Characters Involved: Alrendo, Ember, Gaheris, Hallow, Tema, Tovin, Tragin

Camp Willow - Main Grounds - Hallow smiles "Haven't been here long and already got yours eyes on the locals, well it'll probably do him good"

Ember tilts her head, "Why do you say that, marm?"

Hallow shrugs "I don't know I say alot of things" being rather vague and avoiding the question entirely.

Ember nods, "I was just wondering anyway." she looks about her surroundings a little more.

Seeing as she can't go very fast at all at the moment Hallow has just about reached the middle of the main grounds and stops for a brief rest, looking around once more she tries to find places she hasn't pointed to and now does so at the side grounds "Lets see down there you've got the carpenters and jewelry shop and a bit further along is the infirmary"

Ember looks over at the buildings, mostly the jewelry shop, "That's interesting. I may be a frequent visitor there." she touches her golden necklace, "I like jewelry. It's an art all its own."

Hallow smiles and restarts her waddle in that direction "Well how about we go that way then?"

Camp Willow - Jeweler's Workshop - Hallow has arrived. Ember has arrived. Hallow arrives with: Ember

Hallow walks in the door and gets out the way for Ember, already starting to tire but not completely worn out yet.

Tovin is sitting behind the counter, experimenting with something at her table, and looks up when Hallow enters with Ember. Grinning, she stands up and walks up to the counter. "G'afternoon, Hallow." She nods to the other otter in greeting since she doesn't know her name yet. "How goes it?"

Ember steps inside, looking around the shop. She looks at the jewelry, wide-eyed and seems to be studying each one, "Wow. This is impressive." she looks over at Hallow, noticing her tired look, "You look tire. You should sit down, marm. I may be looking a while yet." Ember says to the other ottermaid, "Oh, brilliant. Are you in charge of the shop?"

Tovin grins and nods. "Aye, that I am. Can I help you with anything?"

Ember smiles, "No, marm. Just looking."

Tovin shrugs. "Be my guest. I'm kinda low on inventory. Been south for the last coupla weeks. If you want anything in specific I can make it for you..."

Hallow stays by the door, leaving them to talk for a moment while she takes a break.

Ember smiles, "Ah, I don't have any money for it. Besides, I don't mind looking at them." she extends a paw to the other ottermaid, "Name's Ember Haldir. Yours?"

Tovin takes the paw. "Tovinney Springeye. But you can call me Tovin. 's much easier." She grins.

Ember nods, "Pleased to meet you, Tovin. Just got here last night and I was quite tired, so I didn't have time to look but to one place, and that's the sword-training grounds. This is the first jewelry shop I've seen in a long while. It looks fabulous, to me anyway."

Tovin chuckles. "Thankee, mate. I'm glad you like it. Like what you've seen around camp willow so far?"

Ember nods, "Oh yes. I'm most definately going to live here. I like it."

Hallow has had her break now and makes her way towards the counter and the other otters, she smiles at Ember's enthusiasm over the place.

Ember says, "Much better than where I used to live."

Tovin looks sympathetically at Hallow as she moves over. "You look like yer about to pop, mate."

Dosu has arrived.

Ember has disconnected. Ember leaves Hallow's group and wanders off on her own.

Hallow continues to smile at least "Feels like it too"

Tovin chuckles. "Well, I 'ope it happens soon."

Hallow nods "Aye well if it don't then I'm going to go mad, already well late" she sighs slightly before restarting her smile slightly "So how's things been with you?"

Hallow smiles a bit "Nothing really new happening with me, all very much the same of late..nice that you've decided to stay, for a while at least" she looks about the room for a moment "Do you have a seat anywhere, I need to sit?"

Tovin looks slightly alarmed before rushing to her table and grabbing the chair from there. Dashing around the counter, she sets it down for Hallow to sit in.

Hallow flops down onto the chair and chuckles slightly "No need to look so worried, I have to sit alot these days" not all that worried about the stomach at the moment, she got used to it feeling odd and that not meaning anything.

Tovin sighs, obviously a bit more worried that Hallow but then again, she's never been pregnant. Leaning against the counter in a show of being relaxed, Tovin nods. "Well...so long as you aren't worried..."

Hallow shakes her head slightly "Not in the slightest, I'm beginning to think it'll never happen and I'll be stuck with this stomach forever" she shifts on the chair slightly, irritating feelings made by the belly, she thinks very little of them though and smiles a little.

Tovin grins. "/That/ would be hilarious." Then she revises that statement. "Well, it'd be hilarious for me. You've never gotten grouchy at me. It'd be funny watching the guys around here avoid you for the rest of your life..."

Hallow rolls her eyes "Aye well they're a bunch of idiots and you haven't been around to be grouchy at" slight hint of grump in her voice, still in a relatively good mood though.

Tovin laughs happily now. "Aye. Well thanks for the warnin' then. I'll be sure to stay away just a bit longer."

Dosu heads off. Dosu has left.

Hallow makes something between a smile and a frown at the idea of more beasts staying away but shakes her head slightly and lets it go, she starts to get up using the counter to haul herself onto her feet "Aye well I'd best get back home before Skipper comes back, I promised I wouldn't leave the...house.." she stops halfway though her sentence and getting up, stomach making a feeling that does make her worry, she flops back down in the seat again.

Tovin tilts her head slightly to the right and watches Hallow. "'ey...you sure you're all right? You don't want...a healer or somethin'?"

Hallow looks at the stomach and appears slightly worried, she tries to remain calm, even though inside there is mass panic, she looks up at Tovin "Um, yes, that might be a good idea" she starts trying to get up again but stops once more, eyes slightly widened "Ok ow..yes now might be a good time to have a healer..ow ow ow" she keeps the other ows in and starts trying to stand with more effort now, wanting to get up quickly, not so calm anymore.

Whoa. Tovin holds up one paw. "Ok. ok ok ok. Hold on...let me go get Tragin...." And she rushes out the door.

Tragin has arrived.

Tovin comes back in a few moments later, dragging Tragin by the paw.

Tragin enters the shop quickly, mostly because she's being dragged and partly because she knows what's going on. Somehow, she's managed to grab several soft cloths and some herbs and other such stuff she'd figured she'd need.

Hallow hadn't got very far with getting up anyway and has sat back down, paw on stomach, eyes closed and slightly scrunched until the they turn up when she looks over, mass worry and panic in her eyes, trying to ignore the pain, not doing a great job of that, not screaming her head off though, rather quiet right now.

Tovin really has no idea what to do in situations such as these and steps off to the side to give Tragin room.

Tragin takes the situation in. "Contractions?" she asks simply, figuring Hallow will know what she's talkin' about. "How often?"

Hallow just nods to the first question, she's not thinking all that clearly at the moment and answers a vague "Alot" to the second question before she growls slightly as the next lot of pain begins, she bites her lips slightly and goes quiet again.

"Wonderful..." Tragin mutters under her breath. She looks up at Tovin, "s lookin like yer gonna have a kit born in yer shop." She chuckles some. "Hope yeh don't mind..." It'd probably help if Hallow laid down some. "Hey, you gotta some blankets and pillows some place 'round here?"

Tovin nods. "Aahhhh, yeah. Just a minute..." Towards the back of the shop is a cabinet which Tovin opens and proudly produces a pillow and a few blankets. Running them over to Tragin, she holds them out to her. "Will these work?"

Tragin nods and takes them, spreading them out on the floor. "Yep..."

Pain stops for a moment, Hallow lets out the breath she seemed to have been holding, bent slightly double over her stomach she doesn't bother moving and looks over at them.

"Hallow," Tragin speaks kindly yet strictly, "...lovey you need to lie down here pretty soon." Leaving Hallow to make the decision as to when, Tragin begins sorting the cloths and herbs. There's willowbark for the pain and so Tragin begins making a tea out of it with a flask of hot water which she miraculously has on paw...XD

Hallow looks Tragin and then down at the blankets, her current state of mind taking a little while to make any connection between what she's seeing and what she just heard, after a moment of sitting there though she starts hauling herself up once more, pain starts again, growling starts again and this time she doesn't stop it, forcing herself onto her footpaws, she remains lent against the counter for a moment, trying to regain her breath for a moment.

Tragin lets her stay there. Hallow will know when it's time. This is all natural. Provided the baby comes out head first without the umbilical cord wrapped around it's neck, everything should be fine. Tragin finishes any last minute preparations and hands Hallow the warm flask. "'s got Willowbark tea. Good for pain." That and the warmth is just nice against the paws..

Alrendo has arrived.

Hallow remains leaned against the counter, the ows starting up again and getting more growl like as they continue, she snatches the flask of willowbark tea and takes a swig from it, burning her tongue a little but that's the least of her pain, pushing herself away from the counter she heads for the blankets.

Tragin watches passively from her position by the blankets. Now all there is to do is wait...

Hallow looks down to the blankets on the floor and grumbles to herself slightly but after a moments looking she gets a reminder of why she's going to sit down, more ows and she ends up sitting on the blankets, breathing slightly heavily and drinking more of the tea.

Tragin unfolds and refolds the clean cloths. Hallow's sat down...that's good.... Still, she waits. Waits waits waits...

Hallow bends over double, faced scrunched up and admits one rather pitiful ow before everything suddenly gets alot more painful, she starts growling alot and moves to lie down, she wants this thing out now!

Okay, seems like waiting time's up now. Tragin moves an kneels close to Hallow. "'s gonna be fine...sh..." She says the words in a slightly comforting way but not just for Hallow, they seem to steady her as well...

Tema has arrived.

Hallow isn't listening, she growls more and starts pushing out of instinct.

Tragin watches, not really helping or hindering. She's there if things go wrong. The cloths are close to paw and she waits, thankful for the instinct that allows this sort of thing.

Hallow isn't going to scream, she refuses to scream which just leaves her with growling alot, she stops for a moment, panting heavily in between everything before more pain, growling and pushing have to be done.

"'s fine...shhhh...it'll get better...." Tragin begins murmuring again still waiting, watching, ever vigilant...

Hallow stops growling and starts panting again, when next more pain comes again though no growling can be heard, just a faint whimper and with more pushing comes the thing she swore she wouldn't do, a scream of pain and the head is out.

Ah! Good. Tragin moves quickly now placing part of her ample supply of clean cloths around and under the head. This next part should be much quicker...but messy too...

Hallow barely stops for a breath before she's pushing again, more screaming as she pushes as hard as she can and then she stops, collapsing back on the blankets, breathing heavily, but job done, crying can be heard as the babe is out. Woo!

Now that Hallow's job is done, Tragin begins to work. Grabbing another cloth, she scoops up the baby, cleans out his mouth and wipes as much nastiness as possible off him. Another cloth is grabbed as the old one is discarded and she snugly wraps the baby in the clean one.

Hallow is exhausted and lies there for a while, silent tears pouring out, she is /NEVER/ doing that again, she looks over to Tragin and more specifically the kit that's currently bawling his little head off.

Tragin is smiling slightly from the rush of holding a newborn kit. He's crying, which is good because that means he's breathing. Looking over at Hallow she holds the kit out to her. "Fine son you've got here Hallow. Skip'll be proud."

Hallow smiles and carefully takes the babe from Tragin, still crying, breathing returning to normal, she holds the babe close and can't take her eye off him, she looks to Tragin for a moment at the mention of Skipper before looking back to the kit "He'll hate having missed it" she sounds a little hoarse from the growling and screaming but doesn't seem to care about anything right now, very happy.

Tragin nods and watches as Hallow tenderly holds her child. "Aye...he will." Silently, she begins cleaning up.

Hallow just smiles, looking at her son "He'll get over it" she gently rocks the babe, making small shushing noises and eventually he falls quiet and stops screaming, reducing to a slight whimpering before falling almost silent.

Alrendo the door to the Jewlellery shop swings upon and alrendo shuffles in, he is carrying a small pouch in one paw, he looks aruond and spots Hallow and Tragin and then catches sight of the babe in hallows paws.

Tovin comes to life now from the corner where she'd ensconced herself once the action started. "Ahhhh...hey Alrendo..." She's the owner here so she should probably try to be a bit helpful...

Hallow looks over to the door for a moment but only briefly before her eyes are back on the babe.

Tema bounds in after Alrendo, nearly getting smacked by the door as it swings back closed. Though the door misses her, she promptly runs into Alrendo's leg.

Tragin looks up from her huge pile of now not so clean cloths when Alrendo walks in. She nods to him and then looks at Tema before continuing.

Alrendo smiles adn reaches down to Steady Tema "Steady Tema and shush Hallow has had the baby we do not wish to wake him." he pads across to Tovin and holds out the pouch, "I was going to ask if you knew what this is, i found it in the pond."

Tema tilts her head curiously, "Wha... Hallow hadda pup?" Alrendo opens the pouch and pulls out a small pink crystal of some kind, it i about the size of his finger and in a rough oblong shape., he holds it out to Tovin. "This is it," he turns to smile at Tema. "Yes she did." he looks over and smiles at Hallow. "Congratuilations Miss Hallow."

Tovin plucks the crystal from his paw and examines it carefully, taking it back to her table behind the counter to do so. "Hmmm....looks like quartz...Amethyst kinda...."

Tema takes a few paces forward, "Ohhh..."

Hallow smiles, looking at the babe, he's still awake at the moment, just not screaming his head off anymore, he gives a tiny yawn and looks to be dropping off, Hallow looks over to Alrendo as he speaks to her and smiles for a moment before turning back to the kit, she then looks to Tema as she comes closer, she doesn't seem to mind.

Alrendo smiles and shakes the pouch tipping six more crystals of varying colour into his paw. "Really? what about theses ones? are they quartz too? i found a rock on the bottom of the pond and they were attached to it." he turns to look over his shoulder at Tema. "Excuse me a moment." he hurries over to Tema and guides her across the floor to Hallow. "Here we are, now be good Tema whilst i tallk to Miss tovin." he smiles happily at Hallow and the kit

Tovin stirs them around on the table with her paw. "Hmm...they could be. They were all attached to the same rock?"

Tema eeps as she is ushered over beside Hallow. She can hear the occasional little squeaks, and seems fascinated with them. She stands near the new mother and her babe, blinking. "Oh.. um.. kay...", she replies to Alrendo.

Alrendo pats Tema on the head and turns back to tovin. "I found the pinky purple ones on the same rock, the green ons and the red one were in the mud next to it." he walks back over and peers back at Hallow. "She seems so much happier now." he whispers to tovin.

Tovin nods distractedly, still working on the crystals. "Aye... Yes, I think the pink ones are a type of amethyst but these green and red ones....hmm..."

Tragin has left.

Hallow looks at Tema, still smiling, not that she could see that but she is "Hello, there" her voice little more than a whisper at the moment.

Alrendo stops beside the desk again and leans down to peer at the stones "What do you think they are? are they something important?"

Tema smiles brightly when Hallow speaks to her, about to shout her usual greeting until she remembers the baby. "H-!.. er, Hi.." She whispers. She leans close, nose sniffing curiously. "What... the baby a girl or boy?"

Tovin blinks. "Well....they /could/ be emeralds and a ruby but..." she looks at the green ones a bit closer, "These could be jade..."

Alrendo nods and smiles looking a tad puzzled. "Whats a Emerald or a ruby? or jade for that matter?"

Tovin puzzles over the red one for a few moments before looking up at Alrendo. "Gems. You could sell 'em, have 'em mounted in some jewelry..." she shrugs. "Depending on what they are they could be very valuable."

Hallow lets Tema lean close, watching closely, still smiling wide "A boy, his name's Gaheris" remembering the talk she had with Skipper along time ago about names.

Alrendo looks perplexed and looks a the stones. "Well i don't quite get this whole selling issue yet....but maybe." he glances at tema and smiles. "Could they be made into something? Or does that require more of this sell thing?"

Tovin shakes her head. "Nah." she waves a paw, "Don't worry 'bout it. It'll take time though, depending on what you want."

Tema blinks, crinkling her nose and repeating the name, "Gah... Gaheris?" She seems to be thinking about that for the moment, tilting her head. Then she nods approvingly. "Oh yis, pretty name."

Alrendo looks over at Hallow and calls out softly to her. "That isa nice name, Gaheris i like it i am sure he will grow up up big and strong and be as big a handful as the skip." He looks back at the stones and moves them with his paw. "Well i am not sure....I wouldn't mind...well." he reaches under his tunic and pulls out a necklace. it is on a short linked chain though you can't make out what it is made of under all the grime nd on the end a closed oval pendant dangles made of beach wood. "Could you maybe do something with this? and maybe a bracelet.."

Tovin gently takes the necklace and scrubs it lightly with her paw, cleaning off some of the grime. "Aye...probably. It'd take awhile to clean and I'd probably have to repair the pendant... The bracelet though will be easy. Do you want a matching set?"

Hallow smiles, looking at Tema "Glad you like it" she looks down to the babe who's now lightly sleeping "Gaheris Sucrosian" she looks over to Alrendo for a moment and seems a little amused at the idea before she turns back to the babe.

Alrendo looks at the necklace and reaches out to hold the pendant, he presses something on the side and it swings open, albeit a tad stiffly, inside on one side is a dark strip of bark with a carving on it, it is faded and hard to make out though you can just see that it is a female otter's head. "I think it is my mama....there is writing on the bottom though i cannot see it clearly or read..." he sniffs and wrinkles his whiksers "As for the bracelet....having them match would be nice." he picks up one of the green stones and holds it up then leans forwards "Cold you also make a neclace for Tema? With this stone?"

Tovin nods. "Aye. That can be done. And I can clean up the carving for you." She thinks for a few seconds, still fiddling with the stones on her table. "The bracelet I can have done in a few days. Cleaning the necklace though..." she clucks, "..that's gonna be a project. Gimme a few weeks on that one..."

Tema is fascinated with the babe, even though his cute appearance is lost on her. She grins widely at Hallow, then scrunches her nose again and tries to repeat the pup's full name. "Gaheris.... Sucroshun?" She blinks, "Oh.. Yes, pretty." She giggles lightly. Her head turns towards Alrendo at the mentioning of her name, and she fixes on him and Tovin a moment. But her attention quickly goes back to Hallow and her new pup.

Alrendo smiles and nods happily "Oh thank you Tovin that would be wonderful...i'll let you decide what is best....can i do anything in return? i'd feel bad having you do all that and not get anything from it."

Hallow laughs lightly at her attempt at the name "Close enough" even she won't use the whole name very often, she just wanted to try it out.

Tovin grins and shakes her head. "Don't worry. I've needed something to do for a long period of time now. Since I'm not going south anymore this'll give me a way to alleviate my boredom."

Alrendo smiles happily at Tovin and claps his paws together. "Oh that is good news but if you ever need my help just ask." he smiles happily, almost foolishly his white whiskers twitching, he then hears the rest of her words and blinks. "You were going south?"

Tovin nods and waves a paw absently. "Aye. But not anymore. 's a long story."

Tema grins brightly, "He small?" Her long whiskers twitch excitedly, "Like me?"

Alrendo smiles and looks across at hallow and the kits. "I will not pry then tovin, i am glad you are staying and thank you, for agreeing to do this."

Hallow says, "He's small, but he's not as big as you yet, he's not even a day old, he's got alot of growing up to do, he's very small now but one day he'll be as big his father"

Tovin nods and grins at him. "My pleasure, mate."

Tema nods, "Ohhh.... Rendo says growin pups have appetites worse'n hares!"

Alrendo smiles happily at Tovin. "Well i am happy i found them, if yuou like i can show you were sometime, there might be more down thre."

Hallow smiles and nods "He will do, once he's woken up"

Tovin nods. "Aye, I'd like that if yeh didn't mind. 's hard to get good gems for my jewelry..."

Tema grins, and turns her head to Alrendo's direction. "He's gonna eat lots when he wakes up!", she declares.. trying to do her best to whisper.

Alrendo smiles and nods "Well i look forward to seeing what you do... and i am sorry the necklace is so dirty, a rat had it in his keeping ofr about eight seasons, Alrendo got it back or me." he smiles over at Tema. "Shall we join them?"

Tovin looks over at Hallow and Tema as if seeing them for the first time. "Oh, ah, sure..."

Hallow smiles, laughing slightly at Tema before looking back to the sleeping babe.

Alrendo smiles leabving the stonesand his necklace in Tovin's care and pads over to Hallow he kneels down and places a paw on Tema's shoulder "He is a beautriful kity hallow."

Alrendo room-pages, "ack drop the y off of kit".

Tema turns back to Hallow and her pup, snout crinkling. "When can he come out an' play?"

Hallow looks up at Alrendo briefly as he comes over but her attention is soon back on her son "Not for a little while yet, he's too small at the moment"

Alrendo nods and settles down ionto a sitting position. "He was only born a very short while ago Tema, he won't be allowed out to play for some time now, but when he is allowed out i am sure yuou will be good friends."

Tema frowns a bit, then nods.. "Ohhh.."

Hallow smiles and just watches the child, not much else fills her mind right now, very happy, a great contrast to her recent moods.

Alrendo stands up happy to see Hallow so happy for a change. "Well i am sure the members of the camp will be hearing the news soon and coming to congratulate you Hallow."

Tema nods her head several times, "Yea. Alla beasts're gonna wanna see .. Gaheris!"

Gaheris squeaks a little in his sleep. Hallow smiles and looks down at the babe "You're going to end up a popular little kit before you've even finished you're first nap at this rate"

Tema giggles softly as she hears the squeak.

Alrendo smiles down at the child as he makes a nose and smiles "He will indeed be a popular child."

( Skipper arrives, seeing Hallow he smiles, goes over and looks down at the kit, he goes to gently lift both Hallow and the babe up and carry them home. )

Alrendo steps back to allow Skipper room to move.