"Fuck, it's hard. It's so fucking hard." The veins on my neck and face bulged so hard my face went red.
"That's it, there it is. Now push!" the midwife commanded, her voice cutting through my panic.
I tried to push, my body desperately trying to let out the extra lives like I was taking a massive dump.
"Don't think about anything but how to get them out. Think about the cubs coming out."
That was the only damn thing I was thinking about.
"Fenric!!!"
I screamed, but this alerted the midwife, and she turned to Fenric.
"You need to close her mouth or you'll lose strength. She needs something to bite on."
They could just find some old parchment but instead, Fenric offered his hand.
I looked at him with my weak eyes, panting and sweating.
"What...?"
"Bite on this, Arinya." He said. "And don't worry about the pain. I know you're in so much more pain."
I didn't ask more, but I didn't bite on him either. I couldn't bring myself to.
