Chapter 473: when you have two bodies, things become complicated
"Your birthday?" Natha had the same surprised expression as mine when I told him later before dinner.
Patting the drowsy boy on my lap, I nodded in reply.
"So...instead of a birthday party, we’re going to do that life-threatening process?" he frowned.
Ah...
I looked at the scowl above his eyes; the palpable disapproval across his face. Earlier, I kind of thought it was a present for me, but it was clear that he was thinking otherwise.
Life-threatening, huh...
Technically, he was right. But I had stopped thinking about the dangerous aspect because childbearing was always difficult no matter what. Besides, the Queen still gave birth to several children--including my grandmother--and survived.
"Isn’t that why we’re looking for the best day?" I smiled while caressing Jade’s hair. "So it will be less life-threatening."
Natha closed his eyes and took a deep, deep breath. I let him calm himself while singing a lullaby for Jade. A soft snoring sound filled the room when Natha finally took a seat beside me and leaned his head on mine.
"I just don’t think it’s alright for you to have to go through that during your birthday," he said softly, almost in a defeated tone.
"I never think of it as some...hard endeavor, you know?" I nudged his head with mine. "If anything, it has become one of my biggest wishes in life."