Congratulation for you birthday Herman and welcome to my home Rowans.

Thank you Sepro and thank you for celebrating my birthday everyone.

You welcome said by everyone.

Normally when someone has a birthday hardly anything happens but for some reason I think people should give presents in their birthday. I noticed this when nothing happened at my birthday except Herman gave me his self made fishing rod since I don´t have ways to obtain any sustainable lines anywhere. So I asked everyone to bring something little to give.

I heard that there is tradition of give gifts in the house. In this case, We did get together with the help of master of the house give a gift for you. Said Herman´s father Albert Rowan file holding his wife´s shoulders. Behind them there was beautiful desktop made by oak. Herman understood that it might not be any use anytime soon but it is going to be something that he might use every day in the future. I hope still he is going to look at what is in the locker in the desk. There is my present for him. There is an object that I called frisbee. I sanded it until it became identical for all positions. It was easy to make but it took a lot of time which Herman certainly appreciates.

Thank you everybody. After saying that Herman´s eyes started to moist.

Are you crying? I said little mockingly since he started to mock me when I started to cry week ago.

No I don´t cry.

Same time he started to wipe fluid off his eyes angles. Revenge lives, while thinking that Herman knew what I was thinking.

Same time I thought that atmosphere couldn´t be turning anymore positive. Unfortunately my mother said that moments: Seems like baby is coming.

She said those words where in a quiet tone but everyone's mood suddenly changed at that moment.

Immediately Albert ordered every single maid to come heip with the birth. Of course his wife stayed to help since my mother Helen and Herman´s mother Sara were stepsisters. Althought they didn´t have any blood relation with each other. They were closer with each other than compared to anyone else in their family. Since they had birth in the same year. Because of that mine and Herman´s relationship is close to similar to our mothers.

Every man in the house quietly leaved the room because church says that only woman can give and look at the birth. Since if man look at birth he might be burned in stake. No man wanted to stay there. Problem is is that village has less than 2000 citizens but area where people lived was enormous. So village only had one doctor which is male so birth has to be done by all the women here.

As we waited my father Edvard arrived and asked what was happening even though he already new.

After dad asked behind the door the situation and giving encouraging words to his wife. We all stayed quiet. No one wanted start talking.

As I waited I remembered how happy my parents were when doctor said: congratulation you are going to have a baby. They said to me that I´m going to have a new family member soon. Also that all the attention they gave me is going to turn more to my brother or sister, but the amount of how much we love you does not change at all. We are going to love you just as much as a new member of our family.

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Their words didn´t give me any worry back then but now I´m starting to worry about my mom. From some reason I knew that birth isn´t simple thing that grown-ups have always said to me.

Next to me is Herman whose clothings were dirty full of tree needles and pieces of pinecone. Clothings were nothing special since every one new that they will be dirty sooner or later. They were made from animal leather and knitted from human and horse tail hair. He has a straight light brown hair and green eyes. The most eye-catching feature of his is his always straight back causing him seem to be higher than what he really is.

As for leader boy name is Kaarle. His face is baby face which doesn´t work at all with his strong and direct forward personality. But in the end he really is delicate and has a noble heart. This makes everyone want to follow him and listen to him when he is doing something. Also he is way taller than other kids. When he is grow up he must be tallest person in our village.

As for twins brother Andreas and sister Lucia. They are almost completely similar blond hair and blue eyes, but lucia has lot taller hair than his brothers. Thankfully I have prepared if hair is cut. Brother is left handed and sister right handed. Also their dominant leg is the same side as their hands. That´s why all of us kids can separate them from each other by looking how they are standing.

My father Edvart is man with broad shoulders which is same with me too. We both have also dark brown curly hair. In addition, father has dark green tired eyes because of them he is often arrested by soldiers for possible criminal act. I´m so happy I have same blue eyes as my mother. Since my father's appearance gives the wrong first impression on people how meet him first time.

My mother Helen has beautiful blue eyes and long light brown hair. Also beautiful face that isn´t compatible with the mother's age with is same 27 with both my and Herman´s parents. Except my father is 34 years old. Also my mother´s most noticeable skill is see what kind of person is in their hearts. That´s why my mother and father became couple. That is also reason why no one can lie to her.

Sara is very similar looks to Helen, but she has red hair which she hated until Helen and Albert praised her hair beautiful.

As for Albert he is really small man (162 cm), but with really big heart. He has same kind of green eyes as Herman. But don´t let his small build fool you. He more than make it up by quick movement and terrifying archer´s skills.

Similarly all of us had similar kind of clothes except for noble people. Albert wore blue shirt and white pants with a brow fox pelt and Sara had dress but with similar colour set.

Happily, I hear loud crying voice inside house. At that moment dad rise up and started to wait someone to come in side. There were maids bearing wet sheets outside. But no one showed bad faces even though they looked tired.

Next Sara arrived with joyful mind set with a nasty grin.

It is beautiful and healthy baby girl.

Edvart was over joyed with show from his eyes, but immediately they turned their original position.

So can I come look at my daughter?

Sara´s grin became even bigger.

Of course. It is now your part to help your wife.

I choose to wait until I´m asked to come in. Everyone congratulated me outside and finally tension around the house has disappeared.

I finally could tease Herman about the fact that his birthday was stolen from him.

Seem like all of your birthdays will be stolen from you by my sister from here on, be happy.

It seemed like he already had completely forgotten about his birthday and so was everyone else. They started to congratulate Herman again and apologized for forgetting about him a moment.

Seems like everyone didn´t notice my remark. No matter. It is happy day now more than one reason.

Then dad came out and called all men to come in side. Inside I did see my mother with very good mood. On her arms there was sheets wrapped around my sister. She had no teeth nor hair. Personally I don´t see why everyone tell that she is very beautiful, but mother isn´t commenting their talk except by thanks. So they must be telling the truth. Of course I said that she is beautiful but mother accepted my words this time, but this proves my sister is beautiful. She probably will be pearless beauty in the future.

Albert started carry the desk and everyone understood that it is time leave the house. Albert called Kaarle, Andrea and Lucia come home by his carriage. Soon only my family was in the house and dad brought my old cradle.

Then endless days of crying and stinky smells came to house. Although I didn´t see Herman as often as before. I managed arrange meetings in the Earpiece forest. Also finally it is time to use my fishing rod.