A solemn hush filled the hall, the aura of fate coiling through it. At shield guard Tercer's shout, everyone's eyes turned as one. In Tercer's hands, he was solemnly holding a strange, unknown brass instrument.
This strange instrument, never before seen, looked like a long, curved clamp. The clamp was a little more than an arm in length, but it was not thick; it was even somewhat light and thin. Its front end consisted of two narrowed blades, with an opening between them, shaped to fit an infant's head; the rear was a pair of gathered handles, ridged for gripping and applying force. At a rough glance, this strange instrument looked more like a short weapon for clamping and striking, and its use could not be guessed for the moment.
"It's been made? Copper Obstetric Forceps! Simple in form, yet a sacred object capable of saving countless mothers and infants!"
Seeing the instrument in Tercer's hands, Prince Xolotl's spirits lifted, and hope instantly appeared on his face. He murmured a few words under his breath, then immediately grabbed High Priestess Itoya and asked in a deep voice.
"High Priestess Itoya, are you certain the reason Nashu's labor is obstructed is that the infant's skull is disproportionate, and the force of delivery is insufficient?"
"Uh... Your Highness, that is roughly the present situation. It is just as I mentioned before, the root cause is that the herbs she took damaged the place nurturing life—"
"Itoya, take this!"
Prince Xolotl acted with thunderous speed. He took the Copper Obstetric Forceps from Tercer's hands, soaked them in a pottery jar of alcohol to sterilize them, then handed them to High Priestess Itoya.
"Time is tight. There's no time to say more! These are forceps to aid delivery, a sacred object the Main God