-You stay here!

The pain was bearable to some degree but seeing her husband running around like a headless chicken made her a tiny bit irritated, or a lot! Sara was usually calm and very kind, but today was her first childbirth.

-Take it! (Sara)

Sara grunted and stared at Dan until he stood still and then ordered him to hold her hand. His face was easy to read, filled with nervousness and panic.

Even thought they have a "Mother" there to help them at their first childbirth.

It wasn't all to uncommon that something complicated could happen, even with a Mother present it wasn't a hundred percent success rate.

(The Mother is a midwife/small town healer that is skilled in magic that helps ease a childbirth.)

Today was a normal delivery and nothing extraordinary except that the child was awful quiet when he came out.

At first they thought he was stillborn until he started to scream in anger. The midwife looked him over for any harmful abnormalities before handing him over to his mother.

-It's a healthy boy. Congratulations. (The Mother)

Sara smiled happily and laughed when she saw that they baby frowned at her. *Super-cute warning*

He had his father's gray eyes and his mothers golden hair, yet it was a bit duller in shade then her own.

-Look at him. He is so cute and it's a boy. Just like we discussed, he should be called Venir after your Great Grandfather. (Sara)

Dan stepped closer and carefully took him in his arms proudly. 'He is so tiny.'

-Hmm.. Venir? (Dan)

Venir looked at him with a deep frown, as if thinking about the name he was given.

It made Dan smile wide and feel happier than ever.

He ruffled Venirs hair and handed him over to Sara again with a dazzling smile.

-The name Venir suits him very well. (Dan)

...

Weeks passed by quietly, perhaps to quiet.

First Sara was very happy but soon she started to feel worried.

-Dan, he has been so quit. (Sara)

He doesn't make much sound and several weeks have passed. You don't think something is wrong? (Sara)

-I am sure he is fine. The Mother would have said something at his birth if something was wrong.(Dan)

Before Dan could say anything more Sara heard a bright scream from the child's room, a bright and soul breaking sound.

Pale in face Sara ran over and saw little Venir laying in his crib with two fingers bent in a strange way, held up high.

Where he lay he was having some kind of spasm and clearly in pain.

She didn't know what had happened but she hurried over and starting to cast a healing spell.

It took about a minute. She was white in her face from worry. A hint of panic could be seen in her eyes even after the fingers was healed and his tiny body stopped shaking.

-What... (Sara)

Sara was near tears.

A giggling sound of delight could be heard all the sudden from the crib. Venir looked at his mother with his hands held high, he clapped a few times as if a to applaud her.

-You scared your mother... (Sara)

Sara started to sob and Dan caressed her back in a confused state. After closer inspection on Venir they couldn't tell what had caused him to get hurt. Worry could be seen on both faces.

Sara was just happy her son was alive but she would kept a close watch over her son from there on.

Time passed but nothing like it ever happened again.

...

Months passed quickly and at the age of two Sara heard Venirs first word.

-Mom. (Venir)

Sara looked at her son in shock when he spoke that word in a crispy clear voice out of nowhere.

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'Such a cute voice'(Sara)

Wide eyed she soon noticed him pointing at the books in their small bookshelf.

-Read. (Venir)

-Mom? (Venir)

Those were just two short words but they were heaven sent for Sara.

She had been worried for him under such a long time. He hadn't said or even done much under those two years. And suddenly spoken two words with a crispy clear voice with a bright childlike voice.

-You want mom to read for you?

She smiled at him in delight and was about to pick out a story she read many times but never thought he listened to. He always seems to be thinking about something else and looking at something.

What made her more surprised was that he chock his head and pointed to another book close to it.

-Mom?

The book he pointed at was about basic magic and herbs. Not something a little child at his age would like to hear about. But there wasn't much to chose from the start either.

The family only owned a few books and they where mostly about useful things except the history book she read for Venir, they had some exiting battles of heroes from a long time ago.

-This? But it's about fauna and herbal making mostly. Not very interesting to read. (Sara)

Venir nods with a smile and Sara can't help but take it out and sit down to educate him with it, reading out laud and pointing at the few pictures.

Every time Venir pointed at a word she stopped to read it out aloud.

From that day she understood that her son was very gifted and smart.

Earlier she was afraid and thought of him as fragile and perhaps even disabled mentally, but when she now looking into his gray eyes Sara changed her mind.

He seems to look at the book with a hunger after knowledge.

...

Nearly three years old and walking around with a book everywhere Sara was very amused, she didn't think her son had learned to read yet and he was just attached to them.

-Hump.. He sure likes to carry around those dusty old books. (Dan)

Dan muttered because he tried to run around with him on his shoulders once but Venir told him in a calm and clear voice he wanted to get down.

He then tried several other childish things with him but he was acting less a child then Dan himself.

Sara chuckled at that and wasn't worried the slightest, she were very proud of her son.

-Daddy feels lonely.. (Dan)

Dan came forward and complained to his wife when Venir had gone to his room with his book.

-Give him some time... Perhaps you can teach him the sword when he gets older. (Sara)

At that Dan's eyes brighten like candles in the dark before he kissed her passionately.

-Of course! When he gets little older I will teach him all I know! He hehe! (Dan)

-But perhaps we should start thinking of making him a sibling, he might be lonely you know... (Dan)

Dan smiled and pretended to sound thoughtful and wise while saying that. It made Sara chuckle inside.

-I haven't notice that... (Sara)

Dan pretended to not hear her teasing him and instead picked her up in his arms while Sara laughed out loud.

-You beast! (Sara)

She got carried to the bedchamber to enjoy some alone time with her husband.

Dan was in a brighter mod when he went to work. Sara sighted with a small smile.

'He is such a simple minded husband, but that's one of the many things that made me fell in love with him.' (Sara)