Chapter Thirty-Four

The days that followed saw a significant improvement in both Felix and Kendra’s physical and emotional health.  Since Kendra looked upon Felix as a brother and she trusted him explicitly, she asked him to help her with the baby so that she could resume the duties that she’d performed for the family over the years, which included hunting.  He was nervous and hesitant at first, but quickly took to the new role to the extent that Kendra was hard pressed to have time with her son.  She’d often joke that if it wasn’t for the fact that she was the one with the breast milk, she’d never get to hold him.

Seeing how much the new role of pseudo father perked up Felix’s spirits, she gave him the honor of naming the baby.  It took several days of extreme consideration on Felix’s part before he settled on the name Eugene.  Although, not a name that would have made it onto her baby naming list, Kendra smiled and thanked him