Disclaimer: I don't own Merlin, it is owned by BBC, SyFy and the creators of Merlin, I own Anne, Caylene and Faston.

A few weeks later, Uther walked down the corridor to Gaius's chambers. As all the members of his family had been busy performing their duties Anne had left Caylene with Gaius and Merlin. He knocked on the door and walked in hearing a loud "Ow! Ow! Ow!" ring through the air. He looked in the direction it had come from, bursting into laughter when he saw Gaius trying to help Merlin, who was holding Caylene as she played with his hair by pulling on it. However, her little fingers were refusing to let go of their grip on Merlin's hair, and she was jabbering to the disgruntled Merlin and a chuckling Gaius.

"Having fun, Caylene?" He observed through his chuckling. She looked up when she heard his voice, her eyes widening in recognition of the sound, but when she caught sight of him she let out a high squeal of glee. He headed toward the three people and Caylene let go of Merlin's hair, her body squirming in his direction. He smiled at her, and she gave back a four-teeth smile. The last few weeks had been hellish as Caylene seemed to be constantly gaining new teeth. He was glad she seemed to be done with it, and was back to her usual happy self. He reached down as she reached up toward him, lifting her up into his arms, before nodding his thanks to Gaius and Merlin as he walked out of the room talking to Caylene.

A few minutes later, he reached the stables, and took her around to pet the horses, who were greeted by an earful of childish jabbering and a smile. Uther looked down as something brushed his leg and reached his hand out to pet Amyntas, the dog had grown to the point that he stood as tall as Uther's thigh. After getting his pet from Uther, Amyntas laid down and watched as Uther and Caylene finished visiting the horses, and then trotted over to join them as they headed back into the castle.

When they reached his chambers, Uther changed Caylene before tossing a blanket on the floor and laying her down on her belly where she kicked her legs and arms about. Then he threw a pillow down next to her, and laid down on his side next to her so he could watch her move. When he heard a clicking noise behind him, he turned his head to look over his shoulder keeping his hand on his sword, only to be greeted by the sight of Amyntas walking toward them. He relaxed as he said, "Come here boy." Amyntas walked up to him as Uther held out his hand to the dog, who nudged his muzzle underneath Uther's hand demanding to be petted. Uther obliged the dog for a bit before commanding him to lay down. Amyntas moved down toward Uther's stomach and curled up against his body.

Uther's eyes once more looked toward Caylene as she grunted, and he watched amazed as she awkwardly flipped from her stomach to her back. "That's my girl!" He whispered to her, as he reached over rubbing her belly lightly and causing her to giggle and kick her legs in response to his tickling. He continued to tickle, play and talk to her until she gave a slight yawn. Uther smiled, "You and me both, huh, baby girl." He pulled her against his chest before rolling onto his back, keeping her body secure against him with his arms around her. She squirmed into a ball on his chest, digging her fingers into his shirt, as he massaged her back, working on getting her to sleep. As he worked on getting her to sleep, he snickered as he heard Amyntas snoring at his side.

I sighed as I left the last meeting I had of the day. The last group had been stressful to deal with as the wives of the nobles were in town due to Uther's plan of a hunting day for his noblemen to welcome in the autumn season. This meant that I was required to entertain the women of the court, which was the reason for the meeting I had just been in. I rubbed my forehead trying to ease the growing headache I had aquired during the last two hours of the meeting. I stepped into my rooms sighing in relief at the quiet, only to stop as I took in the sight before me. Uther was lying on a blanket on the floor in a spotlight of sun that was streaming in through the windows. His eyes were closed in sleep, and his chest was slowly rising and falling, Caylene resting on it while he held her tightly to him, and her left hand lay where her body and his chest met.

Amyntas looked up at me from his position of sleep next to Uther's stomach, after seeing who I was he sniffed and laid his head back down on Uther's leg before falling back to sleep. As I moved toward the bed to get a light sheet to drape over them, Uther's eyes fluttered open slightly, "Care to join us? We are having a nap."

"I could see that, and I could use one." I tossed a pillow next to his and laid down, joining in his sleep-hazed chuckle when Amyntas moved from his position by Uther and forced his way in between us. After Amyntas had settled down I rested my forehead against Uther's shoulder and closed my eyes reveling in the warmth of the sun and the quiet peacefulness of the room.

Uther felt something being lifted from his chest, and realized quickly that the something was Caylene. He tightened his hold on the child, and drew out his sword pointing it up at the offending person, while his eyes flew open. As his eyes focused he realized that Arthur was staring down at the sword tip pointing toward his chest, while keeping his hands on Caylene's sides. Uther dropped the sword softly next to him, "Was there something you needed Arthur?"

"Just needed to report on the hunting prospects of the forest. I saw Caylene on your chest and wanted to move her just in case you lost your grip on her in your sleep," Arthur explained.

Uther nodded, letting go of Caylene as Arthur settled her into his arms. Uther slowly sat up and then knelt to pick up Anne, after sheathing his sword, and placed her on their bed. "You were saying you needed to report," he reminded Arthur, motioning for his son, who had placed Caylene in her cradle, to join him outside of the room so that they did not wake up the two sleepers.

He listened quietly as Arthur explained what he had found in the forest, and Uther nodded off and on asking questions or commenting when it was appropriate, and then they began to finalize their plans for their hunting trip. While they were finishing up, Anne stepped out of the room, a slowly awakening Caylene in her arms with her head tucked into Anne's neck. "Made your plans?" Uther nodded. "Can one of those include finding something to silence some of the more loud, shrill-sounding women?"

"No. Sorry my dear," Uther said smiling at her.

"Had to try."

"What are your plans for the women?"

"Sitting in a sitting room, talking, working on stitchery and eating."

"Sounds fun," Uther murmured sarcastically, Arthur looking at him confusedly having not caught the tone in which Uther had spoken. Hoping to head off his son's question, Uther said, "I believe it is time for supper." Uther reached out his hand to Anne, who slipped her hand around his, while shifting Caylene into a secure perch on the other arm. Caylene, however, had other ideas and giggling through her toothy smile she tried reaching for Arthur. He quickly took her into his arms, and walked away trying to get her to say Arthur and "Shut up, Merlin!" Anne sent a glare at him from behind his back, and Uther yelled after him, "If she says that before she says father you will rue the day, Arthur."

"The same goes for mother." Anne yelled as well. Arthur waved a hand back at them in acknowledgement but continued his training of Caylene. When they reached the hall, Uther and Anne allowed Arthur to hold Caylene while she ate, both glad that he would end up with his lap full of mushy food this time.