Safely Endangered (Part 3)

"You are the best daughter-in-law I could ask for, Kamila. May the gods bless you and the baby." Elina said.

"We can do that, but do you realize that it's just bullshit?" Salaark asked. "Words are just words, it's our physical presence that matters."

"Stop ruining this for me!" Elina still had a hard time accepting that the gods she had become used to calling upon ever since she was a child were now right in front of her.

She dragged Lith with her, leaving Kamila alone with the crowd.

For someone with no family, being surrounded by strangers that were all smiles and nice with her was beyond creepy. She had met only a few of the guests on the day of her second marriage ceremony and they had just exchanged pleasantries.

Now every one of them wanted to congratulate her, hold her, and of course, touch her womb to look at the baby with Invigoration.