Tarkus once again found himself on guard duty outside the Citadel. But this time, it wasn’t boredom that plagued him. In fact, he wished that’s all it was. No, it was worry that gripped him. A month ago, he and Tanith made a discovery. They were going to be parents! Just the thought even now made his heart flutter. But with it, came an underlying sense of anxiety that he couldn’t quite pin a source to. Was he scared to become a father? Was he worried for Tanith’s wellbeing? Was it fear of how people were going to react once they put two and two together and realized their queen was in bed with, in their eyes, a lowly guard? All of the above? He looked down and sighed. He wasn’t sure.

Today she was going to go get a checkup with the healers again. He wanted more than anything to be with her, but she insisted he stay his post, much to his disappointment. His moody contemplations however were cut short by the sound of humming. He turned around to see Tanith making her way towards him. Even with her belly now unmistakably full with life and heavy, she had a bounce in her step and a smile on her face. So much so that even his worries seemed to vanish at seeing how good a mood she seemed to be in. When she finally stopped in front of him, she just beamed at him for a moment.

“Soooo, did it go well?” he asked, raising an eye ridge at her.

“Mhm!” she confirmed with a rapid nod. There was something else in the air, an excited tension coming off her.

“There’s more,” he predicted. More excited nodding.

“Weeeell, let's hear it!” Instead of blurting it out, Tanith’s smile just got bigger as she held up a hand and displayed two fingers. He looked back and forth from the hand sign to her, trying to discern the meaning.

“Wha-?”

“It’s not just one,” she said, almost squeaking it out with glee.

“Not just-” And just like that, it all clicked. Why she was getting so big so fast, the extra cravings...

“Twins!?” he asked

“Twins!” she cried back.

“YEAAAH!” He cried as he brought up his hands in a victory pose.

“TWINS! WE’RE HAVING TWINS!” he yelled to the world with joy. To hammer it home, and much to Tanith’s surprise, he went so far as to lift her up and spin her around in his excitement. He may have been worried before, but he wasn’t now.

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And with proper confirmation for the numbers, they could only express a sense of joy.

Very overdue commission piece for  Viper9000

Tanith belongs to  Viper9000

Tarkus belongs to Zomb983

Story by  Raydis

Art by  Derrysome

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