Fortunately for Emlyn, Mr. Vitas ca back with Lily Greenan not long after. Apparently, the old physician managed to force the king's guards commander to bypass the chain of command and made a decision on the spot to call Lily.
He said if sothing happened to the crown prince's heir, then the commander should answer to Prince Mars and that was enough to scare the man. He imdiately sent his fastest knight to co to the Greenan's residence in the capital and fetch the princess.
When Emlyn saw Lily enter the chamber, she was in tears. Happy tears. She was glad to see Lily was okay and now could co and be with her during the toughest ti in her life. Childbirth was no joke and she was sincerely worried that she would die during giving birth.
If that happened, she wanted Lily to take Harlow in, at least until Mars returned to the capital.
"Oh, Lily..." she cried while reaching out her hand toward the Southberry princess. Lily tried to smile to make Emlyn feel calr. She took her hand and gripped it gently.
"I am here, Your Highness... you will be fine," she whispered. "It's going to be okay."
She had given birth three tis, so she was quite experienced and knew what to expect. However, she never gave birth to a premature baby. So, deep inside, she was worried too. What if...
What if sothing happened to Emlyn and/or the baby? Lily would feel heartbroken.
She witnessed Emlym's and Mars's wedding and she felt close to them. She liked Emlyn and Mars and hated to see anything bad happened to the couple.
"Lily..." Emlyn could speak more clearly because her contraction had stopped. "How long... will this take.. Do you know?"
Lily swallowed. She was conflicting about whether she should be honest to Emlyn or tried to find a diplomatic way to explain things.
Childbirth could take between one hour to 36 hours, depending on the woman's physical health and the baby's conditions.
Her first son was delivered after a grueling 28 hours, while the second and the third took less ti to be born.
However, saying to this woman who was enduring so much pain that her labor might take more than one day and one night, Lily was worried that it would make Emlyn dispirited.
What to do? She didn't want to lie...
"It depends..." Finally, Lily replied after Emlyn gripped her arm stronger. "My youngest one took a few hours to be born. It was painful but the joy and relief once the baby was out were worth it."
Emlyn bit her lip. She was not stupid. Lily only ntioned her third son's birth. That ant, her firstborn might have taken a lot longer.
"Can you... can you please get Mrs. Adler to help with my labor?" She asked again. This ti she looked at Lily with pleading eyes.
She had talked to Lily about Mrs. Adler before and was sure that Lily could use her husband's influence to bring the village witch to help Emlyn if the royal physician could bring Lily here.
No matter what, she was about to give birth to a prince, the direct descendant of the current monarchs. His safety was paramount.
Lily nodded reassuringly, "Yes, yes.. we already sent soone to pick her up. She will be here very soon."
"Oh.. thank heavens," said Emlyn with relief.
She was right. Harlow was truly her savior. He was the reason why Emlyn was not (yet) executed for the cri they accused her of, and now because of him, Emlyn could see her friends, Lily and Mrs. Adler.
Now... she was wondering what would happen if Harlow was born? Would they take him away from her and execute her?
Or, would they let Emlyn live so she could nurse her baby?
How much ti would she have after Harlow was born?
That was, of course, if Harlow survived.
If Harlow couldn't make it, Emlyn was as good as dead.
Mr. Vitas kept checking her pulse and took note of the ti between her contraction. After the initial excruciating pain, Emlyn's contraction slowed down to every half an hour and it was enough to give her rest.
She was exhausted by the pain and stress. Luckily, Lily was there and she was so helpful. She helped massage Emlyn's arm and legs to make her feel relaxed while they waited for Mrs. Adler's arrival.
"Can you please send all these maids out?" Emlyn asked Lily. "I need to talk to you in private."
Lily nodded. She turned to Mr. Vitas and spoke to the old man, "Sir, please take the maids with you and ask them to help you prepare so dicine and other things. Let talk to Her Highness in private."
"Understood, Your Grace," said Mr. Vitas in understanding. He bowed down his head a little and motioned the two maids to follow him. Before he closed the door, he turned to the two won and said, "I will be back with the village witch."
Emlyn let out a sigh of relief when she saw them walk out of the chamber. She held Lily's hands and pressed them. "Lily, do you believe that I am innocent?"
Lily nodded. "Of course I do, otherwise I will not be here."
"Please, please... never doubt my innocence..." Emlyn was crying again. "I love Queen Elara. She is like a mother to ."
"I know..." Lily whispered.
"I believe Ellena and the Prestons are behind the assassination. They have always wanted to take over power and Ellena loves my husband. She would do anything to get rid of ," said Emlyn. "I have confird it myself. She killed the queen to fra ."
"What? She confessed to you that she was the one who killed the queen?" Lily's eyes went round when she heard Emlyn's words. Subconsciously, she pressed her lips in surprise.
She had only t Ellena a couple of tis six years ago when she traveled to the capital before Ellena went 'missing'.
Lily had a good impression of Duke Preston's adopted daughter. Ellena looked sweet and caring. She was especially close to the crown prince. Even Lily could guess back then that Ellena was in love with Mars.
Did Ellena really have the heart to kill the mother of the man she loved?
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