Author note: I own none of the characters by Emily Rodda =) thank you for reading, this is my first story and I am only 13 so please review gently thank you.

News:

"Good morning Barda" said Jasmine walking up to stand next to the large captain of the Guards.

"Ah good morning your majesty and how did you sleep?" asked the Barda turning around to see the long faced queen.

"Please do not call me that Barda," she said giving him a friendly punch in the arm. "And no once again not much sleep," she yawned "Have you seen Leif?" she said trying to change the subject, everyone in the palace knew that she hadn't been sleeping well and only she knew why. "I wish to speak with him I have….. News," she added.

"Well I believe he is in the library still reading he hasn't left there in almost 2 days I am worried about him" Barda replied seeing the look on Jasmines face. Barda knew that he was the king and he had work to do but sitting in a library all day was not good for anyone.

"Thank you Barda I shall go see him, thank you" she said cutting into his thoughts. Meanwhile in the library Leif was flicking through books and signing piece of paper after piece of paper when there was a knock at the library door.

"Come in," he yelled looking over at the door wondering who wanted to see him. To his surprise he saw Jasmine walk in her long tangled hair bought up in a rough ponytail and she was wearing nothing but her normal cloths that she had worn in the forests of silence and to Leif she was a beauty to behold.

"Hello dear I'm sorry to disturb your study but I needed to talk to you" said Jasmine wanting to get strait to the point.

"That is fine…. Um is something wrong? Leif said studying her face closely. But before Jasmine could answer him Sharn charged in.

"Hurry up Leif the meeting is starting and the ambassador is eager to see you"

"Yes mother I shall be right there" Leif said trying to calm his mother down "Now was there something you wanted to tell me Jasmine?" Leif asked beginning to stand to leave. Jasmine looked back at Sharn who was waiting impatiently at the door. She did not want to give this important news in front of anyone else but Leif….. At least for the moment.

"Oh no you go to the meeting I will talk to you later" sighed Jasmine. Leif wanting to stay and hear what it was his wife wanted to say finally tore himself away to help his mother in the meeting. Jasmine sighed again and slumped over the desk she felt a terrible urge to be sick.

That night Jasmine slowly eased her way into the large bed and tried to get herself comfortable she closed her eyes and tried to sleep but she just couldn't her mind was too busy. It was almost midnight and Leif still hadn't come to bed Jasmine decided that she had been shut up in the palace for to long and decided to go for a walk through the gardens. The sky was pitch black but filled with thousands of glittering stars, Jasmine laid there on the damp grass trying to count them all. When suddenly she heard light footsteps coming down the path towards her she looked up only to find Leif standing over her with a puzzled look on his face.

"Jasmine what are you doing? You should be in bed" said Leif gently offering his hand.

"I was sick of being shut inside the palace and I couldn't sleep so I decided to go for a walk" she said stubbornly waving away his hand and repositioning herself on the grass.

"What is wrong Jasmine you haven't been sleeping well you have been sick every morning and you seem to be really sad all of a sudden you know you can talk to me" Jasmines face went bright red with rage.

"And how would you know that Leif you spend days at a time shut up in that library or in meetings with all sorts of nobles and ambassadors, we sleep in the same bed and yet I never see you anymore" Jasmine yelled at him. Leif was so shocked he couldn't think of what to say.

"And do you really want to know why I cant sleep and why I am continually sick every morning? BECAUSE I AM WITH CHILD" Jasmine yelled. She no longer cared who heard.