A free woman gives birth

When Astrid opens her eyes her mind flies to the irony she found a while ago. She really is fainting a lot. When she was young, she can't remember to ever do that.

She finds herself in the space in between souls and she is happy to see that at least she is not dead. Not yet. Remembering the last things before waking up here, she starts to panic.

"The baby..." She whispers to herself pacing around the empty space. "Come on, Astrid! Wake up! Wake up!"

She tries to slap herself, but she doesn't feel anything. Her soul is not built of anything material. Time passes differently here, like the hours are minutes so the longer she stays, the more worried she gets.

That's why she is so relieved when she sees Loras appearing in front of her.

"Astrid! You need to wake up!" He says like she can just snap back to the reality.

"The baby. What happed? Why are you here?" She bombs him with questions as she realizes that his being here means that he is asleep in the real world. Loras wouldn't have fal