He made a game attempt at wiping his hands on his shirt before he took Mokey's, nuzzling close to her. The midwife took the baby but only just for a minute, to wrap him in a proper blanket and leave the vest folded to one side. Then she placed him back in Mokey's arms, where Gobo looked down with a smile, lightly touching the front of the bundle.

"Our friends are going to love you too..." Look at that reddish face, and that hair like the color of new wheat... He breathed in slightly, then looked up. "In a minute, okay?"

The midwife, understanding, nodded and stepped back. "I'll go tell everyone that everything went alright, and then I'll be back, when you two are ready to go inside."