Four Years Later . . .

Lily and Nuada stood in front of the council. Lily had an expressionless face on, her body a bit older and worn, but still beautiful. Nuada stood beside her, hands behind his back.

"The time has come, Lillian. You have given birth to a total of four children. Antien, Sophia, Catherine, and Nibenon. Two males and two females. Now is the time to drink this immortality potion, making you immortal and beautiful forever and infertile." The head council member said, holding a vial up. "I expect there to be no arguments."

"There is none. I am confident there will be no need for more heirs. Four children is enough." Lillian spoke. She reached and took the vial, drinking it in a quick gesture. Nuada watched from beside her.

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Out in the gardens, four young children played. The oldest, four-year-old Antien, had a wooden sword in his hand and was swinging it around. His blond hair had gotten long and he looked like the spitting image of his father, with his mother's eyes. His sister, Sophia, who was three, moved her head to avoid getting hit. She had her mother's hair and eyes and her father's skin. She had their one-year-old brother, Nibenon, in her arms. Nibenon had his mother's hair and skin and his father's golden eyes. The two-year-old Catherine was beside her. She had dirty blonde hair and her mother's eyes and her father's skin.

"Antien! Stop it!" Sophia shouted at her brother. "You're going to hurt Nibenon!"

"But I'm the Prince Antien! Slayer of dragons and witches!" He said, swinging his sword at invisible foes.

"Not near Nibenon, you aren't!" Sophia yelled back.

Meldiron was supervising the children from a few feet away. He chuckled at their banter. Antien heard and turned towards him.

"Uncle Meld! Tell us an adventure!" Antien ran to Meldiron, staring up into his face.

"I want to hear about princesses!" Sophia said.

"Pony!" Catherine insisted, her thumb in her mouth.

"Well, I guess I could." Meldiron said, putting two children on each of his legs. "Do you want one with your father in it? Your mother? Aunt Nuala? Or Uncle Abe?"

"Da-da!" Catherine said.

"Father!" Antien said.

"Mommy went on an adventure?" Sophia asked.

Nibenon spit-up a little on his clothes.

Meldiron laughed at the children.

"Very well. Do you want to hear of the evil sorceress who trapped your mother in a book for a month?" He offered.

Each children agreed eagerly. Meldiron smiled at them and began.

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Lily poked her face while looking in the mirror.

"I look the same." She said, turned her head to get a better angle of herself. "I don't even feel any different."

"You will notice the difference in a few decades." Nuada said from behind her.

"I suppose." Lily said skeptically. "So what now? No kids for a while. Finally some time to relax."

She turned to look at her husband. He was looking at her closely. She raised an eyebrow at him.

"Sex?" She offered with a smirk. "Antien doesn't have sword practice for a few hours and no child needs to be fed for a while. No kids to barge in here and demand our attention. Just the two of us for a change."

She stepped closer to him until her hands rested on his chest. He looked down at her, smirking. He leaned down and kissed her.

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"No way! Mommy did not do that!" Antien said, disbelief on his face.

"She sure did. She attacked your father after he had attacked her friend. It was the second time they ever met. I bet your father still has the scars to prove it." Meldiron confirmed.

"She gave him scars? !" Antien said, wide-eyed. "Mommy is awesome! I had no idea!"

"Girls can be just as tough as boys." Sophia stuck her tongue out at her brother.

"Only Mommy! I bet Aunt Nuala never did anything cool like that!" Antien said back.

"Now, now, do not start talking bad about your Aunt. Your father loves her dearly." Meldiron scolded.

"Where is Mommy?" Sophia said, looking around. "Is she still with Father? At that meeting?"

"She is probably sleeping. Four children can be quite the handful." Meldiron teased.

It was quiet for a moment before Antien jumped up. He ran into the gardens, thrashing it around.

"I'm Prince Antien! Son of King Nuada and Queen Lillian! The best parents on the earth! Prepare to be defeated!" He shouted, slashing at flowers and a few trees.

"Don't crush my roses!" Sophia yelled, running after him.

Meldiron held the two other children on his lap, smiling at the scene.

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Nuada and Lily lay on their bed naked, Lily curled up against her husband's side. They both sighed in contentment.

"No children should happen more often." Lily said, half-asleep.

"At least you have not lost your touch." Nuada teased.

She slapped him on the chest playfully.

"So mean! No wonder you've contemplated genocide multiple times!" Lily shot back.

"But I am glad I did not go through with them. Or else I would not have such a wife and such beautiful children." He admitted.

Lily smiled widely.

"You can be so sweet at times." Lily told him. After a few seconds she said, "We should have sex again. Before Meldiron realizes what we're doing and gives us back the kids."

Nuada smiled as Lily sat up and straddled him, both feeling pure bliss at that moment.

Just a pure fluff chapter! Get to know the whole family. Just to clear up a few things, the kids call Nuada "Father" and Lily "Mommy" because of cultural things/the parents' different personalities. Lily is actually quite the mother (which will be seen next chapter) and likes being called "Mommy" and Nuada is used to children calling their parents "Father" and "Mother" in elven society. Also, Antien is only learning swordplay at four because of elven culture and that fact that he is the firstborn heir. And Nibenon means "small" and he was called this because he was so tiny when he was born.