As the weeks turned into months, Janessa grew more and more anxious by state of her pregnancy. Her stomach was already huge and was only getting bigger by the day. It had only been three months and she looked like she was due any day. It wasn’t until one of her monthly medical examinations did She find out the extent of her situation.
“Congratulations my lady you are with eight children! I have only seen such a thing one other time during my career!” The court doctor exclaimed.
Janessa was flabbergasted by the doctor’s prognosis. Tears began to run down her face, this was her greatest fear, the worst case scenario. Janessa felt weak and was about to faint as she grew pale with dread.
“Easy my lady.” The doctor said, as he quickly helped Janessa to a chair. “You must be careful my lady. This joy and excitement you feel is perfectly natural but we can’t have to fainting and potentially hurting yourself and your children.”
Janessa’s head was still spinning from the shock. She only managed to mumble in shock as the doctor helped back into bed. “I think I’m gonna throw up.”
The doctor placed a bucked next to Janessa’s bed as Janessa slipped under her sheets. Once Janessa was properly settled into bed the doctor gathered his things and headed out. On his way out he was met with the king.
“Well?” Antyny, asked unable to hide the concern in his voice.
“She is fine my lord. She carries a heavy burden. You are to have eight children. When I told her the good news she cried tears of joy and nearly passed out due to excitement.” The doctor reassured Antyny, oblivious to Janessa’s real feelings.
“And?” Antyny inquired as if he was expecting something more.
The doctor sighed, knowing what the king really wanted to know. “It is still too early to determine how many are sons and how many are daughters. But rest assured my lord with eight children the odds of a son is great. I will check in on her in three months time, by then we should know. But for now she needs lots of rest.”
As the two left the harem chambers Janessa tossed and turned in her sleep. Her mind swirled with the nightmares of pregnancy with octuplets and the fear of childbirth.