It was dusk and the group had started to make campfire. We have opted to stay for another night to rest and retrieve our strength. I was sitting at the side resting.
Regaleon was out hunting for our dinner early in the afternoon. He and the n that accompanied him would be back any minute now.
Tricia was arranging the cooking utensils for dinner tonight and William was left to accompany . The siren child was also here with keeping company as well, while I write a letter to my family back the Alvannian palace.
The siren child that ca to us stayed within the camp. Her siren sisters were still afraid and stayed under the lake. She said her na was Anatalia and I was happy seeing her very curious with our things.
"So, this is what you call a ’pen’." Anatalia looked at the pen that I was using. "You use this to ’write’ words on this ’paper’." She looked at it curiously.
"Yes." I said with a smile. "I am writing to my family back at ho in Alvannia."
"You can send words with this?" Anatalia said with twinkling eyes. "Amazing." I giggled looking at her bewildernt.
"You look pale, are you feeling well?" William that was standing beside asked.
"I am just feeling a little dizzy, maybe an after effect of the poison?" I said not letting him worry even more.
"That cannot be. The antidote should have done the job to complete detoxify the poison in your system." Anatalia said. "Here, let take a look."
Anatalia took my hand and felt my pulse.
"You know how to take pulses?" I asked in amazent.
"I may look like a child, but I am already twenty-five years of age." Anatalia said. "We age rather slowly than humans do. And also, I have studied dicine and is a certified siren doctor."
Anatalia was seriously listening to my pulse. I was rather fond with Anatalia by my side, I made a connection with her rather quickly to my surprise.
"Tell , when was the last ti you bled?" Anatalia asked.
"You also know the ti of the month of human won?" I asked in bewildernt. "Well I am not sure really, I lost track of ti."
"We sirens also have such tis like human females does. We have the sa reproductive organs as well, that is how we mate human males and reproduce." Anatalia explained. "Well, judging from your pulse, you might be expecting."
"E-Expecting?" I was shocked by what Anatalia said. "You an expecting aning... pregnant?" I asked rather surprised.
"That is what I think it is." Anatalia said pinching her chin in thought.
"But I do not feel anything out of the ordinary other than the dizziness." I said. "Should not I at least feel fatigue, dizzy, and the constant vomiting. As I know, that should be the case in the early stages of pregnancy."
"Judging by your pulse, it is still in the most early stages. Maybe two to three weeks at most." Anatalia said. "The morning sickness, that is what you call the symptoms of pregnancy, usually kicks in in the sixth week or so. Sotis, a woman would not have such symptoms at all. It varies from person to person. But I am sure that you are expecting, even though it is rather faint. Take my word for it, I am quite am expert on this. I have diagnosed many sirens and it turned out positive at most."
I blinked at the thought of my pregnancy. Yes, Regaleon and I have been doing it every night without any protection, but the journey we are in was rather rough. Everyday my body was shaken riding a horse, not to ntion the rough roads we have passed by. I never even though I would conceive in this journey.
"That is great news." William said. His face showed sincere delight to the news. "We must tell his majesty at once."
William was about to run out to find my husband, but I quickly held his hand in haste.
’No, Regaleon should not know of this for the ti being.’ I thought to myself. ’If he knows of this, he will use this reason to send back to the capital of Alvannia. I would have to abandon this journey in finding the key fragnts.’
The news of mt pregnancy should be kept a secret for now. Just until we find both of the key fragnts, we were in this journey to look for. The key fragnt here in Alvannia was just days journey away. The other one in Grandcrest was also near.
’It will only take a few months to retrieve the two and after that I will tell Regaleon about the pregnancy.’ I thought to myself. ’Yes, I know I can hold this information until we get both the key fragnts.’
"Will, please don’t." I looked at him with pleading eyes. "Not yet."
"But Alicia... why?" William trailed off. "His majesty should know of this. He has the right to know."
I looked directly at his eyes pleadingly. "You know how protective Leon is of ." I said. "If he knew, then I will be sent to the capital in post haste."
William looked at , rather surprised with my words. "But that should be the best for you. You are carrying another life Alicia. You will be safer in the capital than to be here in this journey. You are carrying the heir of the future empire." He looked at as if not understanding why I have told him this.
"I know Will, this life inside ... is the most precious gift I have ever received in my entire life." I said, holding my lower abdon as if protecting it. "But... at least give the chance to finish this mission we were tasked to make. I do not know why, but my gut feeling tells that I must be there to get the two key fragnts. After that, I will gladly return to the capital to take care of and my baby."
William looked at with bewildernt and sighed. I knew that at least I have convinced William, that is for a short while.
"I understand Alicia." William held the hand that I used to hold him down gently. "But promise that you will not be reckless like what you did last night. If you do that again, I will personally tell his majesty of your pregnancy without second thought." He looked at with a fierce glare.
"I promise." I said with a heartbeat.
It was not just using this body now, I have soone inside of that I must protect. I will not jump into danger like last night, now that I know that I have my little bundle of joy inside my tummy. That was when I rembered the kick the siren queen did to last night. That kick was directly in my abdon, and I rember wiggling in pain after.
"Anatalia, you said that along for at least three or four weeks now, correct?" I asked in worrint.
"Yes, that is correct." Anatalia replied.
"I-Is my baby doing fine?" I asked, worried that maybe sothing would be wrong with my baby inside my abdon. "I an, I got a heavy beating last night in the fight."
Anatalia knew why I was worried and had a look at once again. After the checkup, she smiled at without worry.
"Do not worry Alicia. The pulse of pregnancy might be a little weak, but it is there." Anatalia said with a huge smile, comforting . "If sothing bad had happened last night, then you should be bleeding right now. Did you see any spotting lately?" She asked.
"No." I shook my head with her question.
"Then I conclude that the baby has latched on safely." Anatalia pated my shoulder to appease my worries. "Your child with that man is strong. He or she take from both his parents greatly." She giggled.
"I suggest you do not do that to her majesty." William held Anatalia’s hand that was patting my shoulder. "That is rather disrespectful to a queen and the future empress." He has a rather serious look while warning her.
"Why is that?" Anatalia asked in confusion. "I was also like this with our queen."
"That is different." William exclaid. "In our kingdom, treating a queen is..." He trailed off.
"It is okay will." I interjected. "I am quite fond of Anatalia." I smiled. William sighed in defeat.
"What is that sll?" Anatalia was sniffing around. "I can sll sothing tasty.
"Oh, it must be the mushroom soup Tricia is cooking." I replied. "If you want, you can go and take the first taste. Tell Tricia that I sent you to taste test it."
"Yey..." Anatalia skipped towards Tricia’s direction.
"If it is only , then that is fine if that kid treats you equally." William said. "But if she were in the presence of others, then disrespecting you would have been a serious offense."
William’s word held truth. But as Anatalia is a siren, being ignorant of our culture is not a cri.
"It is okay, I have decided to take Anatalia under my wing." I said with a smile. "I plan to give her education that soone of noble status should have. She would be an ambassador for the sirens."
William smiled kindly hearing my plans. "You have fallen fondly to that siren child."
"I also do not know why." I said truthfully. "I just felt very at ease the first ti my eyes fell on her."
I did not know why, but I had this feeling that Anatalia will be soone dear to . This was the first ti I felt his way after seeing soone for the first ti.
"His highness has co back!" Soone from the camp yelled. I put on a happy smile hearing that my husband has arrived after hunting for food inside the woods.
edited by: nalyn
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