May 10th 1517
Szczecin Palace, Norway
Queen Clara POV
I pray for the health of my mother and our babes as we are to give birth next month and Raphael is over the moon as not only is his wife pregnant but I (his lover) am pregnant as well.
He says after I deliver that he has a surprise for me although I cannot think of what it could be.
He says I will find out after I deliver the children as it is too early for the surprise.
I wish that I could give birth now to see what the surprise is as he knows I love surprises.
It is so close and yet so far away and I cannot wait for the surprise much longer.
Please oh please let it be worth the wait.
May 30th 1517
Lady Jasmine Black POV
I watch as my husband leaves and sigh knowing he probably has a mistress to spite me for the time that I had forsaken my vows with Clara and Beryl's father as I had taken another lord as a lover.
Our children are as different as night and day.
Clara has my black hair, round sky-blue eyes, pale complexion, heart shaped face, plump lips, and my Grecian nose.
Beryl has my former lover's white blonde hair, almond shaped emerald green eyes, pale complexion, diamond shaped face, thin upper lip, and a button nose.
Clara is the meeker one and will look over Thor having mistresses while Beryl is the one who has a fiery temper and won't stand her husband taking mistresses.
But I never would have believed Beryl would be the one to take a lover and get pregnant from it.
June 3rd 1517
Queen's Chambers
Queen Clara POV
I scream and scream as I push two sets of identical twins out of me and I curse my lover and husband within my mind as I cannot scream Raphael's name aloud.
When I am done, I have to wait until Thor comes in here for the naming as he can name our sons.
Thor comes in and seeing that I have given birth to sons and daughters, he is pleased.
''Our sons shall be named Hakon and Eirik.'' Thor tells me.
''And our daughters shall be named Astrid and Eira.'' I tell him.
After that, I knock him and my ladies out with a powder and knock in code to let Raphael know that it is safe to come in.
He comes from the secret entrance and he sees our two daughters as he knows they are his as they have his red hair, my round sky-blue eyes, my Grecian nose, his diamond shaped face, pale complexion, and his full lips.
Hakon and Eirik are indeed Thor's as they have his almond shaped brown eyes, my black hair, his roman nose, pale complexion, my heart shaped face, and his thin lips.
Raphael then makes love to me and I conceive as I have the spell to know when I conceive on my body.
I then put a spell on Thor filling him with memories of laying with me as I do not feel like laying with him today.
I erase the memories of me blowing the powder in their face so that I will not suffer suspicion.
Lady Jasmine Black POV
I scream and scream as I deliver three sets of identical triplets into the world and after I push the last babe out, I almost bleed to death and the physician has to save me but not after I become barren.
Raphael comes in and sees that all three sets are boys and he beams at me as I have five daughters with him and three sons.
Well now twelve sons.
''They shall be named Michael, Abraham, Adam, Asher, David, Elijah, Nathan, Phineas, and Simon.''
We let Henry, Tobias, Miriam, Deborah, Hannah, and Esther to see their little brothers.
Henry is thirteen turning fourteen while Miriam is turning ten with Tobias as they are twins.
Deborah is nine, Hannah five, and Esther is two.
And now we have nine newborn boys.
Michael, Abraham, and Adam look exactly like their father as they have his blood red hair, hooded green eyes, thin lips, pale complexion, roman nose, and his diamond shaped face.
I put ribbons on their wrists as soon as they were born so we could tell which one was which and I will continue to do so when all nine outgrow these ribbons.
Asher, David and Elijah look like the male version of me as they have my curly black hair, round sky-blue eyes, heart shaped face, pale complexion, Grecian nose, and my plump lips.
And Nathan, Phineas, and Simon are a combination of us as they have Raphael's blood red hair, my round sky-blue eyes, his roman nose, my heart shaped face, his thin lips, and a pale complexion.
Lord Raphael Black POV
I am the happiest as my wife has given me nine more sons and I need not worry about their illegitimacy as I know they are mine.
And I will never have to worry about her cheating on me ever again as no one wants a barren woman.
As I think that, I hear the clock chime and I know it's time for Clara's surprise.
I let my brother, John Black come with me as he is the surprise and I cannot surprise Clara without the surprise, now can I?
We go to the Queen's chambers and she spells her ladies asleep and I and my brother, John make love to her at the same time.
We make love five times and finish inside of her and then leave afterwards as we cannot have anyone suspicious.
We leave and go our separate ways as my brother has something else to do.
I kiss my wife and hear how Henry has been doing with his studies from his tutor as we have yet to betroth him to anyone as he has asked for a year to find a bride himself and if he cannot he will marry a girl of my choosing.
We grant him that much and I know that we will benefit either way as I don't doubt that he will find a noble family to marry into.
Eirik: King forever
Hakon: The highest son
Astrid: Divine beauty
Eira: Merciful