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161: The Birth

Aвтор: Fiona Cakes
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DAISY'S POV

The forest had changed since the war, but only just.

New green pushed up through old ash. Flowers bloomed where fire once scorched the earth. Trees whispered again, not in warning, just in welcome.

Zordon and I walked hand in hand along the narrow path, the one we'd taken long ago when everything between us had been tension and doubt. Back then, I wasn't sure I believed in fate. I wasn't sure I believed in us.

Now?

His hand was warm in mine, steady and strong. My feet moved slower than they used to thanks to the weight I carried, but I didn't mind. The baby kicked every so often, reminding me that time was short. That soon, we'd be three.

"You're quiet," Zordon said softly, brushing a low-hanging branch out of my way.

"I'm thinking."

"Dangerous."

I gave him a sideways look, but I smiled. "What will we name him?"

He paused. "I don't know. I thought you should do the honors, since you are the one who will birth him."

"I see," I said, exhaling.

The wind stirred through the le
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