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Yuri smiled at the boy's response and gave a respectful nod, his English had improved greatly, whereas Yuri's Elvish was still much further from getting better, considering he and Lillie spoke mostly English around the apartment. Before he could figure out what else to say or who he should talk to next, he felt an elbow nudge him slightly and turned to see that it belonged to none other than his wife. When the single word escaped her mouth, Yuri instantly knew what she was talking about. "After everybody's finished eating." He said quietly, keeping a cheerful face so he wouldn't arouse any suspicion from the others. He figured that, after all the eating and talking, everyone would be too relaxed to have some sort of outburst at the news. As time passed one, the conversation didn't die out, the knights, well, Virulent, Ashton and Felfor anyway, told stories of their travels and adventures, making sure to also include the ones that were embarrassing on Yuri's half. Lyx, who had barely been phased by Sopian's brush off earlier, simply talked to the two cousins cheerfully, his manner of flirting so subtle even Felfor couldn't detect it from where he was, sitting right next to the determined knight. The only three that remained relatively quite were the brother's and Sir Khamsin, the first two was normal, Khamsin not so much. He was still uneasy about Len being a Warloc, but refrained from doing anything for the sake of the others and his honor as a founding member of the Kylins.

Yuri too had watched Abbadon and Elendil listening intently, it seemed that what the knights told were topics that interested both of them. Unfortunately for him, he also noticed the interest Len took up when it came to the stories about Yuri, some of which he'd rather have been buried deep in their minds rather than spilled out onto the table so easily. "Yuri's job in the mission was to disguise himself as the princess, as their hair was very similar in length and color-" was all he heard from Ashton before his face went red, he had asked that none of the knights speak of that particular job ever again, knowing that the mentioning of being courted by multiple men would come shortly afterwards. It looked as though Ashton wasn't quite listening when he had requested that it be kept silent. His thoughts were broken as he felt Lillie's head against his shoulder, causing him to smile lightly. He took her hand under the table and gave it a small squeeze. "Not long now..." He thought nervously. Part of him knew that the knights would be mostly accepting of the news, if not a little suprised, but he was still a little worried about everyone's reaction.

Yuri smiled and gave a small nod, he had finished a few minutes ago, the nerves made him lose his apetite easily. When Ashton finished with his tale, Yuri was thankful that he actually left out the part where one of the suitors proposed to him. The action was even more uncomfortable by the fact that he was no longer in women's clothing at that point and having already established that he was in fact not the real princess. "I must admit, having Yuri amongst us been something all of us missed...however we are all glad that his years apart from us have been happy ones." Virulent said afterwards. Yuri gave a nod of thanks to the man who had been like a father to him, the moment cut short by Lyx, who as usual had some sort of comment for any situation. "Heh, yeah, it just wasn't the same when you left. The rest of these guys weren't nearly as gullible, I missed the feeling of accomplishment whenever you fell for a perfectly thought-out prank." He said teasingly, Yuri actually laughed a little instead of taking it as an insult. "But seriously though, we're all glad that you an' Lillie found each other, we all can see that you'll both live through a good future together." He added, raising his glass to the couple, Lyx could actually be a mature adult from time to time. The other knights also raised their glasses, all of them except the true brothers spoke simultaneously. "To Lillie and Yuri."

Yuri rubbed the back of his head with his free hand, he too was just a little embarrassed about the action, not used to the VIP treatment as such. He had noticed the difference in the way Lillie's parents' raised their glasses, her mother's seemed much more practiced than her father's, but refrained from saying or reacting in an obvious way. Yuri had been counting down since Lillie's 'ten more minutes' from the moment she said so, the time was almost near. "...four...three...two...one..." He glanced at Lillie for a moment and gave a small smile, indicating that it was time. Slowly, he stood, hand still in her's as she did the same. "I...no...Lillie and I thank all of you. We both thank each and every one of you for joining us tonight, it wouldn't have quite been the same had there been guests missing." He began, steeling every ounce of courage and confidence he could as he continued. "However, the night is not yet complete..." Many if not all of the knights tilted their heads in confusion and curiosity, glancing amongst each other and finding that none of them were in on the reason. "You see...Lillie and I have something that we must tell all of you..." He finally added, looking to Lillie to finish his sentence, the spotlight was their's to share after all.

There was silence in the room for a few seconds, Yuri's face went as red as Lillie's did, his eyes slowly sweeping across the various expressions. His stomach twisted itself into a knot, a slight cold sweat ran down his body, worried that the silence meant absolutely every single person in this room took the news as bad. Suddenly, there was movement, out of the corner of his eye he saw someone move. It was Vashyron, the youngest brother, standing and seemingly staring straight at the two. Yuri didn't know what it meant. Vashyron's 'gaze' then looked around the room, as if guaging everybody else's reaction before something that was seemingly impossible happened. "You should have told us earlier, we would have presented some token of congratulations the moment we stepped into these halls." His voice was muffled by the helmet, but clear as day to everyone's ears, his accent thickly English, something almost none of the knights had actually heard before. When the brothers joined, it was thought that he was a mute, never saying a word to anybody, which was why suddenly most of the knights, including Yuri, were staring at him in shock as he sat back down, as if he was the one expecting a baby, everybody but Virulent and Marcosias that is. Sir Virulent was smiling, a knowledgeable smile that made him look as if he was expecting that to be the news.

As the knights came over to shake Yuri's hand in congratulations, Lyx gave a mischievious smirk towards Ashton. "I think you owe me from our bet, Ash. I told you him an' Lillie would be expectin' or already have an ankle biter around by the next time we see them." He whispered triumphantly, Ashton simply rubbed the back of his head, he should have known better with his luck that he shouldn't take up any sort of bet. As all this was happened, Yuri was shocked by the sudden hug he got from Len, even more so from Vashyron speaking earlier. Hearing his warning, Yuri looked up at the man with a serious gaze. "I promised, both on my wedding vows and as my oath as a knight, that Lillie would be kept safe, happy and properly looked after as long as I'm still breathing. I'd sooner fall by my own blades than break either of them."

Yuri nodded. "Then I, too, congratulate you on your future child." He told him, a small smile edging it's way back onto his face. His attention turned to Unborn and obliged, hugging her momentarily. He smiled a little more when she said she thought of him as a son. "Thank you, that means a lot to me." He said, slowly breaking the hug before he felt a hand on his shoulder, the distinct metal of the greave familiar to his senses even before he turned to the man who he had thought of as his father. "You do us proud, my boy. I'm certain the two of you will be marvelous parents." Virulent said, to which Felfor continued, standing beside him. "You'd best be keeping that vow of yours, Yuri. Otherwise I'll be there to deal the swift hand of punishment." He said, his words serious, but his face held a softening smile before turning to Lillie and bowing. "I wish you the best when it comes to raising your child...and know that you will always have the knight's support and aid. We are, after all, just a hawk's message away."