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Solona had been giving it some thought ever since Anders brought it up. Escape the tower together? Her, Nellie, him and even Cullen? It was crazy but the way Anders explained it, it just might work. Surprisingly, Cullen agreed to do it, with Nellie's powers of persuasion of course.

So now the four of them are off to escape the Tower. Hopefully everything goes according to plan.

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Anders is back a bit early from the apothecary today. He has a surprise for Solona, and he couldn't wait until later to give it to her. Nellie, being the sweet and understanding soul that she is, told him to go, she'd cover for him.

His surprise has been kneading at his arm for the last ten minutes, and little kitten claws are surprisingly sharp. But that's all right. It'll all be worth it to see the look on Solona's face.

"Solona, I'm back! I got a surprise for y--you don't look so good, love...no offense. Are you feeling okay?"

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"N-not... At... All..." Solona heaves, slumped over a basin which was already disgustingly half full. "I haven't been feeling well the whole morning. It must've been something we had last night."

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Anders frowns in concern, gently placing the kitten down on a nearby chair, where it curls up and starts kneading at that instead. He goes to crouch down next to Solona, placing a hand on her forehead.

"You don't feel warm...we had soup last night, do you think something there must've disagreed with you?"

He looks at the basin and frowns.

"Go lie down. I'll empty this out, and then I can do a proper check-up on you."

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"Aaw, you brought home another kitte--!" Another wave threatened to release at the back of her throat. She stops it before she barfs all over Anders. Solona scrambles for the basin and pukes again with a loud groan.

"I'm not sure about the soup. I mean, you all ate the soup too. Shouldn't you all be feeling horrible as well?" She winces as she makes an effort to stand. "I'll go off to the bedroom," she groans again, trudging towards said area.

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He groans and rolls his eyes.

"Well, you made it to the basin...let me go clean this out. You may be having a reaction to something in it. Like an allergy or something...though you've been a big green for the last few days..."

Anders smiles and shakes his head.

"You can take the little guy with you if you want company, but I warn you, he's got very sharp little claws."

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Solona's eyes brighten up at the sound of the kitten and immediately changes her direction and moves to take the kitten into her arms. She coos at it as she enters the bedroom, ignoring the claws that dug into her tunic. "He's adorable, Anders! Where did you find this one?"

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Anders grins at the sight of her and the kitten.

"This one was in the back of the apothecary. I was getting supplies, and I think he got trapped back there...I helped him out, and he started following me around, so I brought him back here to surprise you!"

He goes and cleans out the basin, before bringing it to Solona in the bedroom.

"Here we all, all clean. I haven't named him yet, you know. Thought you might like to do the honors."

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"Thank you," Solona smiles, placing the basin on the side table just in case. Solona coos at the kitten again, holding it above her as she lay down.

"It's an orange tabby! Reminds me of Mister Wiggums," she beams at Anders. "Do we give this one a regal name or a cute one?"

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Anders smiles and kisses her forehead. The kitten bats at his nose, and he laughs.

"He's adorable, I think. I'm glad you like him. Hmmm...well, what do we still have on our list of kitten names?"

It's gotten to the point where they've got a list of names for all the potential pets Anders and Nellie are likely to bring home with them.

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"Ser Pounce-a-lot definitely has a nice ring to it for this one," Solona giggles, blushing slightly at Anders' kiss. "He sure is feisty, isn't he?"

She can feel her insides threatening to force its way out again. She holds the kitten out to Anders. "Hold him!" She leaves it in his hands, reaches out for the basin and pukes again.

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"Ser Pounce-a-lot...like that tiger I always drew in the margins of the books in the Tower?"

He grins at her. Oh, she knew him too well.

"Love, that is a perfect name. Absolutely perfect."

And then she's handing him the kitten and vomiting again, and he winces.

"Maker's breath, love, you really are sick...okay, let Doctor Anders take care of everything. We'll figure out what's wrong with you, won't we, Pounce?"

Ser Pounce-a-lot mews happily.

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"Adorable, yes?" Solona grimaces, looking up at him apologetically. "I'm sorry I'm such a mess, doctor." She looks at the kitten. "Pounce, I'm sorry that you had to meet me this way."

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Pounce just mews again and swats at Solona's nose playfully.

"I think he forgives you, love. Okay, Pounce, you go keep the patient company."

He hands Ser Pounce-a-lot back to Solona, before sitting next to her at the edge of the bed.

"All right, Sol. Apart from the vomiting, how are you feeling? Any other symptoms?"

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"Maker, my back aches like no tomorrow," she pouts, taking Pounce into her arms and stroking his fur. He begins to purr and she starts cooing at him again. "And I've been feeling extra tired lately."

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Pounce clearly loves the attention, and he starts kneading again.

"You've been going to sleep at the normal time...if anything, you've been sleeping more than normal...You've been looking a little green lately too, love...is this the first time you've been throwing up like this?"

He wants to get all his information straight before he starts examining her.

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"Ouch! Pounce!" Solona tuts at the kitten, placing a blanket between the both of them for him to knead at. She continues petting the kitten and turns to Anders. "Well, just for the past few days, yes." The growing concern she had for her body was written all over her face.

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Pounce can't help but have his sharp little kitten claws. But he keeps kneading at the blanket, purring happily.

Anders frowns a bit. No, it can't be...

"All right. I'm gonna have to take a look, if you don't mind."

His hands start glowing blue, and he gently places them on her stomach.

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Solona looks at Anders worriedly. She absently strokes the underside of Pounce's head and behind his ears as Anders examines her.

"What's wrong, love?"

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Anders frowns, looking around via his magic, hoping that he won't find what he's suspecting is there...

...but he does. And he pales a bit, pulling his hands away, before staring at Solona, a strange look on his face.

"Solona...You...You're pregnant."

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Solona stops moving and stares at him-- no, glares at him. She couldn't possibly be pregnant. She'd taken all the precautions whenever the two of them had sex and whenever she couldn't, he'd always take his precautions and-- Oh, Maker!

"I'm what?" she asks almost inaudibly.

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Anders looks away, gulping slightly. They'd been so careful, they'd always been careful, how could this have happened....

"...Pregnant. You're pregnant, Sol."

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It's all a mix of emotions within her now. "Don't play with me, Anders. This isn't funny." She bites her lip.

Pounce mews helplessly and kneads at the blanket, craving attention.

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Anders shakes his head, looking away from her.

"I'm not...I'm not playing with you, Sol."

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She's had about enough of this.

"Look at me, Anders."

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Anders swallows hard and does look at her, straight in the eye. And he just nods.

"I'm sorry, Solona. I'm not...I'm not joking."