Kaede, Aika, Aiko and Hakuto open their eyes to a face looking down at them. They start crying without knowing why. Probably a baby reflex.
”Hey! Don’t cry, I’m your Dad! Welcome!” says the person, smiling down at them.
Before we go anywhere, let’s rewind back to some few years ago...
There had just been a major war between the races. The hero who had established peace and had disappeared, but the races sought to keep that peace. So, they hosted a peace summit on the human continent, Sealandia.
Each king came with his eldest son and daughter, along with his wife. At the peace summit, they forged a pact of peace. But it wouldn’t last long, as pointed out one king. So the royal mages suggested that each of them form a seed from their magic power, and seal them into the most trustworthy princess. To determine who was the most trustworthy, the princesses disguised themselves and went to live a commoners life for a set time. The one who helped her people the most was the most trustworthy. At the end of the trial, princess Selana of the human race won, surpassing hers competitors by far. The kings came back together and planted their magic seeds in her. According to the mages, they would be released as the first four babies of the princess, living testaments of their pact.
With this in mind, let us go back to the present, to the worthy princess, who was banned by a conspiracy of her jealous sisters and was living as a commoner under the name Aurelia.
Present day, Aedalon...
She was crying in pain, twisting and screaming. The midwives tried to reassure her.
”Calm down, you’ll be as right as rain very soon.”
But they sighed. She was at risk of losing her health or even worse, her life. After all, giving birth to one child was painful enough, two was a phenomenon, but four? In one go? This was mind blowing. Then at last, the last baby came out. The woman screamed once more, and passed out.
One look at the babies and one could tell that they were not normal. One was human all right, but two were beastkids and one a dragonet! What kind of association was that? The nurses figured she must be the long lost princess Selana. What she was doing there, no one could tell.
One month later...
While in the stranger’s house, Kaede, Aika, Aiko and Hakuto were lying in a mega cot, specially made to hold four babies at once. The stranger was still hovering over them, around them. Then some loud voices are heard at the door.
”Hey, Marsillas! Where is your wife?”
”What do you want?” replied the stranger.
”We need to talk! Why did you not tell us Aurelia is in fact, Selana, the long lost princess? We could have been in huge trouble had the king had found out!”
The stranger’s eyes widen. So, they must have put two and two together and found out. He goes to the door.
”She’s recovering.” he says simply and shuts the door in their face. He was a brave guy. Looking at him, no one would have thought so. With a strikingly young and handsome face, he radiated kindness, literally. He looked like he couldn’t kill a fly, sporting such a slim frame, but was actually the most skillful in the village in terms of everything. Apparently, his name is Marsillias.
He enters a room different from the one with the babies. On a bed lies a very beautiful woman with fine traits, in a deep slumber. He sits down next to her and holds her hand. Tears drop from his eyes as he squeezes the hand.
”Please… come back soon, Aurelia.”
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