To the guest that asked when I would be disclosing which of the triplets were Alpha or Omega, I understand from other Alpha/Omega I have read that identification occurs during puberty. Don't mind being told otherwise as I already know!

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Merlin loved spending time with his babies and made sure Arthur did each day as well. Merlin was still worried about Robyn who seems slower that his siblings and reaching the different stages. At just over two months Audric and Ygraine were smiling at him frequently, and when he held then up they put their feet down, whereas Robyn would look at them he had yet to smile he also refused to put his legs down. It worried him although Alice told him he would soon catch up. The omega made sure he gave each of his children the same amount of time but he knew deep in his heart that Robyn was his favourite.

Talking to some of the other omegas who already had children Merlin had had an idea and was getting the castle seamstresses sewing together blankets as a covering for the nursery floor. He didn't want his babies crawling on the cold stone floors and the thought of them eating the dried rushes they covered the floors with to make it warmer horrified him.

Tyr was still bring the hatchlings up once a day to see the babies but Merlin was determined that before the cold weather set in that he would get all of them outside together. The hatchings were beginning to stretch their wings to strengthen them and it was getting a bit chaotic having all three of them in the room at once, but Merlin felt the caves were too cold for his babies to go down to. Mentioning this to the alpha Arthur agreed to be there for such a major exercise. Having three babies seemed to be so much more work than one. So one sunny day Arthur arrived in the nursery. Merlin had got his sewn together blankets to spread on the grass and made sure everything was packed up ready.

As Arthur carried the two Princes Merlin carried the Princess. Morgana had decided to join them with Lady Vivienne. Gwen, Will, George and several servants carried all the items Merlin thought they would need. They were also accompanied by the two wet nurses who had collected a picnic from the kitchens. Gwaine, Lancelot and Percy were to act as protectors as was Leon who insisted on joining them.

For the first outing they decided to just go as far as the meadow just outside the castle. When they got there they found Tyr already there with the three hatchlings, Aithusa and Pryderi, with Cadfael flying overhead. It seemed no one was taking chances with all the precious young ones out together.

It took some time to set everything out but once done the hatchlings went to the side of their babies. Audric and Ygraine were cooing and looking at Eirian and Anerin as they held their wings out above them.

Merlin was most taken with Robyn and Gwenfrewi as the hatching opened her red wings to shade the prince from the sun, Robyn gave his first smile and screeched loudly, his eyes flashing golden as he rose in the air until Gwenfrewi nose was touching his. Merlin looked across at Arthur who was smiling at the sight. "We are going to have trouble you know that" Merlin smiled. "Mother said I was a nightmare as a baby, using magic so early" Merlin reached over and plucked Robyn from the air and smiling at his youngest said "Little one you are not supposed to fly"

Arthur got up and walked towards Merlin and sat down beside his omega "Will you stop worrying about him so much now?"

"I will never stop worrying about any of them" Merlin admitted "But yes I will try, but poor Robyn is still so much smaller"

Aithusa carefully made her way to Merlin's side and looked down at Robyn "Of course you haven't met my babies yet have you" with that he picked each child up and showed them to Aithusa "These are our little ones" then asking Morgana to come forward with her daughter Merlin looked at Aithusa "and this is Lady Vivienne, who as she doesn't have her own hatching, I want you to be friends with"

Aithusa looked at the smaller baby "She is so small"

Merlin laughed "You should have seen Robyn at her age, he was half the size"

Aithusa gave the dragon version of a grin "You humans are so fragile, but Lady Vivienne I will be proud to be your friend, as well as Merlin's hatchlings"

"I don't have hatchlings Aithusa, I have babies they don't come out of eggs!"

Aithusa looked puzzled "So how do they come?"

Arthur threw back his head and laughed "I look forward to you explaining that one dearest"

Merlin sent images to Aithusa who looked at her human and started to walk away "That's disgusting!" she huffed "So much better to lay an egg" That got everyone laughing.

The picnic was a huge success and Arthur said they could do it again if the weather was warm enough.