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"Really? He hardly seems the shy type. He holds himself proudly and speaks in such a confident manner." she said, listening to Lily's experience. She hardly seemed to know much 'you have to experience it.' A true friend would already know, she just wanted his hand. "I hope to experience it. My stay is indefinite but my father wanted me back within the month." And frowned, moving yet another piece. "He does seem fierce though, doesn't he? I think it's a handsome trait to have. His eyes are so sharp."

The hare sat there in shock as she pecked his cheek. "Thank you." he said softly before Emily pecked the other one, a blush spreading across his features.

"Bye bye, Kashi. Enjoy your dessert!" and followed out. "He seemed really sad and scared when he asked him about it." she said softly, holding Nix's hand. "It must be scary to have your eye removed."

"They might not be, but their people might. Leo's appearance is no doubt well known, at least among the capital." And Lewis, would they still remember his uncle? "when it crumbles it will be divvied off among the countries or have the innards become their own countries." he shook his head. "My greatest fear is not politics and land, it is that I will not be a good husband or a father. And I am telling you this against my will. My father and Uncle Lewis are too supportive and you're a b*****d." he chuckled, not meaning for it to sound so much like an insult. "I apologize. I do have one other person I can go to, but you are right here for the moment."

"Check?" she asked, surprised and analyzing the board. It was indeed a check, but could she save herself from it? "We are not trying to break away," she said forcefully, hands hovering back and forth over certain pieces. "The rest of the country wants us to break away and has limited the supplies given to us in hopes we do." She seemed ready to move one piece but decided against it. "My father does not share the same views as the king." and sighed. "I resign. You are rather smart." Elliot had taken more time to beat her, but now it made her wonder if he had been nice.

"If it was an accident he might be hiding an ugly scar. There could be a scar even if it wasn't an accident." She thought. "Both of their eyes were removed on opposite sides? That's really weird, Nix. I hope Annabelle and Martha got more of an explanation then we did."

Elliot leaned back in his chair and gave a loud laugh, quickly silencing himself in shock. "Pardon me." he murmured. "I shall keep that in mind, then. but I imagine how I treat my own child will be much different then how I treat my sisters." Oh Tsume you were useless, supportive, but useless. No he wasn't useless. "Oh I am so frustrated. I think I shall retire to bed and speak with my father in the morning. Thank you, Tsume."

"I am here to persuade no one, plus there is rumor that the king will be retiring and putting his son on the thrown." she explained with a hard edge in her voice. Was Lily accusing her of trying to corrupt the throne? "If the rumor is true, there is little the king can do now and our future lies on Prince Elliot's shoulders." But Lily moved forward and moved one of Nayiin's own pieces, and it was like a direct insult to the woman. She stared, anger flickering to life in her belly, door clicking shut behind Lily. With a quick move of her hand all the jade pieces clattered to the floor, light brown hair falling over her shoulders before it moved like a cape, twirling behind her as she threw the set to the floor.

"Hello girls!" Ipo greeted. "How are you two doing today?"

"You don't do it like that." Annabelle scolded, taking teh corner sheet from Martha and fixing it herself.

"That's how he showed us I'm doing it right!"

Emily blinked. "What's going on?"

"I told them that if they made their beds I'll answer why I bandage this side of my face. Did Kashi tell you two anything?"

"Says the puppy following his master." Elliot responded in a playful manner, standing as well. Yes, Elliot had much support, but he had no one he could speak of it too. His ears lowered, silver eyes snapping to the wolf as a small blush colored his cheeks. "Good night, Tsume." and waited for the wolf to leave before looking at the messy desk. He could do it tomorrow, Nayiin had seemed so interested in the duties of the prince, so he could go over some of the lighter work tomorrow. With that he departed and walked down the hall, finding the stairs and climbing upwards. Perhaps a rest was in order, even if Tsume was right. Why was it so much more embarrassing now that Leo knew his feelings?

Elliot finally made it to his room, entering and closing the door behind him, sighing. He felt exhausted despite the fact it was still somewhat early in the evening. "You look comfortable." he pointed out with a smile, moving to the wardrobe for his night clothes and starting to undress.

"Purposefully? Nonsense, it had to be removed." He said. "It was infected. Visions become corrupt and false when they're infected." he said with a smile. "So you remove the infection."

"ah, thank you." Martha said, soon fixing her own bed quickly, Annabelle nearly done with hers.

"But what was it infected with?"

"I can't tell you that. Only about how mine was removed."

The hare finished cleaning the large dining room, closing the door behind him and stretching. Now he had to clean up the game room that him and Elliot had shown Nayiin, though there was probably little mess. He walked down the hall, stifling a yawn. He was sleepy, and worried. Ipo was bound to jump down his throat and rip him apart from the inside later, but maybe not to much. Who was he kidding they still had so much work to do, Ipo would find some time. "And I still need to clean the bedroom wall." he groaned.

Elliot smiled back at the Falian, kicking off his shoes and pants so he could finish dressing. "It was a talk, and a nice one. You would be so proud, we didn't argue." well they were about to debate about the baby being a parasite but Tsume ended it before it started. Closing the wardrobe the prince moved onto the bed, nuzzling his love happily. "How was your day without me?"

"I finished!" Martha finally said, Annabelle sitting on her already completed bed. Ipo had done Emily's as an example, but the said triplet popped out of the wardrobe, dressed in her night clothes. She hadn't wanted to change in front of Ipo so did it in the wardrobe instead.

"Will you tell us why you're bandaged, now? Martha just took so long."

"Hey," the girl snapped at Annabelle. "You kept on messing me up in the beginning."

"Now now girls, calm down calm down. I'll tell you." and motioned them closer, waiting until all four were in front of him. They all looked so curious it made him want to grin and laugh. "Well, the reason half my face is bandaged is because..." they were hanging on so tightly, though Nix seemed cautious toward this. No fun, she was. "Magic happened and I was born a cyclops!" he exclaimed, shocking them and leaping over them, landing on his hands before flipping onto his feet. "and that is why I am a cyclops!' and exited with a speed only his species of animal had, abandoning them.

Emily stood there. "we've been tricked."

"God! I knew he wouldn't tell us anything!" Annabelle exclaimed angrily.

Kashi looked over and smiled. "It is, yes. Thank you." and exhaled through his nose. "I am worried I may have told the girls too much, and then Ipo will come find me and get mad at me for it." he chuckled, opening the game room and pausing, looking at the state of chaos and disarray it was in. Someone had thrown a tantrum. "Oh my, it is like a whirlwind swept around this room." and lifted a nearby chair back to its original position.

Elliot kissed back with a smile, kissing the pale forehead as Leo rested his head on his shoulder. "I am sorry your day was so dull. I thought you were going to keep the Prime Minister company." and looked down at the stomach which did indeed seem larger. Fingers gently rested against the large hump before placing the flat of his palm on it, feeling the warmth. "You will just wear the bed sheets then?" he chuckled. "I am sure we can find you something if you'd like." and gently started to stroke the stomach, still somewhat frightened by what was living in it.

"He was born a cyclops?" Martha asked. "Really? What's so truthful about that?"

"That stupid rabbit never gives straight answers." Annabelle huffed, changing into her nightgown.

"Cyclops are only born with one eye." Emily murmured in thought.

Annabelle looked at Nix. "I'm not used to doing it, we have maids to do that for us."

"Yea, I had to move the bed a lot, it was weird. And they do that everyday." Martha flopped back. "Ugh, I feel bad, I sleep so messily too."

Kashi continued to move around and just things or put them back on their proper place on shelves and over the mantle of the fireplace. a lot of the breakable things seemed untouched, moved like they wanted to be thrown but placed back instead. "If I put it off he'll just be worse when I find him." he explained softly, wiping a glass figurine on his jacket before looking at it again. "Ipo fears water, I've never seen him take a bath." Though considering it was Ipo, it made sense, at least to Kashi.

Elliot hadn't suspected that scenario, and now that he imagined it he felt guilty for putting the man through that. He was practically showing Leo off as though saying he could do it but Lewis himself couldn't. Elliot had to stop being so insensitive toward that man, but he'd done it for so long changing the pace would be difficult. His mind was taken away as Leo spoke of the child being proof of their love, making him blush and frown and embarrassment. "I haven't had time to think of it." he murmured, which was true. It was thrown at him and then he was thrown into doing other things, and even now his mind was still buzzing with to-dos and what-ifs and needs-to-be-dones. "I suppose they both have their ups and downs, but my main goal is to keep you. We can always make more children." It was a terrible truth, but Elliot did not want to lose Leo to a baby, making children was easy, coming across someone even similar to Leo was near impossible.

"I'm afraid to go visit Falia." Martha admitted. It was just so different from everything she'd known, like Leo having a baby. "I do want to go but I really don't."

"I do! Just to see all their clothes!"

"Seeing how everyone interacts would be nice." Emily yawned and climbed into her bed, snuggling underneath the fluffy blankets. "You and your people are so amazing, Nix. really."

The small thought of Tsume trapping him crossed his mind, but the rest of him said it was a hug and that he should calm down. "I know, the king and the Prime Minister have said the same things." But Kashi would never go to any of them, there was so much he'd told, so much he'd given away. Had he still been in Kasp and done what he'd done here in Nalaenir he'd be dead many times over, or tested on new ways to kill someone. Though Tsume questioned Ipo's fear of water and the hare hesitated on answering. "He..." how did he word this? "Reacts different to water then we do." that was the best way he could put it, though he doubted it helped Tsume at all.

Elliot hadn't completely come to terms with it. Some part of his mind was praying that this was still a dream or a well thought out practical joke, a man being pregnant. And giving birth, Elliot didn't know that either. He could ask Kasp for help, they were so further along technology, science and magic they must have thought of something for this. "Yes, we can trust the trees," well Leo could, anyway. Talking to a large piece of oak still seemed as mad as Lewis watching the flowers grow. "They know what is best." and hugged his lover close, still worried, still nervous.

Martha grumbled something incoherent, hiding her face underneath her pillow. She didn't want to, she'd be wrong. And weak, she hated being wrong and weak, and Tsume's lessons were just more stretching. She wanted to, but she'd be wrong, and it frightened her. "Emily snuff out the candles."

The girl crawled back out of her bed, licking her finger and thumb and slowly began to put out all the candles. "I'd like to see the library. It sounds interesting, the first written text."

"Weavers are the people who made your clothes from flower petals, right?" Annabelle asked. "I have to see how that happens."

"No, no it's not that. The magic is fine." He said, trying to now distance himself from Tsume. He'd already said so much that Tsume was able to piece things together. He was terrible, horrible, he'd be punished terribly for this. "His... his body isn't water proof." he murmured, dusting off the couches. "He... his skin..." he didn't know how to describe it, what was underneath the thin layer of skin. Ipo was human, he functioned properly like Kashi. "He's just..." he was different though, so much different. His body was more resilient then Kashi's. "He's not water proof..."