RETH
Aymora forced Reth to let Elia go long enough that she could check Elia quickly, while Jayah examined her stomach and listened to the baby's heart after the shift.
Elia watched them both with wide, sad eyes. She shivered, though it wasn't cold in the room, and Reth worried that she was going to shift again.
"Give her the tonic so she can stay," he said, catching Aymora's elbow when she started to back off the sleeping platform.
Aymora's forehead pressed into lines as she looked down at Elia, who had immediately buried her face in Reth's neck and clung to him.
He held her there, stroking her arm, but glaring at Aymora. "Do it. I need to talk to my mate, and she needs to be with me."
