This would be the first time that I would be speaking to Knights Matriarch. My stomach was in knots! It was making the hormonal sickness even worse...
Singh had me supported with toast an tea earlier. That was helping, along with a lemon an mint juice Shi'Va provided me.
I would normally assume acid would be very bad, but on the contrary it helped my stomach? Maybe I can do research to find out why...
Singh has taken me to Dar'kes compound, he was going to assist me to help me to Knights room. However when we arrived Knight had met us up at the docking area, he swooped me up bridal style. Making sure to be very gentle, this side of him was kinda cute...
I wasn't gonna argue at this point. Between being sick, scared an fatigued, it would have taken forever otherwise to get there.
When we arrived he placed me on the bed sitting up. When he turned around to fiddle with the console. I laid down resting my head on the soft furs. Maybe just a minute or two if I closed my eyes wouldn't be a bad thing, Right?
I pass out cold...
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Just as I get My Matriarch We'bi up on the console I turn around to find Lisa Sleeping peacefully. I know that We'bi can see, I honestly don't know what to do!
"Let her sleep for a little while longer Knight, she looks like she is very ill. Shi'Va let me know that Lisa has been very sick since bearing." We'bi says to me with a sigh.
I figured while I have We'bi here in a somewhat decent mood I could ask her 'the question' a head of time. I didn't want to but it wouldn't be fair to either of them if I didn't ask. "We'bi while she sleeps I have a concern to bring uo with you. If Lisa requests it can she be permitted to terminate her bearing, without repercussions from you an the other Mates?" I ask her.
We'bi Clicks her mandibles in aggravation. I know from the look she is giving me she wants to say no. However given the medical information from Shi'Va an the great Maini, she has to weigh that as a factor.
"Knight I will let you know after I talk to the Ooman to make a judgment. For any female that is 'that' desperate to terminate a bearing. There is usually other reasons, then what is on the surface that males usually see. Mind you the fact that you are asking an not ordering this. Makes me think you are finally growing in the mind again! By Paya it's about bloody time!" We'bi Chatters at me in a scolding tone.
This was good! She was a lot less angry then she was when she found out what I had done!
"Knight...you are just as foolish as the young Leader you were went to train! I heard from Sooni that Dar'ke had done the same thing with his Ooman mate. Keep in mind the punishments I have for you are still in place. An Lisa will also have to make it up to us as well after 50 years. This makes the 37th mate you have now. Most of us have forgiven your indiscretion. However there are 12 mates that are still very enraged that you took an Ooman to mate with. They may separate from the clan within the year if they cannot resolve their issues." She says to me in a calm manner.
"I will go with whatever you all decide. Its only fair. I shall also provide for you all an the pups. I have a trade ship filled with exotic items for all of you to enjoy. If you need more I can acquire items easily here." I say to her.
I see that she takes interest in my words. "...Lemons?" She asks me.
I chitter at her, she must have heard about the fruit. It was the most sot after item for females right now. Luckily My Sire had scored me about 5 tons of lemons from my new sister. I sent it all to my mates. I would have to keep up a steady supply for them to forgive me fully an to accept Lisa.
"There is a large number of the lemon fruits in the ship. Hopefully I can send you some special trees that will be able to survive there so that the family can have a supply of them when needed." I chattered to her.
We'bi tried hard to hide her excitement. I could hear one of the other mates in the background that left chittering saying she needed to spread the word that I was sending them lemons!
The way females treated the fruit you think it was from Paya herself!
...I mean that isn't far fetched idea, given the situation.
I see that We'bi is looking behind me. I turn an see Lisa sitting up on the bed, as soon as she sees We'bi she bows. "Hello Matriarch We'bi, I am sorry about the current situation. I will do my best to rectify the honor within the family" she says to her.
"Rise young one, its not your fault. This one was on his way to regain his honor anyways. You two being influenced by spirits an by the fate of Paya it was bound to happen. Knight I would like to talk to Lisa Privately. Can you leave us for a little while?" She says to me. Although it was asked as a question it was really an order.
I could see that Lisa was a little scared but she gave me a nod that she would be okay. I leave the room but stay close outside. I had bugged my room so I put on my bio mask so I could listen in.
There should be no secrets between mates!
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I look at the small, frail Ooman, as sick as she was, she also had a fire in her eyes. Shi'Va had warned me before that Lisa had been desperate to end her bearing an her connection to the family. As Angry as I had been at both her an Knignt, when I realize she was this desperate to end things to return things to an honorable state for our family. It gave her more credibility.
Sooni an Maini had also said that this Ooman was a great healer of the mind. That with the blessing from Paya it would be a waste if we ostracized her. Knight we can, he Pauked up big time before this. But I would not leave this female to be abandoned with that fool! Currently the Female had more pros to have her in the family then cons.
She looked uncomfortable as if she wanted to bring up what Knight had brought up earlier. "Young one feel free to speak it is just us.." I chatter to her.
I see Lisa pull her legs to her chest as she sat on the bed. "Matriarch We'bi...I don't know if I am cut out to be a mate, to be part of your family. I'm a broken human...I am not good with pups. I am not good with any type of commitment. I...I just, I'm scared..." she says to me with sad eyes.
I wanted to hug her, she was so unsure. It seems her confidence as a female has been shaken. She must have had trauma in her past with males. The way she acted was very similar to females that had been hurt by badbloods. Things made more sense now.
"Lisa can you tell me your story? If possible I would like to know why you are like this" I ask her kindly.
Lisa looks away from me in shame, however in a quite voice she tells a horror story. Her Sire had abused her, he had let his male crew abuse her when she was a pup. She was taken to a healer when she was bearing, they terminated the pup inside her in the most brutal of ways. At the time she was told she could never bear again. She is in tears an is breaking down.
I was so angry on her behalf! I know Oomans are generally horrible creatures! But to do this to your own female pup! It was inexcusable! I let out a Growl. "Are those Paukers still alive?" I say to her.
Lisa shakes her head no as she wipes her tears. "No...none of them are living. I...when I escaped them, I made sure their ship blew up in space." She said thru sniffles. "I am damaged, an I murdered my family...I don't deserve to have a family..." she choked out to me.
I shout out to her "LISA YOU ARE NOT AT FAULT. YOU DID THE RIGHT THING. BADBLOODS ARE NOT FAMILY! THEY DESERVED A MORE BRUTAL DEATH." I growl to her. I calm myself
"Lisa if those Oomans were still alive I would have ordered their deaths. To be skinned alive slowly, making sure that they had a long an painful death!" I say to her.
"But I killed my baby...my pup...I shouldn't be happy...I am not allowed to be happy! I have no right to be a bearer!" Lisa says to me, the fear an shame in her eyes was clearly evident. She hasn't been able to forgive herself. But it wasn't her choice, her choice was taken away...
Just then Knight kicks in the door an Stomps over to Lisa. He whips off his mask an takes her hands in his. He looks just as angry as I feel "YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE! YOU HAD NO CHOICE IF YOUR SIRE WAS ALIVE I HAVE HIS SKULL CRUSHED TO DUST!" Knight growls out. He is shaking he is so angry. However the fact that he was being so gentle meant that he was finally learning!
I shake my head "Lisa you have the right to be happy, and to have a family. You have a family now. You are part of our family! Yautja families seem to be a lot better then Ooman families. Even if you can't have an Ooman family, you will have a yautja one! We may be rough around the edges but if you let us we will always protect you. What can we do to help make you happy?" I ask her.
Lisa started to weep uncontrollably, I watch as Knight gather her into his arms. I wanted to be there with them. She was such a young female an to have gone through such an truma...I think I will need to visit them. She needs support from the females of our family. Knight was trying to comfort her, but he is very clumsy for a male.
It takes a while for Lisa to settle down, when she does she wipes her swollen face with a fur. I am going to have to educate Knight on how to properly care for a mate. Lisa hiccups as she is trying to catch her breath.
She looks to me an with sad expression, my hearts bled for this female. "...is it really alright if I join your family?" She asks us in a voice bearly above a whisper.
Both Knight an I growled at her "OF COURSE!" At the same time.
Lisa started to laugh at the scene, even I chittered with her. Knight looked lost at why we were laughing. Honestly if he wasn't such a handsome male, with the bonus of being part of Mar'ctes blood line, he'd be utterly useless.
Even a rock had more sense!
Lisa will get along with the senior of us mates, the younger ones will take a little longer to warm up to her. I remember Sooni talking about how Hil'di an the Emperor have a holiday home on their planet. I wonder if she would allow us a small plot of land to do the same. I would need to speak to her after this
Lisa straightens up an looks hopeful for the first time in this encounter. "...I don't have any real experience, an I am scared. Would you be willing to help guide me if I beared this pup to term?" She asks me.
I chatter at her "Lisa that is what a Matriarch is to do for all the mates in the family. You are probably the youngest, so myself an more of the senior mates will help you through this. If you find you are having difficulties once the pup is born we can bring it back an raise it with its siblings. We are here to support one another. You are not alone, you are our family!" I say to her hoping the idea will stick to her.
Lisa looked Knight who looks like he has stopped breathing. I chitter at what a helpless mate We have. Knight takes a breath when his brain seems to have caught up with his Expressions. "Your going to have our pup?!!?" He asked her enthusiastically.
Lisa Nodded yes. Knight grabbed her from under her arms an was swinging her around the room in excitement. I growl at the both of them to settle down or else!
He hasn't acted this foolish in a number of centuries!
Once I can see that they are both okay I end the conversation. I go to contact Sooni, after I talk with her I would need to have a bearer meeting to make arrangements. I would head to their planet with a few older mates along with some young female adult pups. A small group of 7 individuals should be enough to help out.
Mind you our stay there may be temporary as we maybe moved to the secret location of Sooni's ooman sister mate. Given the threat of the purest fraction perhaps I should take 12 individuals...
Yeah I think that would be better.
Time to meet our new family additions face to face!
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I got a message from Lisa that she was staying over with Knight tonight. That she decided that she was going to keep her pup. I smiled as I go over the last report before I head out for a break.
Crash was with Sa'ke as they were going over the smaller ship for maintenance, an safely checks. In 3 days Sa'ke would be taking a number of unblooded to head out to hunt. They had us check the gear from the clan ship that they transferred over for the unblooded to use.
Many of the unblooded didn't have much more then a Lino cloth to their name. The former council had stripped many clans of technology an a means to survive. From what we gathered from RedOne, the Former council was trying to kill off his supporters to make WarAxe the new Emperor. So if the clans that had any small infractions against them, they were then punished more severely if they were in support of RedOne.
It had been a real shit show!
Mind you given what went on, the fact that Dar'ke took on even more population to even things out, by absorbing those smaller broken clan in his own. Has been one hell of a feat!
This has given RedOne an Dar'ke a lot of support within Yautja society. Once things become safer I hope that Chris an Ceillia can come back. Honestly I am a little lonely with out them...
I head down into the main hall where Shi'Va an a few of the other Mates are taking the measurements of the pups. We had brought back enough leather to have new gear sets made for every single of the pups.
The other mates were impressed at the quality of the leather! When Chris comes over I will have to see if she can do a request of copying the leather for us.
I was working on new armor sets for all the adult females of the family. The new metal I found is perfect for it! I already had a set made for Crash that I planned to give him in a few weeks. It will be a year since we became mates...
I shiver at the memory of how I almost died. We have come a long way since then. It's strange although it was only a short time ago it feels like its was forever ago.
I see Tina helping out Shi'Va getting the measurements of the younger pups. She looked very happy, the pups were very protective of their Ooman sister. Shi'Va was Tina's primary caregiver, they just clicked together.
Luckily with the extra security we have been able to keep her an Lisa safe. There were a number of assassins trying to get in to our home at any given time. However with the barriers, the scans, an the new nano technology *coughs* I have kept our home relatively safe an drama free.
Nano technology is still banned by yautja society. So this is a secret from Crash as well. They had been a present from Chris to myself. She had altered them in a way that they react to danger only. When they detected true danger they would latch on to an individual. I would be sent an alert an if I gave the signal, the nano bot would instead of an explosion it would turn into a mini black hole. Sucking whomever it was attached to into the space smaller then a grain of sand!
I don't even know how Chris came up with the idea but I have used them a few times, it leaves no evidence behind! The nano black holes don't suck in anything more, then what the nano bot is stuck to!
Keep in mind I only have them on the outside of the perimeter of our home. They weren't able to be detected by any means other then my powers so far. The nano bots also weren't allowed to act without my consent. Honestly I felt safer with them...
I still want to know how Chris made them! She is holding back knowledge that I wish she would share! I stop myself. I have to remind myself that Chris has paid a steep price for the knowledge that she has.
As I look out the window I feel a familiar hand on my back. I look up an see Shi'Va looking down at me worried. She is an amazing sister!
"Is everything alright?" She chatters to me in concern.
"Yeah, Things are alright Shi'Va. Did you need a hand with the pups?" I ask her.
She chitters at me an leads me to the large group. Yeah, I will make sure to keep them all safe!
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