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Barbarian … Queen … Priestess
Chapter Three
Tainted!
The next few days were hard for Xena. Gabrielle was spending more and more time with Lorelei, and less with Xena. More than once Xena was instructed to go help the king with his war plans. And each time she was dismissed, Xena was subjected to Lorelei's sweetly evil smile, coming from her own face as if she were looking into a mirror, unseen by Gabrielle.
And then the day came. Not long after daybreak, Gabrielle went into labor. It was not an easy time for her. The contractions, and pain, seemed to last far longer than anyone thought they should. Yet Lorelei assured the queen it was only because it was her first birthing.
At dawn the following morning, Gabrielle's son was born. And at Gabrielle's command, only the High Priestess was allowed to assist. And only she was allowed to hold the young prince to clean him.
Gently, her yet un-named son was given to Gabrielle, who immediately put him to her breast. But after trying to nurse, he jerked away from the nipple, spitting up and gagging.
"Try the other," Lorelei suggested. "Sometimes one breast isn't ready."
But again he refused after trying to suck the life-giving milk. Not knowing what the problem was, Gabrielle handed her son to Lorelei. She then massaged one breast, coaxing out her milk into a shallow bowl. But it wasn't the milky white liquid it should have been, but was dark, with a foul odor.
"My milk is tainted!" Gabrielle cried, tears streaming down her face. "I have no milk for my baby! How can he live without feeding?"
"We can find milk for him," Xena said. "There are many women in the village who are nursing. Any one of them would be honored to nurse the prince."
"There is no need to look elsewhere," Lorelei said. "My total adoration of the Queen has caused my breasts to produce. It would be my most treasured honor to…."
"Yes!" Gabrielle exclaimed. "Oh, thank you! Thank you so much!"
With a triumphant look at Xena, Lorelei opened her robe to expose one milk-filled breast, took the prince from Gabrielle and held him close, allowing him to suckle.
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