Re: ...like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.
Clearly, Thea had been picking up what Eva had been putting down: she was now wrapped up in a comfortable ensemble and was even given the chance to creep into bed as she'd mentioned minutes earlier. Joining the living world after a rise in temperature and lots of movement was probably something she'd have to ease into, Zap realized.
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown," Zap said, somewhat dismissively to the blonde with a tiny smirk. "Helheim, mostly," which wasn't a lie. Zap eased back into the pillows and looked to Thea again after staring at her feet for a moment. "I wish I could focus more on the children," another troubling truth. Her hand rested on her lower belly that had begun to rise in the past day or two. "Sif's arrival came at a good time, I think." Some of the burdens on Eva's shoulders could perhaps be lightened...