Well here it is the final chapter! In which I finally decide who the daddy is! Please review and let me know what you thought, even if you don't agree with the pairing…

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George paced the infirmary corridor, Alanna was in labour and he was banned from entering the room. "Gods", he ran a distracted hand through ruffled hair that had been getting the same treatment on and off for almost 5 hours now, if he could just talk to Duke Baird he was sure he could convince the man to let him in.

Jon was stuck in a meeting with delegates from Tyra and hadn't even been informed of his Champions state and as Thayet was in with Alanna, he was alone in the corridor because Myles had fainted after he'd heard his adopted daughters' first scream.

He gave another frustrated sigh and continued his pacing…

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Jon had just paused for breath and was about to launch into another 'discussion', with the conservative Tyran ambassador, (it was more of an argument on his recent decision to accept girls into page training). When Gary coughed rather loudly and drew his attention to a rather nervous looking novice healer, "Yes, is there a problem?" He felt bad the moment the words left his lips, he'd been rather sharp and the poor woman looked scared already.

"It's the Lady Alanna sir," here she paused for breath and the council was slightly alarmed to see that their Kings face had gone an unhealthy white pallor, "she's in labour, and having a hard time of it, Baron George was looking for some company.."

Here she trailed off, leaving the question hanging, Jon sprang to his feet, "I'm sorry Gentlemen, but the meeting will have to be postponed." With that he swept out of the room, his face still as white as a sheet, and as Gary comment on later, an awfully strange look in his eyes, fear?

Jon rang his hands together, at that minute in time he didn't care if the child was his, George's or a dancing bears, all he wanted was for his Champion and best friend to come out of this in one piece…

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Alanna moaned and tried to sit up, 8 hours of bloody hard labour she had gone through, she'd been in battles, been injured, even come close to death, but nothing could have prepared her for the pain she'd just gone through, and now she was terrified, this was the moment of truth, the time she'd been both dreading and longing for...

Thayet cooed over something wrapped in a pale blue blanket, and then she turned and walked towards the bed. "Its' got his fathers nose anyway." Alanna froze, both Jon and George had very distinctive noses, 'please goddess let it be my husbands…'

Thayet handed the child to Alanna and watched as a smile spread over the Lionesses face, she was slightly shocked a moment later when the smile was followed by tears. She had been scared for her long time friend, more then scared, there had been a time not so long ago when Duke Baird had considered sending for a priest of the Dark God, Tortall had come soo close to losing its Champion….

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Jon was admitted into the room, 20 minutes after George; he approached Alanna and the small bundle that George was holding with some apprehension, then he saw Alanna beam happily at him and he knew in his heart that everything was ok.

George beckoned him over, "Would the Godfather like to have his first hold of Thom?" Jon laughed, whether it was with relief or not he couldn't be sure. As he stared down into his godsons face he felt an amazing protectiveness of him. The tiny baby's only reply was to hiccup and blink up at him with large green eyes, there were already small tufts of red hair covering his head. George's son, his godson, everything was going to be ok, with that thought he handed the baby back to his father and went to hug his Champion, Lioness and most importantly friend…

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Well what do you think? Pease review and let me know…

It almost killed me to write an AxG, personally I prefer AxJ. Although I'm quite pleased with the way the story turned out myself.

Sorry to AlannaXJon4ever and Constance of Conte, but the AxG fans won the vote…

Please review and give me your comments! I'm desperate to hear people's opinions Xxx