"I got caught in the rain last night... I found sanctuary with the Blackwoods for a time. They let me rest overnight and sent me away after vittles. I was on me way home when me labor started. I suppose I startled the coachman." The babe seemed to let go of her breast. She peeked under the blanket and straightened her blouse before adjusting the boy against her chest. He was sleeping away, milk drunk. She forgot her problems for a mere moment as she gazed at her babe. "If ye have a pen and paper handy, I could send a message to me ma and pa." Not that they would be happy to see her, especially in her current state, she thought morosely.