Chapter 62: Little Cub’s Cry???
"Who?" Ash asked as they stared at him, instantly hopeful at the moment.
He explained of an elderly man who lived in their tribe but alone at a riverside. "I heard he was once living amongst a tribe where he assisted the women in delivering the cubs of females.. so he might have some skills left."
Ash didn’t even hesitate. "Go and bring him.. immediately."
Commander Lynn nodded. "Sure. I’m on it." He turned and immediately made his way out to get him.
While he left, Ash sat down close to Ayra watching her groan in pain. He was awkward and didn’t know how to comfort her so he took her hands.
Lord Ash squeezed her hands into his gently while letting her hold onto him as well. Ayra grabbed him by the hand as well, squeezing onto him while enduring through the pain.
The fox ran his other hand through her forehead, gently soothing her with his palms while he wiped off the sweat that ran through her body. Ash wanted to bring more comfort while Commander Lynn was away, so he leaned closer to her and rested his nose around her neck.
Ash sniffed her while also brushing his nose around her neck and cheeks, sniffing her and also dispelling his calming pheromones through her body while the cub absorbed them.
The little one in Ayra’s body was slowly calming down from acting up as the pheromones worked its way through her body, calming it down. And Ayra was slowly getting some peace of mind with the cub calming, but she was still ready to deliver.
Lord Zark watched with both arms folded as he said, "I guess he really cares about her now enough to use his pheromones to calm her down."
Commander Lynn soon arrived with the old rabbit who stared at Ayra in bed. He observed her and examined her for a while.
"How is she? Can you be able to help her?" Ash demanded, panicking.
The old man sighed as he said, "My skills have gone rusty. Haven’t used them in a while so I don’t know how it’ll come up.."
They went quiet for a while before Vale said, "We don’t have any other choices left other than you. So please do something to help her deliver. Anything."
"We’ll make sure we reward you greatly for it," Lord Zark assured.
The old man sighed as he said, "I heard the female saved a good number of my old friends who were about dying. So of course I’ll put all my heart into saving her and her cub by all means. The first cub of our tribe must be treated with immense care in delivery, so I’ll try my best."
The old rabbit immediately proceeded to work after he made further examination. "I’ll need some herbs.."
"I’ll get it," Lord Vale immediately agreed to help without even being asked to. Before long, he had rushed out of the house to go get them.
The old man proceeded. "I’ll also need some water.."
"I’ll go get it," Commander Lynn said as he took off to go get it.
Lord Ash sat down close to Ayra, holding onto her hand firmly while she went through the pain of delivery. The old man had kicked off work and was helping her through the process of it.
He was only encouraging her to push with clothing covering around Ayra. Sweat broke through her body as she worked through it, her veins popping while she cried out loud through the pain. Ash held her hands firmly to calm her down while dispelling his calming pheromones to soothe her body and the little one in her stomach.
"I’ll need some of the leaves.." The old man said as they turned. Only Lord Zark was standing there.
Zark had both arms folded as he stared at them. They were staring at him as he was the only one there.
He scoffed. "Okay. I’ll go and get it." And so he left to get it.
Hearing screams and cries from the female’s house had most beastmen gathering at the scene. They were now standing in front of the female’s house, staring in confusion.
"What’s wrong with her?"
"Is she that sick?"
"I think so.. did healing everyone make her go berserk?"
"No, females don’t go berserk."
"So maybe she’s lost her energy and is getting worse?" Another suggested while they brainstormed what could be happening inside.
"Is she perhaps crying because she healed us?"
"..."
They soon watched Lord Vale walk out to go get something. Their eyes followed him as Commander Lynn soon came out. And then Lord Zark.
Confused and surprised, they watched them go back and forth, inside and outside while getting things. No one could tell what was happening but wondered why their leaders were walking up and down and getting some things for the female.
At that moment, one of them did crack the code as he said, "Could the female be... Delivering a cub?"
"..."
Silence ran through the atmosphere as they stared at themselves and then stared at the house before them. Everyone gasped.
"We’ve heard that she was bearing the tribe leader’s cub..."
"True. I thought it was just a rumor because she’s an F-rank female. They don’t have the capacity to bear cubs, do they??"
"Yes they don’t. So how will that be possible then?"
"See, this F-rank female is different. She has already proved everything contrary! So I think the rumors might actually be true..."
They nodded. "Yes. Yes. She might actually be..."
At that moment, everyone paused as they heard a loud cry burst from the house. It wasn’t Ayra’s scream or cry anymore at all. Rather, it was tiny cries of a little one. The familiar cry of a cub!
Shock ran through their veins as their jaws dropped at the cry of a cub from within. At the moment, their speculations were proved right and they had confirmed that Ayra was actually pregnant.
"It’s a cub.." one said.
"The tribe’s first cub..."