A/N: I DO NOT own Merlin...unfortunately... Thank you to those who have left reviews! They really do mean a lot. Anyway, hope you enjoy this chapter!

Just as he promised they were married by the end of the week. The entire kingdom rejoiced in having a queen return to the side of their king. Many knew of Hunith as a noblewoman and a few knew her as a peasant; she was a kind and helpful soul but had the courage and strength of kings. They all knew Uther was a good king but his quick anger and rage were almost legendary. So when she became Uther's queen, they were hoping she would be able to temper his anger when it was quick to rise. As they began their reign together, the people all began to feel the tension that had been growing for the past three years since the death of the queen Ygraine, disperse. Even Arthur seemed to brighten up when his father told him he had a new mother. Arthur immediately took to Hunith being his mother since he didn't remember his birth mother. About a year later the kingdom was sent into great rejoicing once again from an announcement from the king.

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Uther remembered the day he heard the news like it was yesterday. It had been one of the happiest days of his life. He was on his way to see Gaius about a tonic, his old shoulder wound was acting up again. He was about to open the door when he heard voices talking on the other side; he leaned in closer to hear better but did so in a very kingly manner.

"…can't tell him Gaius. I don't think he would take the news too well seeing as there already is an apparent one." Uther heard Hunith say, her voice sad and slow.

"Hunith you know that is completely and utterly ridiculous. He loves you dearly and would do anything for you. But for you to keep this from him would not be right or even fair. You have to tell him."

Tell who what Uther thought, his thoughts stopped as Hunith began again.

"You're right Gaius and it's not like I could hide it forever, he would find out eventually. I just hope that he is in his chambers when I tell him" Hunith said at the end.

Now Uther was really confused, what was she going on about? He was going to walk in and demand them to tell him what they were speaking of, when the door opened showing Hunith, her eyes watering. Uther looked down at her, concern clear on his face. He raised his hand to her cheek as she said,

"Uther will you meet me in your chambers shortly? There is something I need to tell you."

"Yes of course I'll be there as soon as Gaius gives me a tonic for my old shoulder wound."

She nodded her head and took her leave making her way to his chambers. Uther watched her, thinking, until she was gone from his sight. He turned back to Gaius who silently handed him small bottle with a disturbing shade of green liquid in it.

"Thank you Gaius. Do you have any idea what she wants to discuss with me?"

"It would be best if she told you first my lord."

Uther simply nodded and headed towards his chambers. When he finally arrived he pushed open the door to see Hunith standing by the window looking out over the kingdom as he did very often. He stood behind her and grabbed her arms gently in a comforting gesture. He asked,

"What did you want to discuss with me?"

Hunith sighed and turned to face him, a small smile on her face as she moved closer to him letting her head rest on his chest. He held her and waited till she was ready to tell him, he would not force her to say anything if she didn't want to.

"I went to Gaius this morning after I have woke up feeling a bit ill these past few weeks" she could feel Uther tense up as she spoke, she pulled away to look at him. His eyes were filled concern, and she could only hope he would be as happy about this as she was. She placed her hand on her stomach as she looked back up at him,

"He told me that feeling ill in the morning was a common symptom of the early stages of pregnancy" she said with small smile appeared on her face.

She watched as Uther stood there letting the words sink in, his eyes widened as they did and his hand instantly shot out and rested on top of hers as he looked down.

"You mean you're with child? How far along? And why didn't you tell me sooner?" he asked his voice quiet and nearly breaking in spots.

"Yes I am. Gaius says I am about two months now and I didn't tell you for a couple reasons. One being that I wanted to make sure I was before told you in case something happened. The other being that I wasn't sure how you would react."

"You've been pregnant for two months and you never told me? I promise you that I won't let anything happen to you or the baby. I swear it. But why would you be worried about my reaction? It is my child and I already love them; what would you have to fear from me?"

He truly hoped his wife would not fear him, she had done nothing wrong. They hadn't really talked about having children of their own and decided that they would just wait and see how things worked out.

"I was worried because you already have an heir from Ygraine, so I wondered what you would do with this child. Even though it is yours, if you claim them you would have just acknowledged another heir to Arthur's throne. I've heard stories of what some kings do when another heir is produced. I wouldn't want anything like that to happen to this little one or me" she said her voice shaking a bit as she placed her hand over her belly.

Uther stood there with a pained expression on his face. He too heard stories of fathers killing the secondary heirs so they would not be a threat to them or their favored heir. He held no respect for those kinds of men or kings; so for his wife to fear that…it made Uther physically sick. He pulled her into his arms and held her firmly before he spoke,

"I would never have taken another wife if I didn't want another child or heir. The men in those stories don't deserve to be called such. You are my queen and any children we have will be recognized. I would never allow any harm come to you or the child, not while I have breath in my body. I love you too much to allow that to happen, Arthur loves you just as much too. He will love his new sibling when they arrive" he said gently.

Hunith smiled as she rested against him. She had worked herself up far too much to be healthy for her or the baby. She began to relax leaning more and more into him and soon he was supporting her more than her own feet. He noticed, and carefully picked her up laying her down on the bed covering her with the thick blankets as she quickly fell asleep. He placed a kiss on her forehead before setting himself down in a chair by the table keeping watch over her as she rested.

Uther let his thoughts take over as he sat there. She was pregnant with his child. The thought made his whole body warm and he embraced it. He and Ygraine wanted more than one child but she was taken after their first; he vowed he would not let his Hunith be taken from him. He knew that he would not be able to stand so much heartache and pain if that happened. He wondered if the child would be a boy or a girl; he didn't care one way or the other, he just didn't want to wait nine months. The waiting was the worst part. His thoughts continued this way long into the night. And was only brought out of them when Hunith woke and asked if he could send for food; he did and a light, cheerful conversation was carried on throughout the meal, both were eager to tell Arthur.

Arthur had gone over the top with excitement when Uther and Hunith told him he would have a little brother or sister soon. He kept going on about all that they would do; him and his brother. His parents raised an eyebrow at this; a brother; they told him that there was no way to know until the baby was born, but he was adamant. When asked why Arthur said,

"I had a dream and a gold dragon told me that soon my parents would come and tell me that our family would be getting bigger and I would have a baby brother to look after" Uther and Hunith just chalked it up to his imagination but neither missed the curious look they each sent to Hunith's belly.

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