Zef turned a full circle trying to take in everything all at once. Thie place almost made her nauseous. The twists and turns, the unending ceiling. Where the fuck was she and who the fuck were they talking about -- whoever they were.
A slim shadow appeared out of a door that just was there. It hadn't been there when she turned the first time. Now it was there without prejudice. It didn't vanish when the creature stepped through. It was dressed in furs and looked completely alien. The figure looked like a childhood memory -- something she'd seen in the old books. But not anything of importance. A childhood story told on the island she grew up. Its voice was gravely from disuse. "Sit. Feast. I be Midwife to you."
"Midwife. I'm not pregnant."
A wide pointed tooth smile spread across the creatures face making it look even creepier than it had moments before. "It is but hours old. We felt his conception, and it was glorious. You will feed us. Come eat." It waved its hand over the food. "All of your favorites."
Zef looked at the table and put her hand on her belly. How could they know? "Why am I here?" she asked.
The creature pulled out a chair. "Sit. Feast. There is much time to explain. But first feed us, feed the one within."
A slim shadow appeared out of a door that just was there. It hadn't been there when she turned the first time. Now it was there without prejudice. It didn't vanish when the creature stepped through. It was dressed in furs and looked completely alien. The figure looked like a childhood memory -- something she'd seen in the old books. But not anything of importance. A childhood story told on the island she grew up. Its voice was gravely from disuse. "Sit. Feast. I be Midwife to you."
"Midwife. I'm not pregnant."
A wide pointed tooth smile spread across the creatures face making it look even creepier than it had moments before. "It is but hours old. We felt his conception, and it was glorious. You will feed us. Come eat." It waved its hand over the food. "All of your favorites."
Zef looked at the table and put her hand on her belly. How could they know? "Why am I here?" she asked.
The creature pulled out a chair. "Sit. Feast. There is much time to explain. But first feed us, feed the one within."