reassuring. She had never been pregnant before. And while she hated the fact that she was, it wasn't the child's fault. She didn't want anything to happen to the child she now carried, especially because of her.

Seirei returned Waisana's smile with a hesitant one of her own.

"I think you might mean intuition?" she asked softly, grateful for Waisana's attempt to lighten the situation.

Waisana spoke of ways Seirei could make things easier on herself. Rest often. Sleep on her side. Keep her back straight when walking instead of giving in to the urge to lean back. Those were all things that she could do, and she promised herself that she would. Anything to make all of this more bearable would be welcome. But asking for help when needed? That would be harder. Seirei didn't think that she could bring herself to ask Lian for anything. Nor did she believe that he would indulge her if she did. She couldn't ask strangers for help, and she didn't think that Waisana would appreciate her coming to her for everything. Or being able to help her even if she did. As for the part about not being stressed...that was impossible. Even so, Seirei nodded. She would do what she could.

"I can do that." she said with a small nod.

Some of that, at least. she corrected herself silently.

"I think that's all I need to know right now. Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. And thanks even more for being willing to tell my...to tell...him. I don't think that I could do it. If there's anything I can do to repay your kindness, please let me know."

With that, Seirei took her leave. She had taken up enough of Waisana's time. She also a lot to think about, and she wanted to go over what she had just learned again to make certain that she wouldn't forget.

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[Jasmine Stormblood]

So sorry that it took so long ladies! Here are your grades. Let me know if I missed anything and have a pleasant season!

 

Seirei Dawnwhisper

XP

• Socialization: 5 XP
• Logic: 1 XP

Lores

• Seirei: pregnant
• Seirei: experiencing mood swings once more
• Sweltering heat will irritate any one

 

Waisana

XP

• Socialization: 5 XP
• Logic: 1 XP
• Deduction: 1 XP
• Medicine: 1 XP

Lores

• Pregnancy cannot be hidden
• Waisana: wants to help Seirei
• Waisana: refuses to end a baby