Chapter 190: Sister Bond

Diana I opened my eyes to find myself alone. "How is that possible?" I mumbled to myself as I pushed myself up to sit. "You shouldn't do that," Anna said beside me. "How is he?" I asked, reaching for her. "He's fine. He's in the bathroom with the midwife and Madam Gertrude. They're cleaning him up, among other things," she said. "Speaking of that, I'm going to go check up on them," she added, planting a kiss on my sweaty forehead before disappearing into the bathroom. After what felt like an eternity, the three of them returned with a swaddled bundle in their hands. "Here you go," the midwife said as she handed the boy to me. "He's beautiful," I said, looking at his closed eyes and scrunched face. "A little bit, but he's also very pale. Can you tell?" I asked the midwife. "He is pale by normal standards," she said. "He looks perfectly normal to me," I said as I touched his soft cheek. "You could feed him," she suggested. "He's most definitely hungry." "Oh, fine," I said, pu