The system activated, a cascade of warning diagnostics scrolling across her vision in angry neon pink.
> [CRITICAL SYSTEM WARNING: MATERNAL STRESS DETECTED]
> Target: Species - Rabbit-Kin (Sub-Adult)Condition: Obstructed Labor / Internal Hemorrhage / Uterine Rupture
> Risk: 94%Fetal Vitals: Dropping rapidly (3 counts).
> Estimated Time to Total Mortality: 7 minutes.
"Help! Please!" The lead badger fell to his knees right in front of the Boar overseers, his hands shaking as he pointed toward the mountain ledge. "The word passed through the lower valley… They said the human female has the magic of life! They said the 'Ancient Sin' gave her the power to heal anything! Help us. This female has been in labor for two days—the kits won't come out, and the village shaman said she's already dead!"
The surrounding Fox Tribe members scrambled backward, murmuring in hushed, terrified whispers. To them, a bad birth was a curse, a sign that the spirits wanted the mother gone.
