The weeks drifted around like the flakes on the wind, and the time spent in our forced isolation bore fruit.
Camara had finally become pregnant with a child, and the family celebrated immediately.
The way we found out was similar to how the normal citizenry of Teran discovered their pregnancies, at least amongst the Beastkin.
Her natural strawberry scent shifted slightly over time, and when the baby had begun to truly grow inside her womb, the strawberry was given an undertone scent of milk.
It started off incredibly weak, but it grew stronger by the day, and it had awoken Aethisia one night when they had fallen asleep in one anothers arms.
Besides Rhefia and Yiksa, no one knew of that information, yet it seemed instinctual for Aethisia to wake the entire house as she began to laugh with joy, her crimson eyes alight as she hugged Camara tightly.
I didn't smell the difference, but then again I was Human, whilst they were Deerkin, so it must have been something that evolved into them to act as a signal for the couple, to alert them to start living carefully to survive long enough to give birth.
That night had been joyous, and that had been a week or so ago.
Normal Deerkin needed roughly three and a half to four months to give birth; if my daughters inherited some of my genetic traits, that number might be lower, but I couldn't be sure just yet.
As for giving Camara a skill to lower the pain when it came time for her to give birth, I needed to get to Breeding Level 125 to upgrade my {Skill Transfer} to its fifth tier, and that would likely be expensive as well...
I should probably start saving some points for that then huh..?
Anyways, for the moment there was no way to aid Camara besides with my experience in birthing three children, but Rhefia seemed to be rather experienced as a midwife already, so...
That part of our future was set in stone, and I was rather happy to hear the news, though I do admit that I feel a little old now.
I mean, I'll already be a Grandmother at... technically I'm around six-ish months old?
And Camara is a little under that as well...
Rather not think about that, to be honest.
In other news, Kalia had progressed with her magic some more, her control and abilities growing substantially in such a short period of time.
Her flowers and herbs that she grew were incredibly healthy, fragrant, and most importantly, edible.
I had a little botanist that could grow whatever I wanted, so, as a good mother, I gave her a new chore to produce as many of those herbs as she could.
Thankfully she did so without complaint, enjoying the time to look over her plants, so I didn't feel bad...
Honestly, I still felt a little guilty, but I was growing tired of the same tastes over and over again...
Sweet, tangy, spicy, sharp, rich...
And I got quite a bit from her, but they were just seeds for now.
Seeds that, when I crafted a few flower pots, were able to be used by Kalia to expedite the growth magically of those herbs, giving me more to use.
Basil, mint, parsley, tarragon, oregano...
Many variations of them as well; there were savory oregano and spicy oregano that Kalia grew, and funnily enough they were easy to distinguish between.
Savory was a deep, lush green, and the leaves were fuzzy and rounded.
Spicy was tinged orange, looking like the trees in the fall, whilst the leaves had serrated edges.
They were both 'oregano', and their tastes were similar enough; earthy and bitter, but they had undertones of either being a little more salty and savory or having some heat to it.
I was immensely happy with this influx of herbs, and the variety in my dishes grew exponentially.
After all, I could cook a roast two days in a row and have it taste different both days, which was so relieving...
Of course, I rewarded my little Dark Elf worker quite well, usually having her lay on her bed whilst I lapped at her pink flesh, enjoying her taste with each and every lick.
When I was done preparing her, I used my skills and grew a cock, resulting in twenty minutes of pleasure for both of us.
Besides the herbs and the news of Camara's success, we all continued to listen to stories from Rhefia quite often, which had become a staple of our pre dinner or after dinner activities; sitting around the fire and listening to the woman spin her magnificent tales, enraptured by her enthusiasm and acting.
Our lives were simple, but in the midst of a blizzard, there was little we could do for fun.
Via and Rys were a welcome distraction as well, the two Geri slowly warming up to us with either passionate head pats for Via, or raw meats for Rys.
All of us loved ruffling the Geri's fur, and I had fallen asleep one night surrounded by their fluff, extremely comfortable on just a few pillows and two large, fluffy blankets that hugged my body.
Though, with time passing as it has, the blizzard outside our home showed signs of slowing down and weakening, each day bringing us closer to spring.
To the time where we would uproot our home and begin to travel the world of Teran, exploring it's beauty and experiencing what it had to offer.
Going to do another Goddess story, then a half Chapter of update before getting the family onto the road~!
To be honest, I was thinking of doing a few more scenes inside the cabin, but I have to admit that this was long enough lol; it's been ~33 Chapters as of now, and that's more then enough.
Anyways, leave this Goddess story up to a vote; had two and wanted to see which one was more appealing to everyone.
The other will still get posted eventually, just wanted input lol~
First: Freyishtra, Goddess of Prostitution and Hedonism, selling herself to Moriartra, Goddess of Murder, in exchange for protection against the other Goddesses, resulting in the creation of this worlds Seven Deadly Sins in Goddess form?
Second: Nytra, Goddess of Night, creating the stars and constellations using admirable mortals she watches from the Heavens, some of which are lovers or enemies?
Let me know in a comment on either line, and that'll be either tomorrows Chapter or the day after, depending on if I have free time; been a little busy recently.
Anyways, yeah, can't wait to get moving~!