Guilty Silence (Part 3)

-Conor-

The days continued to slip by as the fifth week march approached. The baby gained the missing weight and a bit extra so there was no further concern over his weight for the time being. The five-week mark came, and Karen woke up and ate more of her dreaded cubes. She rubbed her belly proudly and after talking with Conor for ten minutes, she went back to sleep. The sixth week came and went. Karen slept soundly as she hugged her growing belly in her sleep.

The king had sent Conor on another mission and was becoming increasingly frustrated with Nathan’s antics with the decoy camps and clever traps. Zachary practically ignored any mention of Karen at this time to Conor’s extreme relief. However, there was an increase in missions he had to go on to Conor’s great dismay.

Two days before the seventh week, Bart had Bertha come by to check on Karen as all three of them had become extremely nervous about this. “We are two days away from the seven-week mark… She hasn’t woken up at all in