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The Night in Narnia 1 - Chapter 3

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The first of a new kind

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Queen Susan knocks on the door to Queen Lucy's chambers. She is a little restless, is it what Novid told? Now? As she thinks, she listens attentively to what's happening behind the door. But there is nothing special to hear. Quiet but steadily louder footsteps approach the door. Shortly after, she is opened by Lucy.

"Good morning, Susan.", Lucy is a little surprised while she holds the door open.

"Morning Lucy. Yes it's me."

"Come in first. What brings you here? Did not you plan something?", Lucy somewhat surprised.

Queen Susan walks in and looks at Lucy's baby's stomach.

"Yes, actually."

"Come on, I'm going back to the balcony, it's pleasantly sunny there.", Lucy, as she walks towards the balcony.

Susan follows her and watches her. But she does not notice anything unusual about Lucy. Arrived, Lucy stands at the railing of the balcony, enjoys the sun and asks:

"What brings you here? Judging by your face, you have something."

"Yes, Novid. The little one is very upset and has been hounding half the castle for nearly two hours to get everything ready for your child."

"Uh-oh. I already feared that, since he has been away so long without anything to do. That's because my mare, with whom I wanted to ride a bit this morning, said that she does not do that because the little one is coming. The next one or two weeks, she does not want to do it because of my daughter, since I'll have to deal with her first. I do not know how she gets it.", Lucy a bit clueless.

"Oh that's why. Well, that sounds pretty clear. Theoretically true what she said, but for the first time the little one must be there and after five months would be very early for a birth. However, something can always happen when riding, so their caution is not wrong."

"Susan. You can not compare my horse here with those in our world. They can talk sometimes and have good mind of what you feel about what they said, even if it does not make any sense. For me anyway.", Use Lucy.

"Okay, so you're right again. But I'm surprised that Novid is so excited. "Susam suddenly laughs a bit and then says something amused:" You could easily believe he was pregnant. As excited as he is."

This thought also amuses Lucy and makes her laugh. Which also Susan laughs with. After they both have calmed down a bit, Lucy says to Susan:

"I understand Novid's behavior very well. He lost his partner. They wanted to start a family and maybe she was already pregnant when she died. You know how much he loves and protects me, well at least you can see it in his behavior. He even opposed Peter for me. Honestly, I do not even want to imagine the horror he's experienced.", As she says this, she rubs her baby's stomach with her right hand. Her head sinks like the view down to the stomach and sounds very sympathetic in the last sentence.

Susan's eyes follow Lucy's hand and eyes. The sight is still strange to her. She looks up at Lucy's face again and says:

"To be honest, I still can not believe that you and Novid are a couple. Until a few weeks ago, we did not even know that a more personal relationship arose between you, let alone that you are pregnant with him. Now you are, the youngest of us, the first to found your own family.", Susan somewhat disbelieving, but also a little jealous.

"Well, it was not planned. Novid had presented the Happy Message the next morning after we had sex. I had not known until then that sex makes children too. He had shied away from sex the night before. Probably because he wanted to prevent that, but I did not pay attention. But he did not talk plainly. In retrospect, for me, a little embarrassing. But that is already five months ago and we are both a couple. I think it's nice that way and so it should stay.", Lucy satisfied.

"That's the main thing. As long as you are happy we have no problem with it. I thought you knew that, so I did not mention it again and I found the topic a bit uncomfortable. "Susan calms down.

Queen Susan turns her gaze away from Lucy, out to the bustle outside the walls.

"Yes, I am happy .... ouch. ... ", Lucy almost touches the stomach which suddenly hurts.

"What's Lucy?", Queen Susan looks worriedly at Lucy's stomach.

"Oh just a quick pain, me .....", Lucy looks down in surprise and reaches under her dress.

She blushes and says, "I think I just pimped in. Although that can not be, because I did not have to."

Shortly thereafter, Susan kneels worriedly and raises something on Lucy's dress and sees a strange-looking liquid running down Lucy's legs. She takes her right hand and wipes something on a finger and then smells it. Immediately she suspects what's going on. She gets up and says to Lucy, who is very embarrassed:

"Lucy, that's no urine! Have you had any more complaints today?"

"No, not really, well, sometimes a light draw or something like that, but not really worth mentioning.", Lucy reassuring.

"Lucy, I think that's amniotic fluid. The amniotic sac has burst. That's probably from the womb. I believe your draw have been the first birth pangs. Your daughter is really coming. "Susan gets a little excited as she looks up at Lucy.

"Then my mare said this morning. But how could she know that?"

"Does not matter at the moment, I tell the doctor. Lie down so long and relax. "Susan reassuring.

"Tell Novid, too, Susan."

"Of course, I do. But now off and lie down. It's going to be an exhausting day today."

Susan walks to the door as lucy goes to bed. When Susan is already out of the room, Lucy takes off her wet clothes and a bathrobe on. Afterwards, she lies down excited and nervous. Her eyes fall on the arched belly.

"She comes? Mine, our daughter is coming? Now? What will she look like?", Lucy in thought.

One thought and question after the other wander through Lucy's head. Suddenly a light pull in the stomach.

"Oh dear, she's coming out. How will that be? She's not exactly small, judging my stomach. But other babies are really tall and the women have survived unscathed. Therefore, it can not be so bad, but somehow strange the thought. Now she is still in my stomach and tomorrow or in a few hours I can hold her in my arms.", Lucy Thoughtful.

By the bustle which Novid has already made, everything is ready and the Docktor not ten minutes later at the door to Lucy's rooms. After politely knocking, Lucy asks and greets him. He puts his bag on the table and goes to Lucy. A short conversation follows and then palpation of the abdomen. after he has also checked the heart sounds of the little one and a few other little things, he confirms the suspicion of Queen Susan.

Although Lucy already knows the doctor for half a year, she is a little uncomfortable that he now sees her completely nude. But it is clear that it must be, if she does not want to go through it alone. In addition, she knows that Novid will be with her soon. It only takes a quarter of an hour for Queen Susan to come back. She goes to Lucy's bedroom and says:

"May I be present at birth, Lucy?"

"Yes, why should not you? So I'm not alone.", Lucy seemingly relieved.

Susan goes into the room all the way to the doctor.

"Can I do anything?"

"No, not really. There is not much to do at birth. At least as long as everything runs smoothly. We leave it up to nature and the body to set the speed. Also, I will mainly observe and monitor. Above all, learn, because I'm assuming that there will be more of the little ones in the future, so what like Lucy's daughter. Just stay with her and make sure that she relaxes. The more relaxed she is, the less unpleasant it is because the muscles will then be less cramped."

Queen Susan walks thoughtfully to Lucy's bed, thinking:

"Even more of the little ones? Will Lucy and Novid want more children? I did not even think about the possibility, but first the little girl she has now got out and if it's the way I know Lucy will soon think twice if she'll get pregnant again."

Queen Susan sits next to Lucy on the head of the bed and asks:

"And how is it so far?"

Lucy a little quietly: "a bit strange half naked in front of the others. Otherwise it's okay. The pull or what it is comes more often and stronger, but half as wild. Did you tell Novid?"

"Do not worry, I told him and the other two. Peter should be excited. Since he is now godfather of your little ones. Who knows, maybe he does, as far as excitement goes, even Novid competitors, now that the time has come. "Queen Susan in the end Amused.

Lucy has also giggle at the thought.

"Oh the poor. But already funny thought Peter completely excited, where nothing else brings him upset.", Lucy amused.

As the contractions get faster and stronger with the passage of time, the doctor makes another check-up. After that, Queen Susan curiously:

"So, everything ok?"

"Yes. Both are fine. The little one has a strong heartbeat and of course Queen Lucy is very excited. I think the little one is there, it takes a few more hours. Maybe two or three. Depending on how hurry the little one has it. So if they want to do something else, there's still some time to go until they're born.", The doctor reassuringly.

"That's good then. I stay here for so long. So far I've heard about it a lot, but I've never been to a birth myself. "Susan while she looks at Lucy.

It's about two hours while Lucy is waiting for Novid. Even the strong blows leading to the actual birth have already begun. While Lucy is waiting for him, Novid walks up and down in front of the door of the rooms and is now visibly restless from a distance. Even though Queen Susan thinks Lucy should not be disturbed now, he does not want to leave Lucy alone. He walks purposefully, under the eyes of Edmund and Peter, to the door and just wants to open it when Peter addresses him again as he walks towards him.

"Novid, you know that Susan said we should stay outside. It's a women's business and we should not disturb it."

Novid turns his head to Peter and stops.

"Peter, Lucy is my partner and the little one is my daughter. I do not want to leave Lucy alone and I will not let myself be stopped, I'll go to her. What's so bad about being a partner with her when she gives birth to our daughter?", Novid insistently.

Peter looks at him a bit helplessly. He is now squatting in front of Novid and he himself has no reason why he should not be there as her husband. Especially since Susan has decided, not Lucy.

"I do not know it either. Susan did not want us men. Is that a rule or whatever, I do not know."

"Lucy is probably already waiting for me to come and stay with her, and I'm standing around here doing nothing but waiting.", Novid is almost begging and keeps looking at the door.

Peter looks at Novid and think for a moment, finally he says:

"Alright, go in. But do not disturb her, otherwise Susan will make both of us hell later."

That does not let Novid say twice, and opens the door. Without further notice of Peter, he goes in. As Novid has forgotten to close the door, Peter does this before he sits down again and waits with Edmund.

When Peter sits again Edmund asks him curiously:

"Do you think that's such a good idea for him to go in?"

"I can understand Novid and we'll see what happens soon. Hopefully he will survive it.", Peter grinning at the end.

Edmund understands the joke and laughs a bit.

Novid sees Lucy on the bed, a little heavier, breathing hard. Queen Susan is sitting on the bed next to her and holding her hand, the doctor is doing something Novid is not interested in right now. A maidservant is still sitting in the room waiting for her assignment. He goes to bed and stands next to Lucy and opposite Susan with the front paws on the bed and asks a little worried:

"Are you alright Lucy?"

When Queen Susan notices him, she says something evil:

"Novid, what are you looking for here? I told you, you do not have to look here now, that's something private."

Novid looks at her incredulously with a hard-to-interpret look. But before he does himself, Lucy looks up at Queen Susan and says something annoying:

"What is that, Susan? Novid is my husband. He is the father of the little ones. Why should he stay outside now? I was afraid he will not come anymore. Please ask before you just take him away from me by banning him outside the door."

Susan looks down at Lucy and says, somewhat embarrassed, "I just thought because it's always done that way. Because it's something very intimate."

Novid ignores Queen Susan and jumps onto Lucy's bed. He cuddles his head to hers to calm her down. It works pretty good as usual and Lucy hugs him immediately. Finally, the Docktor looks at Queen Susan and also says something about it.

"I also think it's good if Novid is with her. Only right when the little one is there, he knows as a fox a little bit how to deal with puppies. He also knows how exhausting such a birth is and as much as she likes it can also help her to relax between contractions."

The doctor himself, like everyone else, does not do much and is only there in case of falls, supervising the birth. Lucy's contractions come in ever shorter intervals and slowly is also seen for Queen Susan that open Lucy's labia. Only a little, so that you hardly recognize it. But with each passing minute, they open up more. Queen Susan is nervous, as she has never been to a birth, but has often heard of it. Even the thought that she will experience the same thing once, is very strange for her.

Even though she has always seen Lucy with the baby's belly in the last few weeks, so many things, only now at birth, become really conscious. After a good twenty minutes, the tip of the nose of the small one can be seen between the labia of Lucy. Suddenly, Queen Susan's gaze falls to Novid, as she has often done in the last twenty minutes. But this time, the sight of a fox in Lucy's arms irritates her.

"Oh man, half a year in Narnia and I still have not got used to such a sight.", Queen Susan in thought.

Her gaze falls on Lucy's abdomen, which is clearly visible from her position beside the bed. She can already see the vixen's little snout.

"She's up to her mouth, Lucy.", Queen Susan to Lucy.

Novid leaves excitedly the bed and stands at the foot of the feet with his front paws on the bed. So that he can throw the first look at his daughter, where she now comes the world. Lucy smiles and can understand him.

"Novid what is that, what kind of a behavior!", Queen Susan suddenly a little outraged.

"Why?" Novid irritated while looking at Queen Susan, who is now standing next to him.

"Yes, why?", Lucy affirming and breathing hard.

"Well, he can not just see you between the legs so unasked.", Queen Susan justifies herself.

"Susan, Novid is my partner and has seen everything about me. The job is not foreign to him. He has made me the little vixen at least, even more intimate it probably noooottt .... ", Suddenly, she is interrupted by a stronger birth pains, whereby the head of the little ones continues to emerge.

Novid looks a bit worried about Lucy for a moment, but soon realizes that the other's reactions are okay. Bit by bit he sees his daughter's head coming out. It amazes him how tall she is and how she fits through the actually small female opening. Suddenly he notices the coat of the little one and is a little confused, as he has already seen some young foxes. A short time later, he grins at Lucy. However, this one is busy with the contractions, but Queen Susan gets it too and asks confused:

"Why are you grinning like that?"

Novid looks aside, to Queen Susan and says grinning:

"The little one has Lucy's hair."

Susan is surprised now. Hair? Her eyes go to Lucy's abdomen where the small's head can be seen and then to Lucy. This goes two or three times until she understands what Novid meant.

"Fact. She really has your hair Lucy. Her coat is in the head area partly in your hair color."

Lucy gets it, too, but she has other worries at the moment. Of course, the little one has no hair like Lucy, but the color of the coat is in the head area and some other places, not everywhere as red as one would expect from a fox. Novid continues to stand by the bed and watches as his daughter slowly leaves Lucy. Queen Susan looks at him and realizes how excited he is. She sees his tail wagging excitedly behind him.

"What's it like to become a father, or how Lucy mother?", Queen Susan in thought.

Then she is torn out of her thoughts as Novid appeals to Lucy.

"Well, you do that Lucy. I can already see the chest of the little one. Hold on to something, you've made it soon."

Susan sits down next to Lucy on the bed again. She alternately observes both, curious. After a few minutes, when the baby is almost out, the doctor comes and says to Novid:

"Please make room Novid? The little one is almost out, I have to get in here now. Not much longer and you can admire them on the whole."

Novid looks to his left, into the smiling face of the doctor. He walks away from the foot, around the bed and up to Lucy. The short time that passes before the little girl has made it all the way out of Lucy becomes an eternity and painful for Novid as Lucy holds him tightly with her left arm as the birth pains come. Queen Susan observes it a bit amused, but with some sympathy. She realizes that it is visibly uncomfortable for him, but he bravely endures. She also notices where she sees him lying there with Lucy, that he is quieter there again. Then comes the last decisive birth woe and the little vixen is born.

"And here is the little princess.", The doctor pleased.

A brief indefinable sound comes from the little vixen who lies in the hands of the doctor who kneels at the foot of the bed. After that, it is quiet again and a slight fidgeting begins. Lucy is a little exhausted and allowed Novid to breathe. He uses it excited to get up and walk across the bed to the foot. When he arrives, the doctor has just severed the umbilical cord. Novid has learned a lot about young foxes in recent months and goes directly to his daughter. He goes to her with his muzzle and smells briefly against her. The doctor reacts immediately and puts the small one next to him. After that bigint novid lick her.

"Novid. What are you doing?", Queen Susan, somewhat indignantly.

Novid ignores that. Rather, he does not get along with a few votes at the moment. The doctor talks to her after he has given her a hand signal that she should remain calm.

"Not your majesty. Leave him. Normally the vixen does that, but since Queen Lucy is not, that's not possible. It's good that he does that. It strengthens the bond, makes it known with its smell and it stimulates the metabolism of the little ones. Well, it's about to be dried off. But amazing for a male, he does that so instinctively."

Susan is a little surprised. Both about what she has learned, as well as about Novid. She walks around the doctor to Novid. There she kneels and says:

"Excuse me, but would you mind to take a moment off? Then I can carry the little one to Lucy. She sure wants to see her too."

Novid reacts and looks a bit surprised.

"Oh, of course."

Queen Susan gently picks up the baby on the towel after Novid has taken a few steps back. She carries the little girl to Lucy, who has already watched the whole thing inquisitively and uneasily, as she also wants to see her daughter. Lucy has straightened up a bit and is leaning with her back on a small cushion mountain the servant has made her. Susan puts the little one in the arms of Lucy and says:

"Congratulations little, you actually have a little daughter."

Queen Lucy looks at Queen Susan questioningly, but then answers with the little one in her arms:

"Thank you, Susan. But even if I'm the smallest, I have at least already a family and offspring.", Lucy teases back a bit.

Novid does not rest long and goes to Lucy and his daughter. There he continues where he had to stop. The little one fidgets a bit during his first personal laundry. Queen Lucy and Queen Susan watch Novid. After a few minutes, Queen Susan asks curiously:

"Do you already have a name?"

"Yes we have. Emili.", Lucy while watching her daughter.

"Then I'll go and tell everyone that Emili is here, then you have some rest together."

"All right, Susan.", Lucy to her while Queen Susan gets up.

Novid was not disturbed by the two. He finishes cleaning the little one a few minutes after Queen Susan leaves. Lucy watched him closely all the time, as did the doctor and the maid. It is also a strange sight for the two of them, although they know the two now half a year and know what's going on. The doctor sits on the foot of the bed and waits for the end of the birth process, which lasts a little while and the servant stet only a few meters next to it and looks at the whole thing with emotion. Lucy notices and is pleased that it is so well received. She is also proud of herself, even if it was quite exhausting.

Then Novid and Lucy lie cuddling with the little one in bed. The harmony is disturbed only by the afterbirth, a while later. When that's done, the doctor examines her again and leaves the two of them alone. After that, the servant re-establishes the bed and clean and stays within the call range outside the sleeping room. About one and a half hours later, King Peter and King Emund and Queen Susan visit the two. The two kings are, like all in the castle, curious to see the little one. But unlike the kings and the doctor, the rest of the castle still has to be patient, because today only belongs to the family. Therefore, the other do not stay too long and leave the three their rest.

After Lucy and Novid have fortified themselves at a dinner, they go to the balcony and lie down there to enjoy the last rays of sunshine. It's already sunset and Lucy has her daughter sheltered with a blanket lying on her naked torso. Novid is unusually calm and lies with his head on Lucy's left chest. His eyes are almost exclusively on Emili, who is already sleeping again.

Novid suddenly gets up and sits down. He looks at Lucy and says soulfully:

"Thank you Lucy! Thank you very much."

Lucy is a bit confused and asks in bewildered:

"Thank you? What are you thanking for? I did not do anything."

Novid looks at Lucy's chest and says smiling:

"Yes, you gave me the little one, a child, our daughter. You do not believe how much that means to me.", Novid almost crying towards the end.

Novid nestles his head on Lucy's. Lucy can understand Novid, but as well as she knows him, this emotional reaction from him is new.

"Novid, all right. But not with me you have to thank you, but with Aslan. I had no influence on the little one, you did it to me and Aslan made sure that she was born healthy and that I'm physically ready for her."

Novid still has his head on hers and answers:

"Yes, but you have worn it under your heart for all the months and protected it. You have borne the burden of creating her. Above all, you accept her and will surely be a good mother to her. Is not that worth thanking?"

Lucy is amazed at what he thinks and flatters.

"Well, I think so. Thanks Novid. Thank you for seeing that, and thank you for giving it to me.", Lucy gently pats Novy's hand over his head, which is still right in front of hers.

The sun has already disappeared behind the horizon and has colored the sky red. So ends the day on which a new species has appeared in Narnia and Lucy has made, including husband to parents. But neither one of them loses any credence about this significant fact.

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A few days later

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„Hello Susi."

Lucy's mare turns to face her and walks slowly towards her, noticing the curious sight of her mare on her way to her. When Susi arrived she says:

"Hello Lucy. Hello Novid. Nice to see you and I see everything went well."

"Yes. It was exhausting, though,", notes Lucy.

Suzy smiles and says: "Yes that's right and you do not need to explain to me. I know that myself and many others too. Therefore, welcome to the club of mothers. Congratulations to both of you."

"Thank you. But how did you know the day that the little one is coming? Her name is Emili, by the way.", Lucy curious, to her mare.

Susi laughs a bit and then mumbles: "Emili, pretty name. Lucy, I often have to deal with pregnant females and I know you all the time you were pregnant. I smelled that it is so far. Theoretically, Novid could have smelled it, and probably did, but he probably could not match the smell. For him, you simply smelled the day differently."

Lucy looks down at Novid who listens to the interested. He looks at her and does not know what Lucy is expecting from him.

"Is that correct? Did you smell something?", Lucy Curious.

"Yes. I noticed that your smell had changed the day. But because something like that happens again and again, I did not feel that important. Only when Susi said that the little one is coming, I first explained it to me."

"Why did not you tell me that?"

Suddenly Susi intervenes and asks Novid: "May I?", Novid nods in agreement.

"Lucy, this is Novid's first child, just like yours. After what I noticed, the little boy was really excited after he heard that from me. He had other priorities at the time and was thinking of something else. Your well-being, the birth, yours and his daughter. Do you understand?"

"Yes, so understandable. Was not a reproach.", Lucy remorseful.

Susi can no longer restrain her curiosity and comes close to the two, so close that she can touch Lucy's head. Then she asks excitedly:

"May I see her?"

Lucy looks at Susi with a smile and then down to Novid who smiles at her. Lucy did not expect her mare to be so curious about her daughter. She makes the blanket in which the little one is wrapped and only leaves the face a bit visible and presents Susi the little one. Susi eyes the little girl curiously and gets an irritated expression. Then she says:

"For a vixen she is quite large, but for a human, she would be quite small. Her head is quite large, unlike Novid."

Then Lucy: "Well, the head is not that big either. He's a little bigger than foxes, but not overly high."

"Right. Oh and she has hands. But how is she supposed to walk like that? She as a fox need all your legs, not just two."

Lucy looks grinningly at Novid, who also grins. Finally, Lucy says to Susi:

"The little one will only need two, since she will walk on two legs like me."

Shortly afterwards, Susi takes a few steps back in surprise. Lucy and Novid are a little confused about the reaction. Susi looks very excited now. Then Novid to Susi:

"What's wrong, something is not right?"

Susi comes excitedly closer again and says:

"Novid, Lucy. Do you realize what that means?"

Both look at each other and no one really knows what they mean. Then Lucy irritated to Susi:

"No, apparently not. What does it mean?"

"Lucy, Emili is the first of a new kind in Narnia. There was no such thing as an upright fox with hands. Therefore you have not only created a common child but also a new species. Each of these upright foxes, which one would see in a few hundred years, are part of both of you. Your grandchildren and great-grandchildren would all be descendants of you two."

Lucy a little uncertain about Susi:

"Do you have a problem with that because you reacted so strangely?"

Susi looks at her questioningly and then says:

"No, do not overlook. But it is already a very special moment to stand before the first of a new kind and their parents. Lucy, so far I've assumed that your daughter will be a fox, or maybe a human with some animal traits. But now she represents a whole new way is very exciting."

Lucy and Novid look a bit surprised. Because they have not thought of that yet. Sure they knew that their daughter was special, but they have not been that far in their minds yet.