Four years later…

She plucks the herbs that grow wildly by the river. She smells the fresh air, closing her eyes and feeling the sun on her face. It's so beautiful out here. She smiles as she feels a breeze brush through her hair, as she hears the water and the song of the birds. She opens her eyes and looks at the river, the water calmly flowing.

Elizabeth hears the rustling of grass, this rhythm that suggests someone is walking out of the forest, towards her. She turns and sees Evan, one of Galhagar's men.

"My apologizes, but a rider approaches over the hill. He has with him two companions that ride behind him, on each side." Evan says and Elizabeth tilts her head, not sure why that's so alarming, until she remembers that Galhagar said that he had heard through some old acquaintances that Prince Fabious searches for his sister. They were certain that he would find them one day. It would seem like that day has arrived.

"Do the others know?" She asks and he shakes his head. "Tell them. If the man is my brother, find out what he wants." She adds and Evan nods his head, running through the forest.

Elizabeth grabs her herbs and makes her way towards the farm as quickly as she can. It helps that she only wears trousers and a good garment entitled a "bra".

She runs down the path in the forest and sees the field of their farm. She sees Galhagar working with two other men. They look up and see her running out of the forest. They drop their tools and run towards.

"What is wrong?" Galhagar asks.

"Evan saw three horsemen approaching over the hill." Elizabeth says and they run with her towards the house where Boremont fixes a chair outside. He looks up, alarmed. "Where are they?" She asks.

"Inside the house." He says and she rushes inside. The men inform Boremont and they quickly go through the plan.

Years before, they had decided that if Fabious should try to find them, Galhagar and his men would stop him and tell him they have never seen the Princess Elizabeth and the Knight Boremont of Mourn, if Fabious should ask.

Elizabeth remains in the house, near the window, listening. Boremont is the last man that will stand between Fabious and her. She hasn't seen her family since the night Leezar was destroyed. In all the years, she hadn't thought of her family because both her and Boremont knew they would never accept their life together, out on the farm, surrounded by retired hired men who work to earn their keep on the farm.

And they aren't sure if her family would accept the newest additions to her little family.

Well, in all honesty, Elizabeth has thought a lot about her family. She misses them, which is natural. It doesn't mean that she's not happy.

She hears a bit of noise in the back room, but it doesn't worry her, not like the noise she hears outside. Elizabeth looks out the window again and sees the horses, the riders, and the men. A man dismounts his horse and Boremont's body language reveals he's in protection mode.

It's indeed Fabious. He's grown a small beard, more like a goatee.

"Boremont, old friend." He says and their farmhands surround Fabious and his two men.

"Is that what I am." Boremont replies and Fabious approaches, but the farmhands shift, suggesting to her brother that that wouldn't be a good idea.

"Where is Elizabeth?" He asks and Boremont crosses his arms over his chest. "Is she in the house?" He asks and he knows no one is going to let him in. "Please. I have come a long way to find my sister. I have waited a long time to see her." He concludes.

"She does not want you here." Boremont adds and Fabious narrows his eyes on him, as if wondering if that's true or just what Boremont is saying.

"I do not believe that." Fabious replies and the farmhands stare on, intimidating the two men with Fabious. "I want to hear what Elizabeth has to say." He adds and Elizabeth sighs, nervous. She knows she has to be the one to send him away.

Elizabeth opens the door and Fabious watches as she emerges from the house.

"Hello, brother." She says and he slowly gives her a smile.

"Hello, Elizabeth." He says softly and he approaches, until he hears a little voice.

"Mother? Father? Nicholas is crying." Says a little girl in a plain pink dress, coming out of the house and taking Elizabeth's hand as she stares at the situation in front of her house. "Mother?" She asks, looking up at Elizabeth.

"Your father will take you into the house and he'll take care of your brother." She says and Boremont walks to the door, picks up the little girl, giving her a kiss on her cheek, and then glares at Fabious before going into the house.

Fabious stares with confusion, although he knows what he just saw.

"That was my daughter, Adeline." Elizabeth says in a disconnected way, as if that is all Fabious is going to know. She approaches, but stays at a distance. "What do you want?" She asks and she gestures to the farmhands to stand down. They relax and most go to resume what they had been doing. They give her a slight nod and she, in return, a small smile.

"I had been trying to find you since we returned home after the quest." Fabious says and she crosses her arms over her chest, not satisfied as it doesn't answer her question. "Do you think I wanted to lose you?" He adds with a bit of confusion.

"I think you wanted me to choose my family over Boremont. I think you were angry at me because you knew I love Boremont too much to leave him, just for our family." Elizabeth says, acting coldly towards him. Fabious can't seem to understand her. "If you think I will do that now, you are gravely mistaken. I will not leave my husband and my children." Elizabeth says and Fabious stares at her for the longest time, but then gives her a small smile.

"I would never ask that of you." he says and approaches. "Perhaps we could go inside to discuss." He adds and she stares at him suspiciously, but then leads him inside of the farmhouse, which seems small, but then you see the large addition in the back.

Elizabeth closes the door after her brother and leads him to the kitchen where only three chairs sit around the table. The fourth is outside, broken. They sit at the table and they can hear Boremont in the back speaking to the children.

"What is it you wish to discuss?" Elizabeth asks, her eyes hard on her brother.

"Firstly, I would like to hear how you have been." Fabious says and she narrows her eyes, making him laugh softly. "I have not seen you in four years, I would like to know as much as you will allow your older brother to know." He says and she remains silent. "I could go first." He says and then quickly adds. "Belladonna and I got married once we got back home, we had our honeymoon. Thadeous met a lovely maiden during the quest and shortly after arriving home, left on a quest with her. It seemed like he had developed a taste for quests. It was not long after our wedding, Belladonna became with child. We have a son that is four years old. His name is Demetrius." He says and her lips twitch with a smile to learn that she is an aunt. "Thadeous does not seem to want a child. Father and I encourage him to ask Isabelle to marry him. They continue having premarital intercourse." Fabious adds and they both smirk.

They fall silent and Elizabeth knows there is something Fabious isn't telling her, but he quickly tries to hide it with a smile.

"Your turn." He says and she smiles.

"Would you like to meet your niece and nephew?" She asks and his smile brightens, like nothing would make him the happier. "Boremont! Could you bring Adeline and Nicholas?" She asks and they listen to the footsteps, the creaking of the floorboards. Boremont comes in carrying a little boy with his hand in his mouth and with the little girl, sheepishly hiding behind her father. Elizabeth invites her daughter to sit on her lap, but she stares suspiciously at the stranger in their house. "Adeline, this is your Uncle Fabious." She says and Fabious smiles at her, but she looks to Boremont who's hard expression softens for his daughter.

"You have never met him, but your Mother had told you stories." Boremont says and Adeline looks back to Fabious.

"The one who killed the cyclops?" She asks and Fabious lets out a soft laugh.

"A most monstrous cyclops." He says and she looks at Elizabeth, still unsure.

"Your Uncle has a boy your age." She says and Adeline looks back at Fabious. "His name is Demetrius." Elizabeth adds and little Nicholas makes a happy cry, smiling at Boremont.

"How old is Nicholas?" Fabious asks, smiling at his nephew.

"Two years." Elizabeth replies and her son looks at her and giggles, making her smile. Fabious looks at his niece and nephew, seeing a little of Elizabeth and Boremont in their children. As he stares at them, he knows they're a happy family.

"Tell me how you have been." He says and she smiles at her brother.

"We returned to Moldiss Darton to stay at the inn and to work, to earn money." Elizabeth begins. "We met some men who were looking for honest work. They recognized us, but swore their loyalty to us." She adds and Fabious seems impressed. "They told us of this farm, of the town nearby." She says and Boremont's lips twitch.

"We were uncertain, Elizabeth most of all." Boremont says, giving her a slight smile, especially as Nicholas leans towards Fabious, curious and smiling. Boremont lets his son slide down onto the table where Fabious picks him up and holds him. Nicholas grabs a lock of his hair and giggles. Fabious makes noises, entrancing his nephew. His niece on the other hand, has no intention of going to her Uncle. She slides off Elizabeth and sits in Boremont's lap, staring at Fabious.

"It took us about four days and three nights to get here. The men proved themselves by helping us. They hunted. They made campsites. They kept us safe and they were truthful about the farm." Elizabeth says, mostly watching her children. "This farm was owned by an elderly couple, Hamis and Gretel. They never had children and did not trust the villagers or newcomers, until I had announced to Boremont that I was with child. After several days, I knew something had changed in me. Gretel liked us. We were a young couple, honest and trustworthy." She says, smiling at Nicholas.

"They liked that we could work for them while they rested their old bones." Boremont says, bouncing Adeline on his knee, making her smile. "I, outside, and you in the kitchen." He adds.

"It pleased Gretel to watch as our pregnancy move along. She was immensely happy to see Adeline born." Elizabeth says and Fabious smiles at her. "Hamis had passed away during the winter. They had discussed it and gave us their last will; the ownership of their farm. Gretel missed him dearly, but seeing a young family grow under the roof of the house in which she shared with her husband for nearly fifty years made her happy. It made her happier to be considered family." She adds and her eyes seem slightly sad. "Gretel passed away a couple of months later." She concludes, looking at her daughter.

"The men work on our farm, friends from Moldiss Darton. They are a part of our family. We are happy here." Boremont says, looking at Fabious, all kindness out of his eyes.

"That is how we have been. Now, the real reason why you are here." Elizabeth says, nearly the same expression in her eyes as Boremont. Fabious looks at them and then at his niece and nephew.

"Father misses you terribly." Fabious says and when he looks at his sister, her expression remains the same. "He was heartbroken when you did not return with us after the quest." He adds and she doesn't seem to believe him.

"Last I heard, Father was enraged with me." Elizabeth replies and he nods slowly.

"He was, but he cares not that had you left to join us. He cares only that you come back home." Fabious says and she snorts.

"This is my home." She replies and he nods, realizing his choice of words didn't help.

"My apologies. I know. I meant that Father would like to see you." Fabious says and Elizabeth glances at Boremont. "It has been four years. He eats very little. He speaks very little. He asks a lot about you. He sleeps poorly." Fabious says, getting her attention. "I have taken over Mourn until he gets better, but he will not get better without seeing you." He concludes and watches as Elizabeth looks at her children. "I had explained to Father that you had grown close to Boremont, that you had gotten married in Moldiss Darton." Fabious says, getting the both of them to stare at him with hard eyes. "I left out everything else." He says, not wanting to say in front of the children that their father had betrayed him. "At first, Father was enraged, but after a year, he wanted only that you return to Mourn." He concludes and the small room falls silent, except for Nicholas making slight sounds.

"A year." Elizabeth says and Fabious knows what she wants to hear in order to convince her to see their father.

"I've also told Father that you wanted to choose your own groom and he has come to accept your marriage to Boremont. Believe me, Elizabeth. He wishes to see you and give you his blessings." Fabious adds, although he's not sure his sister believes him. Boremont, on the other hand, remains difficult to read with his hard expression.

"He should want my forgiveness." She says and Fabious looks at her as if he doesn't understand. "I do not need his blessing as much as he needs my forgiveness. That is the only way he will see me; acknowledge that he has treated me lesser than my brothers." Elizabeth adds and Fabious continues to stare at her as if in disbelief that his sister is still resentful after four years. Of course he wouldn't understand, he never knew what it was to be treated so unjustly, like you didn't have any basic human rights.

"You know not how he suffers." Fabious says and she snorts, glaring at him as she places her fists on the table, leaning forward.

"You have forgotten how I suffered." She replies and Nicholas looks at her, his eyes sad, and his lips begin to quiver as he knows his mother is upset. Elizabeth gets up and takes her son from her brother's arms, comforting her child.

"You married the man of your choice." Fabious says and she turns her back to her brother, wanting to ignore him. She didn't exactly choose to marry Boremont. He brought her into a chapel and she married him, but yes, if he would have asked her to marry him, she would have said yes. Ergo, she marries the man of her choice. "You suffer no longer." Her brother adds.

"It is time for you to leave." Boremont says and Nicholas lets out little cries, as if to say he's upset. Adeline remains quiet, but as Elizabeth glances at her daughter, sees that she looks up at Boremont, a little frightened.

"Our father could die, Elizabeth. Would you want to live knowing his last wish was to see you and you denied him of that?" Fabious says, ignoring Boremont. Adeline begins to cry. Boremont picks her up and stands up. Elizabeth walks over to them and comforts her daughter, although everyone is upset and there is nothing she can say to ease the situation.

However, she turns to Fabious, her eyes cold.

"I know that if I see father, he will demand that I change my life to please him. I know he would say that a Princess is not fit to milk a cow, to pick wild herbs or to make clothing for her children. I quite like my life here, Fabious. It is not my fault father no longer likes his in that large empty palace of his." Elizabeth sneers while rubbing the back of her son. "If you would like to see your niece and nephew again, I suggest you pass on the message to our father: he is to ask for my forgiveness or I might as well be dead to him if that means I am left alone." She concludes and at that moment, the door opens. Galhagar and some men await Fabious to exit the house. Obviously, they had been outside of the house, making sure they were alright.

Fabious gets up and leaves the house, but not before glancing back at Elizabeth with disappointment.

The next day, everyone tries to brush off Fabious' visit as they start out their morning feeding the cow, the chickens and working the fields. Elizabeth hadn't said much after he had left. It was clear that his visit bothered her, that the things he had said weighted heavily on her mind.

After he left, she comforted her children, cooked for everyone while saying very little, worked in the house, continuing her silence. When she placed the children to bed along with Boremont, she comforted Adeline and Nicholas again before crawling into bed with Boremont, needing to be embraced.

Boremont walks into the small kitchen to see Elizabeth siting at the table, as if mentally reliving the conversation with her brother that took place at the same table just the previous day.

He sits down, her eyes meeting his. She tries for a smile and he places a hand on hers.

"Perhaps you should go see your father." He says and she frowns at him, snapping out of her daze.

"Are you mad? This coming from the man who wanted to get away from Mourn and you encourage me to go see my father. The man that had anger towards my family?" She says and the corner of his lips twitch.

"I could see yesterday that you held onto still to some anger." He adds and she nearly snorts at him, taking her hands out from under his.

"You did not seem happy to see Fabious. It would seem like you held onto some anger as well." She says, giving him this cold stare that makes him grin.

"Do I like your brother? No. Anything I once felt for him is long gone. Do I hate him? No. I was only seemingly angry because he was upsetting you." Boremont says and she looks away, her jaw clenched. "I suggest only seeing your father, not for his sake, but for your own." He adds and Elizabeth looks back at him, her stare curious.

"Why?" She asks.

"You and I both know you do not need his acceptance, but if he has changed, you need to hear that he loves you. You lost your mother, never have known her and then your father, who treated you unfairly, causing a drift between you. He might not be the heartless and miserable man you remember. If he wishes to seek that relationship with you, start afresh, I would not want you to turn your back on him and be hurt by wondering what would have happened if you had gone to see him." Boremont says, taking her hand and holding onto it tightly. "Adeline has asked many questions this morning, confused." He adds and Elizabeth's eyes begin to tear. "It would be easiest for her to have some explanations, some that her four year old mind can comprehend." He concludes and she nods her head.

Boremont gets up and goes to the back of the house while Elizabeth wipes her eyes. He returns with a sleepy Adeline. She looks at her yawning daughter and nearly shoots Boremont an icy glare for waking their daughter.

"She was already up, playing with her doll. She says she did not sleep very well." Boremont says and pulls the third chair in between Elizabeth and him so their daughter could sit in between them. She rubs her eyes, smiling at Elizabeth.

"Good morning, Sweetheart." Elizabeth says, pushing back the hair from Adeline's face with a smile. "Did you sleep well?" She asks and her daughter brightens, the fatigue vanishing.

"I dreamt of fields with flowers, sunlight and clouds. We were running and laughing." She says and Elizabeth kisses her forehead, looking at Boremont who smiles and gives their daughter a pat on her head.

"Your mother and I have to explain what happened yesterday." He says and she looks up at him and then at her mother.

"Uncle Fabious?" She asks and Elizabeth nods.

"Your Uncle is a Prince. I am a Princess. Your grandfather, my father, is a King." Elizabeth says and Adeline stares at her with unblinking eyes, but then she looks at Boremont.

"Is Father a Prince too?" Adeline asks and Boremont's lips twitch.

"No. I was a Knight." He says and he spends some time explaining what a Knight does. Children hardly grow up not knowing what a Prince and Princess are and what they do. Most boys dream of being a Knight, but their children know nearly nothing about the life of royalty and Knighthood, because they didn't want their children to know about their previous life.

Well, so much for that.

Adeline looks at her mother with a bright smile.

"Mother is a Princess?" She asks and Elizabeth can see that her daughter is imagining beautiful dresses, gold jewelry and probably a Unicorn. For some strange reason, she loves unicorns. Boremont got her a wood sculpture of a unicorn from the carver in the village and she is convinced they are real.

"Yes." Elizabeth says, prepared to tell her daughter. "I have another brother, Thadeous. He is a Prince as well." She adds and Adeline listens, obviously enchanted to know her mother is a Princess and her father is a Knight. Elizabeth takes a deep breath and looks at Boremont who gives her a little nod of encouragement. "Your Uncles were born before me. I am the youngest. My mother died having me." She begins, not sure she's starting out well, but Adeline listens, even giving her a small pouty lip of empathy. "When I grew up, your grandfather tried to marry me to other Princes. Your Uncle Fabious went on many quests and your Uncle Thadeous was just silly." She says, making Adeline smile. "Your father was Uncle Fabious' friend. Your father and I would never have been allowed to marry each other." Elizabeth says and Adeline looks at her, confused.

"You and Father are married. You love each other." Adeline says and Elizabeth smiles at her, stroking her head.

"Yes, but in a kingdom, a Princess and a Knight are never to be together. A Princess is to only marry a Prince. That is what your grandfather wanted." Elizabeth says and Adeline seems to understand, but she will never understand until she's older. "And a Princess is not to go on a quest with Princes. A Princess is just to be beautiful." She adds and Adeline's face scrunches up with confusion. "A Princess certainly would never milk a cow or pick herbs by the river." She says with a slight smile.

"You are a Princess, but you are not a Princess?" Adeline asks and Elizabeth looks up at Boremont with a grin.

"You could say that, my bright child." She says to her daughter. "I was not what my father wanted. I followed my brothers on a quest. Your father and I fell in love, and we got married. Your grandfather would have been very angry, which is why we live here. It is why we never told you that your father and I once lived in a palace as a Princess and a Knight, rich and… unhappy." Elizabeth says and Adeline stares at her, taking in all the information. "Now, we are very happy. We have a beautiful boy named Nicholas and a very beautiful and smart girl named Adeline." She says, giving her daughter a hug, kissing her head.

"I love you, Mother." She mumbles and turns to look at Boremont who wraps his arms around his wife and daughter. "I love you, Father. And I love Nicholas too." She adds.

Boremont kisses Elizabeth's temple.

"What it is you decide, I am by your side." He whispers and she knows she'll have to give it some thought, certain that one day her brother will return with hopes to bring her to their father.

Many days had passed before Fabious indeed returned, as Elizabeth predicted. He's relentless that way, especially for their father.

Elizabeth and Boremont stand outside of their farmhouse with their children, watching as Fabious approaches. He smiles at them and as he dismounts his horse, unties a bag from his saddle, smiling at his niece and nephew with a glimmer in his eyes. Elizabeth knows him well enough to know that he has brought something for them.

"Good day." Fabious says, putting the bag behind his back, smiling at Adeline and Nicholas with a smirk. "How is little Adeline?" He asks and she smiles, rocking on her heels, hiding a little behind Boremont. "How is Nicholas?" He asks and the little boy laughs with a bright smile.

"What is behind your back Uncle Fabious?" Elizabeth asks and he grins at her children.

"A surprise for Adeline and Nicholas." He replies, making Adeline gasp, coming out from behind her father, trying to see the bag. Fabious pulls it out and her eyes widen. "Would you like to see?" He asks and she steps out. He opens the bag and she walks up to him, trying to look into the bag. Boremont and Elizabeth approach, Nicholas placing some fingers in his mouth, eyes glimmering. Fabious pulls out a wooden horse from the bag, making Adeline nearly squeal with delight, but then she gasps when he pulls out a pretty doll, very much a depiction of a Princess.

Adeline takes the toys, looking at them like they're made of gold. Boremont places Nicholas on the ground and Adeline shows her brother their new toys. He likes the horse and tires to put the head in his mouth, but she stops him, showing him how to play with it. He giggles with delight.

Fabious smiles down at them and then at Elizabeth.

"Thank you." She says and Boremont watches his children walk to the grass to play.

"I have something for you." Fabious says and pulls out a rolled parchment from his vest and hands it to her. She takes it, but stares at him, unsure. She knows it's a message and she's to read it, but she can't seem to find the courage to do so. In all honesty, she's a little afraid to read it. "Read it. Trust me." He says with a soft smile.

Boremont stands by her, a hand in the small of her back for reassurance.

"I cannot." Elizabeth says and holds it over her shoulder for Boremont to read. He takes it, unrolls it and there's a pause before he starts to read it.

"My dearest Elizabeth, I am so pleased to hear you are well. I miss you so. These years have given me much to think about, to see what it was I was doing. Believe me, I had the best intentions for you. I wanted the best for you, a life where you had little to worry about. I wanted you to have a life like your mother, a husband that loves you, that can give you all that you want and need." Boremont says, taking a small pause there. "I should have seen you are very much like your mother, a high spirited woman who knows what it is she wants. I should have trusted you to find for yourself what you wanted most. I should have been proud of you."

Boremont pauses again, as if he sees the next line and hesitates.

"At first, I was not pleased to hear you had married Boremont, but with time, have come to see that you have found a man that makes you happy. I see it now because you would rather leave your family, your brothers whom you love so much, to stay with the man you love. You know not of this, but your mother had done the same thing. She told her father she would forever refuse his choice of husband, she would run away if she could not marry me. Her father eventually came to give me his blessing. I realize I should give Boremont my blessing. Any man that captures your heart is worthy of you. I should be proud of the both of you." Boremont says and pauses, glancing at her to see her tensed.

"Fabious has told me of your children. I have never more been so happy for you. Only love can give birth to children. There is no doubt in my mind you love him and he loves you. Furthermore, I have never felt so ashamed at my actions. For you to keep your children from me tells me you are very angry towards me. That perhaps you even hate me. I cannot blame you. There are times I hate myself. I have lost my daughter and it is my own fault, being so blind and ignorant.

"I want you to know that I love you, that I want for you to be happy, for Boremont and your children to be happy. I wish to offer you so many things, but I will not blame you if you will not accept them.

"I offer you my apologizes and ask that you accept my forgiveness." He says and glances at Elizabeth, knowing this is what she wanted to hear. However, she remains tense. "I want so much for you and your children to know that I love you all, that I wish to thank Boremont for making you happier than I ever could. I offer you anything you could want. I know you need nothing more than what you have. Please do not think of this as being a bribe to have you return home. If you are happiest away from me, I ask that you do what makes you happiest. I will be happy to know if you will accept my forgiveness. Nothing more.

"I regret pushing hard as I know it is my fault that I have lost you. Know that I love you, Elizabeth. Sincerely, your father." Boremont says and glances at her, wondering what it is that she's thinking.

There are tears in her eyes. She keep her face low, her arms crossed over her chest, trying to stay strong. He lets the parchment roll up and pulls her into his arms where she sobs softly on his shoulder.

"He means every word." Fabious says softly. "I told him only that you work this farm, that you have two beautiful children and that you are happy. Everything he wrote are his own words." He adds and falls silent, watching her sob.

Elizabeth pulls back and wipes her eyes, wiping the tears off her cheeks.

"Boremont, you think I should go see him?" She asks softly, looking up at him. His lips slowly inch into a small smile as he moves his arms to hers reassuringly.

"If that is what you want. You know I will be with you." He replies and she looks away, to her children, her eyes distant as she thinks.

"I would have to hear it from his lips. See it for myself, not hear it on some parchment. Anyone can write words, but it takes courage and sincerity to speak them." Elizabeth says and Boremont kisses her forehead.

"I could not agree more." He whispers and they look at their children, knowing that this is for them.

Elizabeth looks at her brother with defiance and he nods.

"Do you have a carriage?" He asks and she frowns at him.

"Do you see one?" She asks and she glances around the farm, slowing realizing that she was speaking sarcastically.

"Some of the men could go to the village and see what there is." Boremont says and whistles, getting Mark and Joshua to comes from the field. "When would you like to leave?" Boremont asks her and she looks at their children, sighing.

"Tomorrow morning. Let them have a good nights' rest." Elizabeth says and Boremont goes to discuss with the men. Elizabeth looks at her brother, then sees the same two companions sitting under a tree, relaxing. "I suppose the three of you would like to stay with us." She says and Fabious tries to be a martyr, but she doesn't give him the chance. "Galhagar can show those two the back bedroom and you can sleep on the floor in the children's room, as we do not have another bed to spare." She concludes and he smiles at her, as if proud.

It does seem as though things change when you didn't think it could. She remembered their father being angry with her, Fabious being angry with her and Thadeous being somewhat careless. However, she really does have to see for herself if their father is as accepting as he claims.

If he isn't, then he will never see her or her children ever again. If Fabious won't support her decision, then he'll be told to never step foot on their farm ever again.