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Dimitri's POV


It was late when I walked back into the lounge after completing my routine security sweep of the royal palace and I didn't expect someone to still be up. Lord Ozera was tending to his daughter who was in her soft pink Moses basket. I silently went back to my post at the walls among the other Guardians on duty.

Christian was currently leaning back into the expensively comfortable seat of the L-shaped sofa with his left hand rubbing his eyes. He stayed like that for a few minutes until the small moroi child stated to fuss.

My charge sat back up with a small smile on his lips and leaned over the basket to pick up the baby. I saw his eyes sparkle will love and pride before he sat back on the sofa. He picked up the bottle of warmed up milk from the side cabinet next to him and put in the little girl's mouth. She suckled away at it until there wasn't anything left and pushed it away from her. This then prompted him to set the bottle aside and wind his child over his cloth covered shoulder.

Once she brought up the trapped wind she yawned and stared sleepily up at her father. Christian gentle laid her back down into her mobile basket before shifting into a more comfortable position to see into it.

The little one made a quiet cooing sound as if she was deciding whether to go to sleep or make a fuss again. In response the older moroi moved his hands just above the edge of the Moses basket. He briefly closed his eyes and a gentle breath, and then he did something which amazed me.

Christian carefully released his magic and manipulated it into magnificent images; flowers, birds, bunnies, seals and a manor of different things, until finally, a small mobile holding small objects, such as a teddy bear and a fairy, to turn in the space above his beloved child.

A moment or two later, the baby must have drifted to sleep; Christian stood up and gently grabbed hold of the two handles. He picked up the basket, child and all, and softly headed back to his bedroom.

On his way back Lord Ozera caught my eyes, smiled and gave me a slight nod, then carried on his way. Whilst witnessing the heart-warming moment between father and child, I was reminded of why I did the job I did.

A moment as pure as the one I had just bore witness to, shouldn't have to just be a moment. I protected the moroi so they could live on and keep creating memories which they wanted to keep.


Hello everybody. I hope you enjoyed this instalment. I'm sorry for disappearing for a while, so I hope this short-story makes up for it. I know that Dimitri seems a bit out of character in this one but I think he has a softer side to him.

Just so you know I am open to ideas and prompts as one of the reasons I don't update is because I don't have any ideas to write. I will update my other story 'A different ending' soon; I have started the next chapter. Also as a warning, I have exams coming up soon so it might be a while until my next update. See you next time!