A week later, Vol approached Solina late at night. He regarded her silently when she let him into her room. At how she looked at him, he sighed. "I take it you are stern in your decision."
"I am," she nodded.
"Fine. However, I need to tell you. Orion saw your conversation with Cydaea. So, before I can do anything, you need to answer some questions. And you have to vow to me on a few things," he said. Her jaw seemed to drop and her eyes widened with disbelief. "When did Cydaea make a bargain with you?"
"I…" she trembled and turned around quickly to hide her shock. He did not go over to her. He had to let her answer in her own words. After calming down, she figured it was inevitable. Taking a deep breath, she turned to look at him. "Before I met Orion or you, I had asked her to find me someone that was ideal. She told me that she could and I dared her. I'm guessing that you knew of Orion before you met me?"
"Of course. I met Orion several years prior. Likely before he met with Cydaea, for that matter. The first time I ever saw Cydaea was when I found that Grecian amphora. I had never seen her until then," he shrugged.
"I figured as much. Well…" she sighed. "After I met him and saw you…I knew that it was you that I really wanted. Yes, Orion was dark then. Manipulative and unrelenting. I still couldn't believe how you and he became friends. But, I ended up marrying Orion. He did change his ways after a while. It showed that he wanted to be with me. And, yes, I had Fate and Lilith with him. But every time I saw you…I just...it was why I always insisted to try to make sure your stays were as pleasant as possible."
"That was why?" Vol blinked and barked out laughter. "I had no idea! I thought you playing the proper hostess."
"Of course," she shrugged. "Do you remember the first time I tried to tell you how I felt?"
"I do. And I did notice how you seemed very disgruntled with Cydaea when you saw her with me."
"Jealousy gets the better of everyone, it seems. But I did everything I could to curb it. I just barely kept myself in control. I still find it hard to believe that I went to you in my heat…"
"And I spurned you away. I had no need for it with Cydaea still heavily engrained around me. Even with Trishna in my presence, it blocks that out. Anyways, now that I know what that conversation is about, it's time to tend to the other part. The vows I want you to give to me."
"I already know that I will not lay a hand on Trishna or any of her future children. They are innocent," she said.
"And you will not hold any ill will against Orion. You will also respect him," he said. "He went to you several times. You were the one that turned him away. You hid from him when you came into heat. He tried to be there for you, and you declined him. You cannot hold a grudge. He does not deserve such treatment."
"I…" she winced and shivered. "Very well."
"And, furthermore, you will not abandon your roll as queen. Nor will you spurn aside Fate and Lilith."
"I would never do such a thing!"
"Good. Now, with that out of the way…" he muttered and finally moved from where he stood. When he moved to stand in front of her, she felt her heart racing. "How badly do you want this?"
"I have lost count of the nights I laid awake wondering…" she whispered. His mouth soon planted on hers. It would lead to many other things later in the night.
Orion was keeping an eye on Sonic, but the blue hedgehog was keeping to his vow. He went back and forth almost daily to keep the suspicions down. He did continue to play out his mourning over Trishna, but that was all a well-played act now. He did notice how Lilith was acting towards Shadow. He even informed this to Orion.
"So, Lilith has taken a liking to Shadow? Interesting," Orion chuckled. "It's all fine by me."
"Does Mephiles know?" Trishna asked.
"Not really. I could drop a hint," Sonic shrugged.
"Try and do so discreetly," Orion nodded. Trishna chuckled and winced. Her belly was starting to stretch now. "A lot of them in there?"
"Them?" she asked softly.
"This is your dragon side. You may be producing eggs," he said gently. She blinked at this with surprise.
"I see…" she sighed.
"You may be growing them within you for a good month. Don't worry. I'll have everything you need," he smiled.
"Does she need anything now?" Sonic asked.
"I am hungry," she admitted. Sonic moved off to see what he could find for her. When he left, Orion gave a heavy lick to her mark to feel her shiver.
"Did he try to reclaim you?" he growled. "I never asked."
"When I saw him again," she whispered. "But, I diverted him. He hasn't tried since."
"Good," he said and licked the mark again before holding her close. He sighed now and started to scan as far ahead as he could to see what was going on around him. He had to keep a closer eye on the future now with his children quickly developing within her. He wanted her to be as safe as possible.
A month later, Sonic had himself agonizing over Trishna to keep to the acting. Mephiles was ready to slap him. Shadow had recovered in full from his injuries, but he noticed something odd about Sonic. He walked over to his friend when they were alone. Sonic felt his shoulder get tapped on, and he glanced up at Shadow. "Yes?"
"I couldn't help but notice," Shadow started and sat next to him. "That you're pining less and less over Trishna."
"I know. Maybe," he sighed and figured he'd let the bomb drop. "It's because I know she's safe and that I'll be seeing her again later tonight. Possibly even sooner than that, now that I think about it."
"What?" Shadow looked at him with disbelief.
"Yeah. Orion contacted me to tell me just a bit ago. Trishna is ready to give birth. Or, ah, lay eggs, apparently," Sonic said. "He thinks that one of them might be mine."
"What?!" Shadow gaped now.
"I've also been in contact with her secretly. I had to keep it secret up to this point. Anyways, I need to get going. She might need my help. Laters!" he said cheerfully, got off the couch and went through the portal that he activated. Shadow was completely stunned and speechless. Sonic had kept all of them in the dark about Trishna. He had to tell the others.
"Shadow?" Lilith asked.
"Sonic…played us all for fools…!" Shadow hissed.
"What are you talking about?" she asked seriously.
"He's been seeing her! Trishna! All this time!" he said. Lilith looked at him like he was crazy. "I just saw him make a portal and leave! She's ready to give birth!"
"I…" she was speechless. She ran over to her sister to tell her.
"Are you serious?!" Fate gasped. Now she focused on Trishna. ~Trish?!~
~NO! Not now!~ Trishna gasped in pain.
~It's…true…?~ Fate whispered.
~This is your father.~ Orion growled out a bit from the hard, clamping bite that Trishna did to his shoulder to help him make the connection. ~Yes, she's in a bit of pain from the eggs getting ready. Don't disturb her. If you insist on coming by later, then wait three hours. You will be denied entrance if you appear earlier.~
~Yes, Father.~ She agreed. ~But, would she need my help? Lilith's help?~
~Hmm. Well…~ He seemed to sigh. ~Sonic is here, but having the two of you here as a comfort factor may also help. Fine. Come along. If any others insist to show up, they have to wait outside. Vol is here, too, and he will ensure it.~
~Okay!~ Fate said. The connection broke, and she called everyone together. "We are all going to head to Father's castle in the moon world. Trishna's finally ready to lay eggs."
"What?!" Iblis asked with surprise. "Where's Sonic?"
"He's already there," Shadow muttered with irritation. At this, Iblis looked at him questionably. "He's been in contact with her for some time. He hid this from us."
"He did? Wow…" Mephiles mused. "I need to commend him for putting up with us for so long."
"What do you mean by that?" Fate asked him curiously.
"It's the fact that he kept something hidden from us for this long," Iblis growled and stood up. "We need to go there. I need to see Trishna for myself."
"Um, well, if we all go, only Lilith and I can see her. The rest of you would have to wait," Fate said. "Father's orders, you know?"
"Her birthing. Right," Shadow nodded.
"Daddy Vol will be there to make sure that nothing happens," Fate sighed. "He has to be there."
"And that's fine. We should go now," Shadow said calmly. Lilith could only agree. Fate swallowed a bit and blinked at the coordinates her father just gave her. The two stood to face each other and focused to make the portal. As they moved through it, in Tails's room, Cydaea sighed and flicked her tail from where she was reclining with him on his bed. He was giving her a rather nice back rub.
"I need to check on my daughter, too," she said. "I should check on her. I am her mother."
"Do you think I could go? I never get to go anywhere," Tails frowned.
"Well…" she mused and pet into his snuggling form. "If anyone asks, I'll say you're my responsibility. That could work. Okay. Just cling to me and we'll go."
"I do that, anyways," he grinned. She laughed and pat the top of his head.
"You are so cute! C'mon, dear. Let's go," she chuckled. She had felt Vol call for her. Even he knew that, despite everything being mainly her fault, she had to protect her daughter in this critical time. Now with Tails in her arms, she snapped her fingers to make the portal to where she was called. Bracing herself for the encounter, she took a deep breath and stepped through the portal to see to what needed to be done.
When Cydaea got there, she found that the main throne room had become a waiting room. Orion was seated in the throne and mildly glaring at everyone there. Vol was standing just outside the bedroom chamber. Sonic was sitting on a step near the throne. Fate and Lilith were, at first, sent to see Trishna, but they were declined entry. When asked why, Vol was able to answer it.
"This is her dragon side. She feels secure when she's alone. Yes, you came to help. However, she needs to do this on her own. It's instinctive. Just wait with the others," he said. He caught a glance at Cydaea, but he only snorted at her to show he acknowledged her.
"Okay, Furball. I need to leave you here for a bit," Cydaea said to Tails and set him down.
"You brought him?" Sonic smirked.
"He asked to tag along," she shrugged. Orion gave a small glare at her to send shivers down her spine. "I'm only here for Trishna's safety."
"I know. And I'm out here to ensure that everyone behaves," Orion muttered. At the sudden shout from his personal chambers, he cringed. He gave a warning glare at the others there and watched his Captain walk over.
"I'll watch them. You go to her," he said.
"Thanks," Orion nodded and moved swiftly. The Captain moved to stand in front of the throne with his arms crossed over his chest. Fate and Lilith easily recognized him and were surprised. Iblis and Mephiles were actually impressed with the castle structure. Each block was clearly hand-carved and made to fit together with complete precision. It was almost Egyptian in how flawless the seams were without any form of nails or support structure to make it work.
"Don't leave…" Trishna whimpered and clung to Orion. She had fashioned a bowl-like nest out of the treasures with soft cloth lining the inside. It was completely instinctive of her to do.
"I won't," he promised and sat on the outside of the small nest to let her rest against him. Her belly wasn't very large, but it was enough to show that she was ready. "Fate and Lilith are here."
"I don't care," she growled bitterly. Now he realized that was her dragon side on what Vol said. She didn't want any others there. She feared they would destroy her eggs.
"They would never harm our children. You know this," he said. She just cringed. Then her eyes squeezed shut and she shouted when her body buckled. He hugged her and noticed she went into a trance. Then he saw the first of many slender, silver-toned eggs slowly appear. He chuckled softly and continued to hold her entranced form. This was another reason why he had to be there. She was very vulnerable in this state.
For the next hour, he watched each egg appear in every five to ten minute intervals. He counted six in total. He was exceptionally proud. But then his smile vanished at the sight of a darker blue egg that appeared. Then his eyes narrowed at the sight of purplish red egg that appeared right after that. He spat out his anger at this, but he would do nothing. He vowed that he wouldn't. And Trishna would fight him if he tried anything. So would Vol.
"I think it's over…" she whispered when she came to.
"Yeah. I think so, too," he muttered. She looked at him slowly and turned to inspect the eggs. Then she saw the reason for his mood. Now she gave him a look of complete challenge when she moved to carefully pool them together to cover them all with her wings. "No, Trishna. They are safe. I will still guard them."
"Is that so?" she said with a low growl. It was a mother's instinct to protect her young now. She was far more dangerous than he was in this mood.
"You are my Star Queen," he said reverently.
"Prove it," she muttered. He nodded and moved from her side to do the one thing he would never do.
"Sonic. Iblis. Come here. And show respect," Orion warned. Iblis only nodded and now moved into the room with Sonic. "She's very protective. Look. Don't touch."
"Right," Sonic nodded.
"Agreed," Iblis said. On seeing Iblis after so long, Trishna could only nod to him. Iblis felt her mark on him burn at her closeness, but it was easily ignored when he saw her rise up to reveal the two odd-colored eggs. Sonic could only smile softly. Iblis let out a small chuckle. After letting them see, she looked over at Orion to show that her trust in him was restored. He smiled gently at her and watched her move over the eggs again to cover them. She was going to be like this until they started to harden.
"It will be a week before she feels the need to move," Vol said. "I'll be watching over her, too."
"I know. Trishna? Can you let any others see them?" Orion asked.
"No. Not now…" she sighed and rested over the nest carefully.
"I'm proud of you, love. Rest easy. I'll be right back," he said. She only nodded and closed her eyes. Her body desperately needed the rest now. Orion was going to handle the small crowd. She had to let him take care of it. She was simply too weak to do much of anything right now.
It would be another two days before she even considered letting any others see the new eggs. The only time she slept was when Vol or Orion was in the room to help guard over her. She trusted no others. After the shells hardened a touch, she allowed others to look, but she refused to let the eggs be held.
"Trishna," Vol said soothingly when she growled. "Don't worry. They won't handle the eggs."
"The shells are not strong enough," she trembled and continued to cover over them. "Something might happen."
"Not with us here," Orion said gently. She sighed and closed her eyes. She hadn't been getting enough sleep. Constant guarding over the eggs and waking at every small sound was starting to get to her. Fate and Lilith were shocked at the wary glare their sister gave them when they inspected the eggs.
"It's new mother mode," Vol explained carefully. "Until they hatch, she'll be like this."
"I can't help it," Trishna winced in an apologetic way. "I know you likely won't hurt them. I just…can't…"
"It's okay," Fate smiled with understanding. "How long until they hatch?"
"They would be our half-brothers and sisters," Lilith chuckled. "We would never hurt them."
"Another two weeks," Vol said when he felt the eggs gently. Only he and Orion were permitted to touch them. As dragons, they would know how to do so safely.
"And for them?" Fate asked about the other two eggs.
"The same," Orion nodded. He had to act like a complete father figure towards them to show he accepted them. The eggs were innocent, after all. Even though they weren't his, they still belonged to Trishna. He knew he'd be training them with the others, too, to keep them in line.
"Can I see my kid yet?" Iblis growled out from the main hallway. Trishna bared her teeth and seemed to hiss.
"That's a definite no," Orion muttered. He glanced at his daughters and made an eye motion to the door. They both rose up at once and prepared to tell Iblis to back down.
"Trained them well, have you?" Vol asked and helped soothe his irritated daughter back down.
"You could say that," his friend grinned a touch wickedly in response.
"It's not that I don't want him to see his egg," she said. "He sounds like he wants to harm it."
"Ahh," Vol said. "Let me handle it."
"Very well," Orion nodded. Vol kissed his daughter's temple and rose up to move out of the bedroom. He gently pulled back Fate and Lilith to regard Iblis. "Do you plan to touch or harm your egg?"
"No," Iblis said. "I just want to help guard it. That's all."
"Then you need to adjust the tone in your voice," Vol advised. "When she heard you, she thought you were going to harm the egg. Yes, I know it's how you are. But you need to work on this."
"All right," he nodded. The twin girls watched him warily follow Vol to the bedroom chamber. Trishna gave him a scrutinizing glare. "I'm sorry if I sound like I want to harm our young. That is not the case. You know how I sound. I only wish to help protect it."
"And see her in the process," Orion snorted. "I understand the child. We will all protect the young ones. That's a complete given."
"Can I hold our egg?" Iblis asked.
"No…" Trishna winced. "The shell is still soft. I cannot risk it being jostled. I'm just very protective right now."
"That's fine," Iblis said in a careful tone. "I respect what needs to be done to protect our child."
"Thank you," she shivered. Iblis seemed to growl when Sonic moved past him swift to give a box to Orion.
"I got the butcher to get something for me," he grinned.
"Oh?" Orion asked and opened the parcel. He laughed softly at the select choices of soft, raw meat cube cuts. Trishna saw it and pounced on it. "You scored a point. This is like chocolate to her. Good job."
"I'll do better!" Iblis snorted and left.
"It's why I did it," Sonic smirked after the fiery hedgehog left.
"Very clever," Vol chuckled. Fate and Lilith giggled and moved to sit down near their brooding sister. Right after the treats were devoured, Trishna sighed and carefully reclined over her eggs. Orion pressed a gentle hand to her back between her wings to keep her calm. When she gave a small whine that was mixed with a growl, he recognized what that meant rather quickly.
"All but Vol and I need to leave for now. She's getting stressed again," Orion said calmly. The room quickly cleared out. "It's okay. They're gone."
"Okay…" she sighed and moved to snuggle into his side when he reclined against her. Vol moved to help keep the eggs secured. "Daddy, you can become your natural form? To help guard them?"
"I don't know if this room is big enough," he chuckled. Orion laughed softly at that, but Vol was able to become his natural form to carefully coil about the room to guard the eggs. He was even able to shield her and Orion with a large wing. He glanced at them mildly and said, "No funny stuff while under there!"
"I get it," Orion said with a roll of his eyes. Trishna giggled softly, but she felt much better now. It didn't take long for her to fall into a desperately needed sleep.
It was another week before the eggs were deemed safe by her to be carefully handled. Even then, she had the holder sitting directly in front of her to watch over everything carefully. Vol was hardly allowed out of his natural form unless it was to eat. By changing into a smaller form, he cut back on the meat consumption. Even he was overly cautious on anyone handling the eggs. They were his future people, after all.
"They're so small for dragon eggs!" Lilith said when she held an ostrich-sized, oval egg in her hands.
"Yes, but they will grow fast when they hatch," Orion nodded. When Sonic and Iblis were able to handle their eggs, they had to do so with utmost caution. The wrong move done would have easily sent Trishna into a furious wave of vengeance to protect her offspring.
"Can you tell if it's a boy or a girl?" Iblis asked when he carefully held his purplish red egg with both fiery clawed hands. He could do so with one, but it was not advised.
"Not really," Vol said. "It just depends on the luck of the roll, so to speak."
"I wouldn't mind either," Sonic seemed to shrug as he carefully held his egg. Trishna appeared bored from her lucid look, but it was something that Vol did, too. She was quite aware of everything. When the eggs were given back to her, she settled them back in with the rest of the clutch. When they left, she relaxed in full and seemed to shiver.
"Darling?" Orion asked. She just trembled and folded her wings over the eggs to guard them again.
"You don't like anyone touching them, do you?" Vol asked softly in his natural form. At the shake of her head, he sighed and rested his muzzle carefully against her back. "I know. It's stressful on you. We limit the amount of handling. We always watch them. You're doing very well for your first clutch."
"When will this happen again?" she asked.
"Every five years," Cydaea said when she appeared from the shadows. "It's from your succubus blood. Angels are much longer in spans between them, but succubi have it in shorter waves."
"But…if it's from my succubus side, then why did I lay dragon eggs?" she asked.
"That's a good question!" her mother blinked. "A succubus tends to become pregnant. I wonder if that's the kicker for you. Vol, when do dragons normally heat?"
"Hmm…" he thought. "Around the same time, actually."
"So, that explains why it was so long to leave her!" Orion blinked. "It was almost twice as long!"
"Wait," Cydaea said. "She had a succubus heat and a draconic heat at the same time?"
"I think that's what happened," Orion said.
"But a succubus would get pregnant!" she said. Trishna was starting to feel irritated from all the talk about her. She growled and hunched over her clutch protectively. The negativity in the air was threatening her. Vol covered her with a large wing to shield her. Then he glared at Cydaea. "Okay. I'll relent. We'll watch how she progresses."
"Agreed," Vol nodded slightly. Orion was still resting with her, and she had semi-crawled onto him to gain a sort of comfort. He rested his gloved hand in her hair to show that everything was fine.
"Easy," he soothed. "Everything's fine, love. Are you hungry?"
"Yeah," she nodded. He pressed a kiss to her mouth and hugged her to his chest.
"No one will touch our children," he promised. "Even the odd ones. They are still my children."
She nodded and sighed as he rocked her. "Are you happy that you're with me?"
"What type of question is that?" he asked and squeezed her. "If I wasn't here with you, I'd likely be bored and rummaging about my study for something to do. I'd be rejected by Solina again. I'd have to go through the usual bickers and banters of my daughters. I honestly doubt I would have even thought of anything else. Although, I do admit that if your mother came to me about being with you instead of Iblis, I probably would have accepted it."
"Would you have?" she asked. Now Vol peered under his wing to look at them. Even Cydaea paused at what she overheard. This was surprising.
"I wouldn't have wanted your first experience to have turned out so poorly!" he growled and shivered. "Just knowing how you were used like that…"
"A toy…" she cringed. He pressed a loving kiss to her mouth and rocked her.
"Never again. I vow," he muttered out. "You are a queen now. My queen. No others will touch you."
"And...if they do?" she whimpered.
"I'll kill the father and raise the young as mine," he growled. "Children are innocent in this."
"Okay…" she sighed and pressed into him more.
"You know," Vol mused. "As much as I hate to admit this, I would have preferred for you to have been her first over Sonic or Iblis. You would have treated her with due respect."
"Why not Sonic?" Orion asked.
"He would have been awkward with her. Likely made her feel that something was wrong," Vol snorted.
"What would you have done if I went to Mephiles? Or Shadow?" Cydaea grinned now.
"I would have told Fate," Vol smirked at her. That got Cydaea to pause and sigh with a chuckle. "Well, I'm hungry, too. I'll raid the kitchen for us all."
"Good," Orion nodded. "You should go with him."
"I can do that. I need to check on my foxy companion," Cydaea said with a sly smile. After her father left with her mother, Orion nuzzled into his mate's neck and licked her mark to hear her gasp.
"We have ten minutes," he murmured in her ear and was able to show her how much he loved her.
When Orion was able to judge that they still had more time to spare, he held Trishna close to him with a sigh. On thinking now, she looked at him and asked, "Mother does have me curious. I sort of doubt that I would be pregnant with any others, but…"
"Darling, if you're pregnant with my future daughter or son, you know I'll be overjoyed," he smiled.
"I'm only asking since I was with you the whole time throughout my heat," she said. "And I agreed to be yours."
"That you did."
"I honestly don't know how it would be. I don't think this has ever happened before."
"Well, don't worry. If you are pregnant, I'll be sure to spoil you," he grinned. She blushed horribly at this, and he chuckled proudly. "Although, I may have to ask Cydaea a question."
"What question?" she murmured and yawned at the comforting sound of his thrumming.
"If she knows how long it would take for a pregnancy. Wait. It was the same amount of time with you, now that I think about it," he mused. "It would be nine months. It may take a month for you to show if you're pregnant or not. We'll take it slow, okay?"
"Okay," she nodded. When he looked ahead, he gave a small growl. Then he had an idea and shifted into his natural form. She sighed with complete comfort at the feel of his protective coils around her and the nest. He even gave soft licks to each egg to show he was caring for them. This included the two odd ones. When they carried his scent, it helped him protect them that much more. And they held her scent, too.
There was another reason that he decided to change into his natural form. When the door opened, he set his beautiful, unblinking gaze directly on Lilith's face. She was stunned. At this, he sighed and muttered out, "You should have knocked, daughter. I thought I trained you better than this."
"Ah…" she seemed to pale.
"Lilith, what's going…on…oh…" Fate said when she came in. He knew they were used to just opening doors in places they felt were their homes. He gave a scrutinizing glare to each of them and snorted some mist.
"She is irritated enough. What do you want?" he asked.
"Um, Mother wanted to see everyone," Fate said. Trishna gave a hissing snarl of instinctive hatred. He tightened his coils slightly around her to calm her.
"No. Not right now," Orion said and gently nuzzled her to calm her. "Trishna is a new mother. She will think that her eggs are endangered. She must wait."
At the sight of Solina suddenly charging in, he covered his mate and offspring with a large wing to shield her. This was also why he was in his natural form.
"I will not wait! I will…I…" Solina stared in sheer awed horror at the moon dragon before her.
"Solina, are you trying to start a war?" he asked and flicked his forked tongue with amusement.
"You really…are a…" she whispered.
"Yes. I am. This was my true secret. Tell whoever you like. It will not matter. But if you attempt to harm me, I will have you killed," he said with an ancient, regal air.
"Can you…change back?" Solina asked.
"No. Trishna needs me like this. And if she sees you, she will attempt to kill you. She is feeling threatened. You three need to go. Now," he said. The three females were petrified. That changed when Vol walked in, saw the situation and pulled them out. Once the door slammed shut for him to mildly berate them, Orion sighed and shook his head. "Are you well?"
"I don't want anyone else here," she shivered. "I want them to leave."
"I understand," he nodded.
"And I don't know if I want them to come back," she admitted and moved to cover over the eggs again. "If they are just going to do this, threaten me and irritate me…"
"Quiet, my Star Queen," he soothed and gave her loving lick with his forked tongue. "I shall make things right."
"Okay," she shivered and felt his warm coils press a bit more against her. He was fully guarding her now. Any that walked in uninvited were going to be given a scalding glare to leave.
"It's me!" Vol said.
"Enter," Orion said. On seeing the moon dragon, Vol thought and looked at the room. Then he was able to shift into his true form. They carefully moved about to settle around Trishna and the nest. With two dragons guarding now, it was highly doubtful that anything was going to disturb Trishna. This was the whole idea. With the added protection given, Trishna found herself getting drowsy. When she fell asleep, both dragons regarded each other.
"You need a bigger room," Vol muttered.
"You need a smaller form," Orion smirked. They both chuckled and turned to face the door when it opened. On seeing Mephiles there, the shadow-type hedgehog froze with surprise. "Leave. Now."
"Right," Mephiles said as he cleared his throat and left. That got Vol laughing. When Sonic walked in after being granted entry, it was with another box of sweet meats.
"Thanks. You need to leave the room, though. She's too stressed," Orion said.
"That's fine. I was just delivering it," Sonic nodded.
"Please deter any that wish to see her. Inform the guards, too," Vol said.
"I can do that," Sonic smiled and left. After that, they weren't disturbed. It was something that was desperately needed to help Trishna recover and gain so much needed rest.
