fine. Mother has done this sort of thing a thousand times before." "I just wish I knew how things were going." "You have to believe everything is fine. If it weren?t, mother would have been out by now." "How much longer?" The warrior muttered as she paced. "Babies get here when they get here. Relax." Back and forth, about six paces in each direction, back and forth. This time with a little, three-year-old, blonde haired, blue eyed, shadow tracing the same path. The warrior turned, smiled at the first born and scooped her up in her arms. "Aunt Ephiny says the new baby will be born soon, my little princess. What do you think of that?" The warrior asked with a huge grin. "BABY!" Came the reply from the little one that was so much like the mother who had born her. "What should we name the new baby?" The warrior asked giving little Cyrene a hug and then began tickling the little girl. "Baby!" The little girl managed to get out through the giggles that erupted from her. "Your momma and I thought Ephiny would be nice. Do you want to name the baby after Aunt Ephiny?" "Yes." Cyrene said still giggling. "Ephiny it is then." With their daughter in her arms the warrior continued, back and forth. Back and forth, about six paces in each direction, back and forth. Today their daughters would become the rightful heirs and warriors in the amazon nation. The warrior looked deeply into