The Mother gives the gift of life,

[lifeisnotasong]

When Sansa woke, it was pitch dark outside and she'd been so deeply asleep it took her some time to realise what had woken her. She snuggled into her blankets and a moment later had an answer when a pain rippled through her abdomen. Oh, she thought, that again. She reluctantly sat up and tried to remind herself that she had read false labour

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[lifeisnotasong]

Comforted by Susan's presence Sansa tried not to let herself panic. Panicking would not help and it might even upset the baby, the baby who would be here soon. Sansa was going to be a mother tonight, not two weeks hence, tonight. She'd thought the child might come late even because she'd read it was common for the first child to be so. She'd thought she would have longer to prepare and though she's made clothing and has everything she needs she does not feel ready to be a Mother. She looks to Susan and opens her mouth to say something, a courtesy or a trivial comment. Anything to take her mind off it. She might even ask Susan for a story as if she has not been demanding enough to drag her to Summerfell in the middle of the night. Then another contraction happened and instead of words Sansa felt her breath leave in a small gasp as she stuggled not to double over. Just as it passed there was a noise from downstairs. Not that it was easy to hear over the alertness of the direwolves. Sansa hadn't meant to cause such a fuss.

[real_buzzkill]

"And she's beautiful," Wilson agreed. After checking Sansa's vitals, he patted her on the shoulder "Mother and baby are doing fine." He felt a prick of heartbreak, thinking of the child who never had a chance to see the sun.

Huh. The sun was up after all. Had to be close to noon, which meant... Wilson was already running late for the wedding. He turned to Claire and shook her hand. "Great job, and I enjoyed working with you." The family was no longer paying attention to them. "I'm going to head back to the compound with some of this stuff, then get cleaned up. A good friend of mine is getting married today," he explained with a smile of relief.