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Mother Krisha

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Krisha and Xander are gonna be Parents?-Redwall Log

Who:

Krihsa-Badger Mother

Xander- Leader of Mossflower Defenders

Angela- Healer at Redwall

LOG:
   
Krisha is sitting outside, her thicker cloak on as she let the dibbuns have a little fun in the snow and then let Sister Ginny and Sister Anna take them inside for lunch while she sat outside and got, as she told them, some fresh air.   

Xander came outside and looked around, seeing Krisha he walks over and sits beside her, then speaks "Least it's not as cold, and your missing lunch aren't you hungry?"   

Angela has been a little concerned about the Badger Mother, and now, noticing that she's missing lunch (the Healer joined everyone for lunch? It's a miracle!), the mouse comes out of the Great Hall. Spotting the badgers, she hobbles across the open ground, tugging her hat lower and cloak closer as she leans on her staff. "Whot're you 2 doin' out 'ere? 'Tis freezin' cold!"   

Krisha just snorts "Called fresh air and not hungry..besides the cold air helps a little, was too warm inside, I will go back inside soon and I do have my cloak"   

Xander frowns, he waves to Angela "I was outside cause..she was and its not too cold, well since the wind isn't blowing its less cold"   

Angela scowls. "When ye're old like me, 'twill always be too cold out 'ere in th' winter." The old mouse looks at Krisha closely. "'Ow are ye feelin' today, young un? You weren't doin' very well last week. Are ye feelin' any better?"   

Krisha chuckles at the young one comment, "A bit better, guess spicy food was a bad idea"She shrugs "Guess wanted to try it, did like it though and I am fine just tried, but the dibbuns can make one tried, and ok I missed lunch but ..I don't know, certain smells are getting to me and not been able to eat all that much the past like week or so"
   
Xander shrugs, he is worried but is trying to not show it"You should eat something Krisha..I could make something"He smiles, he can cook after all just not a great deal of things, but soup is easy.
   
Angela raises an eyebrow as her eyes start to smile a tiny bit. "'Ow else have ye been feelin'? I need to know -- this isn't normal for a beast, y'know. I just want to make sure ye're okay." She has an idea, but she doesn't want to say anything until she knows for sure.   

Krisha sighs, "Just..that's about it." She frowns as one of the dibbuns seem to have gotten loose and she stands up a little too fast and gets dizzy, she goes to sit down, luckily the dibbun is caught by an order beast, ok so maybe add dizzy spells to her list of problems, rare at least but if she moves too fast sometimes, dizziness strikes, that and not eating much earlier and missing lunch didn't help.
   
Xander lets Angela and Krisha speak, but she it looks like Krisha is gonna faint he quickly is supporting her and helping her sit, and now is more worried as he frowns again "Maybe your still a little ill from wot ever it was, I still blame the hot root, those otters put WAY too much hotroot in it I am surprised the pan didn't catch fire"   

Angela watches all this with interest. "So, certain smells are settin' ye off, huh? Ye feel too warm, ye're nauseated, ye feel a hankerin' t' eat food ye wouldn't normally eat, yet you don't 'ave as much appetite as you normally do,and ye get dizzy if ye stand up too fast? Is that about it, hon?" Oh, yeah, the Healer thinks she knows what's going on.   

Krisha sighs, "I am fine Xander...it's off/ on..usually worse when first wake up but eases up." As for any other signs of what may be wrong..it's a little too early for any, well weight gain issues but likely that will come up fairly soon too.She looks at Xander "We can go inside if you want, I can try and eat...well something that agrees with me"   

Xander nods and will help her inside, just to make sure she is ok "Umm..something that would be ok to eat..ummm"What is it they always want to give beasts in the infirm"Veggie broth maybe and some..mint tea?"
   
Angela smiles. "Come on up to th' Infirm, young uns. I have somethin' that should hopefully agree with both of ye. I think I know why Krisha's feeling so ill, and I figure that's as a good a place as any f'r me to tell y'all." She leads the way, obviously expecting them to follow her.   

Krisha frowns but will follow and she is fine to walk slowly on her own, she is not really too dizzy now and sits down "I am ok with a short nap but...not all day"   

Xander follows, of course he is gonna follow "I can get that tea, there is a lemon mint one that is good I can make"

Angela makes her way over to the fireplace, shedding her cloak, hat, and scarf and draping them over the back of her rocking chair. "That sounds lovely, Xander. Please, bring enough for all of us. I'll serve the soup." She starts dishing up the soup she always has on the fire here in the Infirmary. She usually only serves broth, but the soup does have lots of yummy chunks of vegetables in it. Krisha gets mostly broth, but a few chunks of veggies are in her bowl, too. The old Healer also pulls out bread and cheese and starts slicing them.   

Krisha smiles, she lets her cloak be by the cot, she will eat a little anyways" I am not sure..wot is wrong, suppose maybe some odd cold? But I am not stopped up or have any cough"   

Xander nods as he exits to make that tea..lemon and mint, he knows how to make a good deal of different teas and even created one of his own.He soon returns with the tea and for anyone who wants it some honey to add.   

Angela motions for the badgers to put their food and drinks on a table nearby. "Y'want to be sittin' for this." She waits until they're both sitting and smiles. "I have lived a long, long time, young uns. I've seen much death in my lifetime. So it always brings me great joy to tell beasts this." She looks Krisha directly in the eyes, smiling wider than almost anyone in the Abbey has ever seen her smile. "Krisha, I'll know f'r sure in a few weeks, but as far as I can tell....ye're pregnant!"
   
Krisha listens and seems confused, thinking back she did have some of the same things back then too but..."But..how? I was told I..likely couldn't have a dibbun and the one time I...did, they were born way too early and..died..."Maybe not everyone knows so just in case "Northstar was adopted, and just..happen to be near the same age as...someone would of ...been"   

Xander listens and about drops his tea, lucky he doesn't and it's set down and safe "She is...?" He looks at Krisha "Your?" He looks at Angela, great more worry"But..if she is..with dibbun..w..wot if..."Not that he isnt happy with the news of a dibbun, just the worry is there.
   
Angela shakes her head, smiling. "I 'ave lived a long life, as I said. I 'ave seen many miracles. It seems the seasons 'ave granted ye favour." She looks at Xander, an eyebrow raised. "Whot if whot, Xander? I'm a Healer, I have seen much. What are ye worried about?"
   
Krisha lays a paw on her midsection and smiles, she glaces at Xander and does note his concern, she sighs as she replies as she could be a little worried as well "I was with dibbun...before, when I tagged along with a couple others to that Willowbark place...the dibbun was born early..it"She closes her eyes "Died..before it was really born...and I was depressed for a while and left to come back home before the others. I was in Ferravale when Marek brought this...infant badger cub...Northstar, her parents had been killed by Ormaz so I raised her and..think some thought she was my own blood...she wasn't but still was my child and then I..lost her...if I am with dibbun I..I don't want to lose them...too"   

Xander frowns as he listens, he remembers Krisha disappearing and him being worried, though he didn't know when the infant came from just some details here and there..found by the river an dKrisha was tasked to raise her.He looks to Angela "I don't want to lose..anyone..Krisha or the dibbun"
   
Angela pulls a stool over and sits in front of them. Leaning her staff against the stool, she reaches out to take their paws. "Aye, I fully understand. I lost a couple babies, meself, before I had DoraRose's mother. I understand, trust me. An' it's alright t' be scared. I was /terrified/ when I was carryin' Lydia. But courage comes from pressing through the fear an' enjoyin' every moment to its fullest. Life is far to short to live controlled by fear." She smiles. "And believe you me, I will do everythin' I know t' do to keep your baby safe. I promise."
   
Krisha smiles "I..I trust you" She nods "I had..wondered and when needed I can take it easy to make sure all is..well, I still plan to do my Badger Mother duties of course, unless like the...last 2-3 weeks I shouldn't"   

Xander nods as he just seems in some sort of daze of some sort "So....she really is...with....dibbun, so that means...." He has been a father, he gets along..sort of..with dibbuns but there is just that, its your own flesh and blood child that makes it different and he is likely luckly to be sitting cause...he looks ready to faint.   

Angela snorts with amusement. "Like I said, I won't know for sure for another few weeks, but as far as I can see, 'tis the only reasonable explanation. Do y'need to lay down, Xander?" After a few minutes of thinking, the Healer adds, "An' Krisha, if ye've already had a miscarriage, I want ye to start takin' it easy now. Don't lift heavy things. Don't pick up Dibbuns unless ye're already sitting, an' don't carry any of 'em. Don't go faster'n a walk. Take stairs slowly."   

Krisha nods "I can go slow and I can get a better checkup in maybe..couple weeks."She frowns as loseing a baby is mentioned "I am also...home and with friends...I wil likely be more relaxed or least...hope so"   

Xander nods as he stands "I am fine..don't need lay down, Krisha needs to lay down cause thats a good thing to lay down and..possible dibbun...ok, ok and that would mean...and my own...dibbun and..."He paces, and just mutters and gets more stressed "But..I could serious mess up...and....is the room spinning or is it just the...pa..pacing-----"Yeah lets faint now, least he found a pile of blankets they needed placed on the beds, so thats good right?   

Angela nods. "Aye, the less stress, th' better. I'm sure you'll be fine." And then Xander has a meltdown. The Healer just watches him, then rolls her eyes as he faints. "He'll be fine. Just give him a minute. Y'know, DoraRose fainted when she found out Cynthia was pregnant with Cota and Lily, LIlyMoore's namesake. Sometimes beasts do that. He'll be fine."   

Krisha gasps and starts to get up, only to sit back down with a frown, "Wot is there to worry on, he..he will be a good father, he was a good father to Northstar, even if he thinks he wasn't"   

Xander groans and his eyes flutter open as he seems a little confused and sits up "I..had this odd...dream and..or was it a dream?"   

Angela shakes her head. "Xander doubts himself. But maybe you an' the baby can 'elp build his confidence." Turning to the male badger, she says, "Ye're gonna be a father again. Krisha's pregnant. Ye'll be a good father. Y'don't need t'stress about it. Relax or ye're gonna stress Krisha out."
   
Krisha watches Xander and frowns a little, "Yes love...be less stressed...I will be ok, we have Angela and Gorvenalus here to help, they will make sure all is well love."She moves slowly and goes to hug him."Your..happy right?"   

Xander still sort of stares into space and then blinks at the hug and still seems not fully there, he then returns the hug and finds his voice "Of course I am happy Krisha"   

Angela smiles and gets her soup. "Just give him time, Krisha. He'll be fine. Now! Eat ye're soup, both o' ye. Ye'll need yer strength." And with that she starts tucking in, not wanting to talk anymore for the moment.   

Krisha sits and eats her soup, she smiles as she does have an appetite back right now,"As I said, I can have another checkup in a couple weeks before..well anyone else needs to know of this" Though it is a for sure, she is with dibbun but its a just to make sure sort of thing.   

Xander nods "Eatting..yeah eatting is needed to...live" He eats his soup as a lot of thoughts go threw his mind"Yes wait to tell others, they would want to know of course they would."   

Angela keeps eating, letting the badger talk. If they want to wait to tell others, then that's their choice. She sips her tea and raises her eyebrows appreciatively. "Mm, this is good, Xander. Can y'give me the recipe, or is it one o' yer family's secret recipes? 'Twould be good for beasts here in the Infirmary."   

Krisha smiles "We can tell others, later on for now us and Angela knows"She seems to just have this..sense she is with child and the checkup in a couple weeks will just further prove it, that and she may show a little bit of a belly by then since she is close to..a month along now.She sips her tea "I like the tea as well, its nice."   

Xander nods and sits up better, after eatting and drinking he speaks "I can tell you how to make it, sure Angela..I know a lot of different teas and even made a couple new ones.I even know one Uncle Zee made but it's..not really something that would be wise to drink at the abbey"   

Angela smiles. "I would love to share tea recipes with ye, son. What's in that old badger's tea? Alcohol? I sometimes could use a bit o' that..." Hey, she's a cynical old mouse. Sometimes she needs something to prove it.   

Krisha frowns at the mention of the alcohol but its not she would drink any of it herself, for sure not now. "I remember Oz made mint tea, like a lot"   

Xander nods "Yeah..some normal black tea and..ale mixed together, he liked it and drank it in Ferravale..Uncle Zee that is and yeah Uncle Oz liked mint tea more than other teas but he knew how to make others, not sure whay he never did"   

Angela thinks for a moment as she finished her soup. "I may have t'try that." She sets down her bowl and holds her tea with both paws. "Oz was an interesting creature. We had some good chats, he and I. I'm sure he's watchin' you now, happy for your family."
   
Krisha is relaxed as she speaks "Yeah, likely. I hope I am doing well with the dibbuns, I do wonder sometimes, I havn't had any really bad problems, yeah that DAB thing but that's it."She hmmms "I wonder...what the dibbuns reaction to..this would be"   

Xander frowns, he clearly still misses Oz as he finishes his tea and nods "I can write a few..teas down Anglea, including the one with ale mixed in it"   

Standing, the old Healer hobbles over to her personal cabinet and pulls out a small notebook, an inkpot, and a quill. "'Ere, Xander," Angela says, handing him the writing stuff. "No time like the present." She sits back down and finishes her tea. "I'm sure the Dibbuns will be excited that y'have a baby in yer tummy. I think ye're doing fine, Krisha. Keep doin' what you're doin'. I think Oz would be proud. Of both o' you." And she really means that.   

Krisha smiles "I am happy for a chance to..be a mother again, like a 2nd chance to rasie a dibbun..my own dibbun"   

Xander listens as he writes down some diffeent teas, he gets to about 15 for now, and adds in the one they are drinking now and the one his Uncle Zee liked so much, "Course you could always add less or more..ale, I kind of use a bit less than he did"   

Angela nods. "Sounds good, Xander. I like experimentin'. 'Tis one o' my hobbies." She goes to pat Krisha's paw. "I think ye're a good mother, hon. And yer husband is a good father. You both will do well."   

Krisha smiles "I hope so. I will likely let the abbot know of this first, then some others. I wonder if they ever has this..happen before. I think the Badger Mother before Oz was named Heartwood, no clue before her"
   
Xander nods "And I will do my best to keep them safe..Krisha and our dibbun..I promise"He will make sure to pay attention to what is going on, walk around in daylight when it comes to his child and if he can't, he is going to hold their paw at all times, hopefully not be too overprotective, but it very possible he will end up being anyways.   

Angela goes to take the list of tea recipes from Xander. "Well, there's always a first time for everythin', Krisha. And I know DoraRose and LilyMoore will be thrilled to hear 'bout yer baby." She goes to pat Xander's paw. "I know ye will. I don't doubt that at all."   

Krisha says, "Well I don't plan any trips, that's fer sure, not that there is family outside Redwall..and when its spring someone else can go to the market with some order beasts as I likeky wont be able to"
   
Xander nods, he looks at Krisha "Staying at the abbey isn't that bad and no need for any trips, your right and the furthest I will be is Ferrvale to check on my tavern sometimes"   

Angela nods. "Aye, no trips. Healer's orders. In fact, I'll be keepin' a watch on ye as the weeks progress. If I get concerned, I'll make ye use a wheelchair. I'm sure we still 'ave some badger-sized ones. Keep as much stress of your body as we can to protect the baby." She nods to Xander. "That sounds good. Who's in charge of your tavern while you're here?"   

Krisha frowns "A wheel chair..I don't think that would be needed and besides.....there likely isnt one around"   

Xander says, "Umm..."He frowns "It would be..Patch...hmm maybe I should pick someone else, course there is Mack , I dont think he would stay in Halyard..woulrd he?""   

Angela scowls slightly. "Mm. I don't trust Patch. But you know 'im better'n I do. So 'tis your choice." She shakes a finger at Krisha. "You'll use a wheelchair if I say to! I told ye I'll do all in m'power to keep yer baby safe, an' if I have t'drug ya because you won't stay in a wheelchair when I say to, then so be it!" I mean, she drugged Xander and kept him tied to a bed to force him to rest, so she's obviously not above that kind of stuff.
   
Krisha frowns as a thought comes to mind "But it would..harm the dibbun..like sleeping herbs would and its not like there is a chair somewhere like that"   

Xander looks between them and frowns, possible argument here as he stands slowly and looks to the hallway and walks out slowly, he has..chores thats right, chores   

Angela scowls. "I wouldn't've mentioned it if we didn't 'ave one! Zork's wheelchair is 'round here somewhere. It would work. And...okay, you may be right about the herbs. But still. If I say you'll use a wheelchair, then you will."
   
Krisha sighs "Fine..."She watches as Xander walks off and frowns, a look to Angela "Let's hope its not needed"   

Angela nods and starts gathering up empty dishes. "Aye, I hope an' pray 'tisn't needed, lassie. But I'll find it an' 'ave it checked on 'ere soon, just to be on the safe side." She hobbles over to a box and sets the dishes in it. "Xander will be fine. Just give 'im some time, hon."
   
Krisha nods "I know he just, needs a lone time. I worry about Xander sometimes."She stands and lays a paw on her midsection "I should get back to the dibbuns before they hunt me down"And she knows they will too."I will talk more in a couple weeks but....I would say a checkup isn't needed but just to make sure.."She smiles and heads off to find the dibbuns before they look for her.

Last edited by Mother Krisha (2020-01-02 07:27:25 PM)