When she woke up, her body was on fire from the pleasure she received. She couldn't believe everything that was able to be done. All she could do was lay back and recover from the barrage of sensations that assaulted her. It was true that he couldn't give me a family. But, this would be enough. As much as she wanted to lie back in her bed, her robe gave a gentle poke for her to move.

"Okay," she sighed. "I'll need a shower, too. I don't think you can join me. At least out here."

At the sensation of a pause for a mild bit of stunned silence, she laughed softly. At a knock on her door, she stretched again and moved to open it. Cyborg was grinning at her.

"Ready to explore new, uncharted regions of the Fae realms?" he asked.

"That I am! But, I need to shower first. I'll grab some breakfast after," she chuckled. He nodded and charged into the kitchen to make sure that Beast Boy wasn't there first. She sighed and managed to shower and change into a fresh outfit without incident. When she put her robe back on, she mused aloud, "Do you even get dirty? Maybe you need a bath, too."

Now she found herself laughing from the tickling sensation she got. Her robe was enchanted to keep from getting dirty and containing weird smells. She pet along the inside of the cloth and moved to the main room to get something to eat. Of course, Robin and Jericho weren't there yet. Ambrosia had to be tended to. Starfire was waving at her from where she was eating. Silkie was in her lap and devouring a whole plate of fresh cooked bacon.

"Hey! Now I have to make more!" Cyborg scowled at the caterpillar. Silkie only belched in his face with a toothy grin. Raven managed to swallow down the laugh she had and settled at a table.

"Too bad we cannot take Silkie with us," Starfire frowned. "I am sure that he would like to see new places, too! What do you think?"

"I don't know how he would react to Fae food. The honey seems okay. Maybe it would be all right if we fed him honey when he got hungry," Raven mused. "It would keep him sleeping."

"That's right, huh? And where's BB? I thought he would have been here by now," Cyborg frowned. "It's not like him to keep me from cooking."

"True," Raven frowned and brought out her communicator. When she saw Robin's face, she asked, "Where is Beast Boy? He's not eating with us. Do you know where he is?"

"Oh, he's here. He wanted to read more books with us as a dragon. He thinks it's important with all the Fae we'll be meeting up with. And we have to meet with that Dwarven Master today, too. Make sure that Cyborg has his cylinder ready. Oh! Have him take pictures of his forge. It's possible, a long shot, though, that he could become mildly apprenticed. Elvey was thinking about it. We'll show off the crown he made for Jericho as a duplicate. That is something we can do," he said. "We should even have Esmiralda's fake crown, too."

"I'll let him know," she nodded.

"I heard it! And I'll do that after I eat," Cyborg grinned and began to demolish the mound of cooked sausage he made. The communication was dropped after the agreement to meet in Ireland was done. Robin was busy soothing an irritated unborn child in the form of belly rubs as Ambrosia ate her ice cream. Beast Boy had just finished reading every book that was brought to the castle.

"I think I shall see what libraries are available," Beast Boy mused in a smaller dragon form. "I feel that it may be needed. I simply cannot get enough knowledge!"

"Just be careful of what you read," Jericho chuckled. "Some books are not meant to be opened or read. It's a known fact."

"True," Beast Boy sighed and thought about Raven's book. "Maybe I could burn certain books to ashes. I wouldn't mind doing that."

"But, how would the owner of the book feel?" Robin smiled. Beast Boy snorted smoke and grumbled. "Trust me. I know which book you're talking about."

"I would hope so," he grumbled again.

"We have a place to be," Ambrosia whispered softly with exhaustion. "We have less than a week for the tests to start. We need to move now."

"That we do," Jericho nodded and pressed a kiss to her lips. Her belly was even larger than it was from only yesterday. Aelfric was growing by leaps and bounds. She yawned and sighed when the heated massage was activated on the chair. The mithril crystal pendant at her throat shimmered and flickered. Jericho studied it now, and smiled. "Okay. Yes, we will let the Dwarven Master see you, too."

It shimmered again and pulsed to let a large charge escape and get soaked up by the crystals around it. Ambrosia sighed with relief. Then it pulsed out again for Jericho to study.

"It's a bit talkative today," Robin smiled.

"And this isn't good talk, either," Jericho sighed. "Elvey, can you go to your library?"

"Why?" Elvey asked when he came through Robin.

"The pendant feels that it may not be giving out enough. We may need to request the help of another sliver. Actually," Jericho thought and moved to his star sapphire pendant. He called the Earth Elemental, and he had Ambrosia's chair follow him outside to the garden. Robin had to follow, and Beast Boy trotted behind them in his dragon form.

Two large, sapphire eyes peered up from the ground now to regard Jericho. A deep purring was given at the sight of Ambrosia, but her pendant flickered and twinkled with its talk. The elemental understood this easily. It was now very concerned. Its mouth now rose up from the ground a bit to make walking into easier, and its golden lined teeth opened up wide.

"I can run in quickly," Elvey said. "Aelfric, I'll be right back. I'm doing something to help you."

A small kick was given. This was understood. Robin nodded and trotted down into the opened mouth cave. It was rare for the elemental to appear like this anywhere else, but this was for Ambrosia. He moved swiftly down the tunnels. His pendant guided him easily and shielded him from the raw Fae energy that surrounded him. He made his way to the stone heart that held the four mithril crystals. When he walked up to them, he bowed respectfully and whispered his dilemma in the rich language of the Fae. At this, the crystals shimmered and twinkled to each other to make a decision.

Then, much to his surprise, the other three crystals willingly shed a shard of themselves to help. He plucked up the small, precious crystal slivers and gave another respectful bow. When he turned, he found himself staring at a vision of Aethelwyne. Her long, blond hair with its light curls was picture-perfect and easily held back from her pointed ears. Even her soft, light blue eyes regarded him with a form of sadness, but with relief. She was wearing a light purple gown lined with gold to show her royalty status. She lacked a crown, but that was expected, since it had died when she did. Elvey was shocked. Robin knew they had to get back to Ambrosia, but Elvey needed to know what this was about.

"Elvey," she whispered softly in a light, dulcet tone with a ghostly echo. "I forgive you for everything. You have given me a place of high honor to rest. Do not worry about me anymore. I shall assist in protecting these crystals. Let Aelfric be reborn. Treat him as he should have been treated. Treat Ambrosia as you should have treated me in life. Those are my only requests."

"Aethelwyne..." Elvey whispered and swallowed. "I did not deserve you."

"I know," she smiled softly. "But...I deserved you."

He trembled and nodded. "I shall honor your requests."

"Good. Now go back to them. We do not want Ambrosia to suffer for long," she said seriously. Then she handed him a lump of mithril crystal for the new pendants. "And have the Dwarven Master make the next pendant. Let him teach Cyborg."

"I will!" he nodded at her vanishing figure. He wanted to feel despair, but she was right. I have to get back to my growing son. He moved swiftly to reach Ambrosia just before her worry kicked in. The elemental went back into the ground, and he revealed the three slivers.

"Three?! You were given three of them?" Jericho gaped.

"From the other three crystals," Robin nodded. "And...Aethelwyne appeared before me. To forgive Elvey for everything. I...don't know...what to say..."

"She did?" Esmiralda gasped softly at this. He nodded and relayed the whole conversation. Tintagel was speechless. Beast Boy sighed and bowed his head to show grief and respect.

"We can let Cyborg learn. Easily," Tintagel nodded through Jericho. "And just rest easy that you were forgiven. You know that we'll make you respect her wishes!"

"I know that," Elvey smiled softly. "We need to go."

"Yes, we do," Jericho agreed. Robin pocketed the three mithril crystal slivers with the mithril lump. He made sure to walk extra close to her to ensure that any Fae energy released would get caught by the pendant at Ambrosia's throat. That was easily done, and the mithril crystal within the pendant seemed to shimmer with relief that it didn't have to work so hard. Ambrosia even started to look better when she breathed deeper in a calmer way. Within moments, she was sleeping heavily.

"Try not to make too much noise," Robin chuckled. "She likely won't wake up, but we never know. Just to be safe."

"Of course," Beast Boy nodded. He shifted smaller to carefully rest on top of her belly. Then he got kicked off by Aelfric. That had Robin laughing. Beast Boy then moved to settle against her legs with his wings against her belly. A sharp kick there had him chirp with frustration.

"Settle along her shoulders," Jericho chuckled. Beast Boy was quick to do just that. He gave a rather protective, wary glance around them. When they reached the gazebo, they waited for the others. It didn't take long for them to appear. Robin showed Raven the three mithril crystal slivers given, and she was just as amazed as her robe was. Then he told them about Aethelwyne.

"She is alive?" Starfire asked.

"No, but her spirit was able to form with all the raw Fae energy. She will assist in guarding the mithril crystals inside the Earth Golem. She also made me vow to treat Aelfric the way I should have treated him. The same with Ambrosia. I intended to do so, anyways," Elvey said through Robin.

"Good," Cyborg nodded.

"We have a new Fae location to visit. Are you all ready?" Jericho asked.

"Yes," Raven nodded. Starfire beamed, and that was when Robin saw Silkie.

"Why are you bringing Silkie?" he asked.

"Oh! Well...we didn't want him to be alone," Starfire smiled.

"We figured a small bit of Fae honey, or even her ice cream, could easily put Silkie to sleep if he gets out of control. We'll be watching him," Raven nodded.

"You're responsible for him, Star," Robin smiled. She beamed at him and hugged Silkie. Jericho laughed softly and activated the moon crystal for Elvin's castle home. The place they appeared at next made them pause with sheer wonder.

Fae vendors lined the streets with baked goods, fresh fruits, and various trinkets for sale. Children were laughing and playing with various pets and toys. Even the adults were moving about in a timely fashion to get to where they had to go. Many paused to look at them all curiously, but it was the sight of Ambrosia that had many of them gasp with surprise.

"Yes, this is Queen Ambrosia. I am her husband, King Jericho. King Elvin invited us here to speak with him. Where can we find him?" Jericho asked. His crown shimmered happily to any that noticed it. Robin then took out Elvey's pendant to let it rest in full view. That had even more confusion when it was recognized. When questions were about to come forth, King Elvin and Queen Gelsey both appeared in their own fashion to calm the crowds and answer their questions.

"Such a pretty trinket she wears!" a Fae merchant said from his resplendent cart and finery. He was talking about Ambrosia's pendant. "Is it for sale?"

"No. It is what keeps her alive," Jericho said with a hint of warning. The pendant shimmered with a touch of hurt at being thought of as something ordinary. Jericho noticed this right away and said, "No! There is no need to do a punishment. He did not know. None have ever seen your like before."

The pendant was still unconvinced. Robin's pendant now sparkled to show it was an accident. Even the crowns reflected this. Gelsey was just amazed at how much power each item they had truly held. After the small crowd was split up, Elvin led the small group into the large castle. It looked just as regal and stately as Ambrosia's family home. When she woke up and looked around, Jericho rested a hand on her shoulder to show all was well.

"You should have woken me," she frowned.

"No," Jericho smiled and kissed her. "We had everything under control."

"Who are you?" Elvin asked a weaker Fae man in front of him.

"Um...is that Queen Ambrosia?" the Fae man asked. It was only obvious why he was there. He wasn't sure how he knew of her, but any Fae could travel to the castle from another underground castle. It was possible that he was there browsing the goods and recognized her current state.

"It is. And she does not need help," Elvin said in his own protective tone. "Leave my home!"

"Oh. Are you sure?" the man asked with a touch of hopefulness. Beast Boy glared from where he was and let out some smoke to show he was ready to attack if he approached her.

"I'm going to kill him," Elvey said through Robin.

"I'm not stopping you," Tintagel growled through Jericho.

"How rude! Leave my home at once!" Queen Gelsey said shrilly. "You filthy ingrate!"

"I'm puttin' a hole in him!" Cyborg said and powered up his gun.

"Silkie will eat him!" Starfire said and held up the caterpillar.

"Oh, but he can help me," Ambrosia chuckled. "I have a hungry Treant at home. He can pay it a visit. I'm sure it will welcome him with open arms and be quite grateful for the free meal."

"Ah..." the man paled. Then Elvin booted him from his kingdom with a permanent ban.

"Disgraceful," Raven growled. Her robe calmly sent the sensation of her back getting petted. She grumbled, but sighed and showed she was fine.

"We should get Herald and Jinx," Beast Boy snickered in his small dragon form. "High Warlocks will make any cringe before getting too close."

"Very true," Elvey nodded. "Raven?"

"I shall call them," she nodded and did just that. When they arrived, Raven told them what was going on. Both of them were disgusted.

"Again?! It's happening again?!" Herald growled.

"I learned how to turn humans into frogs! Think it can work on a Fae?" Jinx giggled.

"You can try it on the next one," Elvey smirked. "Is King Warren and King Ealdun here yet?"

"I think they were on their way. They are meeting two of our daughters," Elvin chuckled. "And there they are. Hello, my dears. Everything well?"

"Yes, Father," one of the Fae princesses in a gown of light blue with silver trim smiled. Her eyes were a pretty pale blue, and her hair looked like a very pretty pale yellow against her fair skin. Her body was as willowy and slender as her sister's body was.

"Are they here yet?" her sister asked with a touch of curiosity. Her eyes reminded one of an ice-blue lake, and her hair was the color of autumn leaves with tinges of brown. Her skin was a touch darker, but not by much against her fairer skinned sister. She was wearing a gown that reminded one of an emerald green with touches of gold.

"They are almost here, Fayette," Gelsey smiled and embraced her daughter. "Are you ready to meet them, too, Raisa?"

"Ah, yes. A bit nervous, though," the first one smiled. At the sight of three High Warlocks, they both paled, but they were quickly shown that nothing was wrong.

"Just be at ease," Elvin smiled and hugged them both. "Let me introduce you to King Jericho and Queen Ambrosia. Yes, the very same Ambrosia from your youth!"

"She lived?!" Fayette gasped. "I only played with her a couple of times, but they were the happiest moments I ever had. Ambrosia? Is it really you?"

"Fayette. It has been far too long," Ambrosia smiled softly. "I am grateful that you were not there on my wedding night long ago. At least I do know that I still have a friend that lives."

"I could not go. I had to care for one of my horses from an illness. I want to know everything," she said. "If it's all right?"

"Of course," Robin nodded. Now she recognized Elvey's pendant. Jericho moved to whisper softly to his wife and let their crowns touch to shimmer softly. Raisa smiled softly at the shimmering and sighed. All princesses longed to become one with a soul-mated crown.

When King Ealdun and King Warren appeared, King Elvin was quick to greet them and welcome them into the castle. At the whisper of the Fae man that appeared earlier, they were both appalled.

"If he comes back, we should find out where he hails from," Ealdun growled.

"And hang him by his trousers along the outer wall," Warren nodded.

"Done!" Elvin grinned. "And here are my daughters, Fayette and Raisa. My dears, this is King Ealdun. And here is King Warren. Treat them with respect."

"Of course, Father," Raisa nodded with a small smile.

"What happened to your Queens?" Fayette frowned.

"Sinlus," Warren sighed. That had them both gasp. "As princesses, the two of you were safe. He was only after Queens with crowns. As to why, none of us know."

"That one can harm us no more. He has been neatly disposed of by his own Court," Gelsey said to reassure them. "Now, I want each of you to get acquainted with them. Don't be shy! If you don't feel that you belong with them, then it's fine."

Fayette was already moving to King Warren with a rather curious look in her eyes. Raisa was lightly glancing at King Ealdun with a soft blush. It was quite apparent at who they liked. They were both as old as Ambrosia, but neither had found a decent Fae man that had taken their fancy. It was quite coincidental to everyone that noticed this.

"I'm starving!" Ambrosia winced. Robin was quick to help her sit up, and Jericho gave her a tub of the ice cream she needed. Now that she was eating, she began to feel better. When Silkie showed his hunger, a spoonful of the potent ice cream was given. After it was eaten, spoon and all, he fell asleep in Starfire's arms. That had her giggling.

"That creature is so cute!" Raisa giggled.

"He is Silkie! My bumgorf!" Starfire beamed. "I am also a princess, too!"

"Really?! Oh! We must gossip at some point in time," Fayette laughed happily.

"We will later. We need to reach the Dwarven Master. Apparently, we may have two new orders for him," Elvin chuckled. Both Kings coughed and hid their small blushes. Even his daughters blushed and giggled softly to each other. Gelsey laughed gleefully, and Ambrosia smiled with a slight nod of exhaustion. She was still eating, though.

"What is that you are eating?" Fayette asked.

"Ice cream. A very powerful form of it. Ah, you may get full with even a spoonful. Here," Jericho said and took a clean spoon with a small drop of ice cream on it. "Just lick it."

"So little?! Well..." Fayette frowned. She licked the spoon and almost doubled over from how full she got. "What is that?!"

"Think of your strongest Fae honey tripled and blended in ice cream," Cyborg said with a nod.

"Ambrosia gets drained so much now," Elvey sighed when he came through Robin. "She eats three of these containers in one sitting. It can't be helped."

"Three?! Three of those?!" Fayette gaped. Gelsey sighed and chuckled. Now Raisa had to try it, and she was floored at the merest taste she was given. Ambrosia frowned at her empty container, but her pendant shimmered to refill it for her. She beamed and began to eat again.

"I never tasted that yet," Gelsey mused. She was given a small taste, and she swooned from the overload she got. "Can we have some of this? It would do wonders, if there is a food shortage."

"We can see what needs to be done. However, we need to see to the Dwarven Master now," Elvey nodded. "He comes first. The rest can be done later."

"Agreed!" she nodded. "Come, my daughters. Let us see about a couple new gowns for you both. I believe it is needed."

"Mother?!" Raisa seemed to groan.

"We have quite a few new gowns! I don't need anymore," Fayette frowned.

"Wedding gowns, dears," Gelsey winked. Now they both blushed hard and left with her. Warren and Ealdun could only look at each other and laugh at what was to come. Elvin grinned softly and gestured for them all to follow him to the edge of the castle kingdom. He whispered a word of power for the strong illusion to dissipate.

"Hurry! I can't let any others see this," Elvin urged. When they all quickly trudged in for the illusion to be replaced, he sighed. "Follow me."

"Of course," Jericho nodded.

"We should go back," Herald said. Jinx was already agreeing with him.

"No," Raven said. "The Dwarven Master may be able to upgrade your robes. Come with us."

At this, even their robes urged them to go with the others. They moved inside the cave quickly. Beast Boy curled up happily on Ambrosia's shoulder, as she rested in the hovering chair. Cyborg was grinning, as he followed them. He was eager to meet with the Dwarven Master. Raven and her robe were just as excited as Herald's and Jinx's robes were. Starfire was carrying Silkie easily with her, and Robin kept pace with the three spare mithril crystal slivers as close to Ambrosia as possible. The three Fae Kings looked at each other and followed them down the path with a shimmering light to guide them.