Chapter 38

Prince Tobias

Tobias was walking with princess Isla as time passed; they had gotten closer and spent more time together; these last few months have been pretty calm and quiet. That worried everyone, but it seemed to have concerned Isla even more, almost as if she thought something would happen to her.

"Tobias, what do you think will happen?" asked Isla; Tobias looked at her soft dark blue eyes, and he saw that she was worried.

"I don't know, Isla, but let's not worry about it; Derek will handle the situation; he always handles things well. Before Delia and her husband leave, Derek, Genevieve, Edaline, your father, Fallon, and I will have another meeting to discuss what will happen." Said Tobias.

"Alright then, but please tell me what happens. I don't like this, especially for Genevieve, she is due any day, and all this is not good for her." Said Isla.

"Alright, Isla, but only if you come with me to stroll in the gardens?" said Tobias. As he saw how Isla quickly turned a shade of red and turned her face around, something about him loved when she did that.

"On one condition Tobias." Said Isla.

Tobias frowned; he was surprised and wondered what Isla's condition was; he was a bit worried about what condition she would put in.

"And what is that condition, Isla?" asked Tobias.

"We eat before we stroll in the gardens," said Isla. Tobias was quite puzzled; he didn't quite understand what Isla was saying.

"I don't think I follow; what do you mean, Isla?" asked Tobias.

Isla smiled at this, "Let's have a picnic, then we can stroll around the whole garden." Said Isla.

Tobias smirked at her, finally understanding what she meant; he was about to answer her when he heard the triplets running around laughing.

"Hey, Tobias, are you and Isla going for a stroll?" asked Janessa.

"Or a date?" asked Lacey.

"Oh my! When did you guys become official?" asked Kathleen.

"Uh..." said Isla, then was cut off by Hadley; she was glad that she came in.

"Janessa, Kathleen, Lacey." Said Hadley.

"Yes?" asked the triplets.

"Go on, run along; it's almost dinner time; why don't you, Janessa and Kathleen, find Fallon and Edaline and tell them to get ready for dinner. I think they are at the library?" said Hadley.

"Okay, hey Janessa, I'll race you there?" said Kathleen as she took off running.

"Hey, no fair you started early; I'll beat you anyway." Said Janessa as she ran to catch up with Kathleen; when she disappeared, Hadley turned to Lacey.

"Hey, Lacey, why don't you go find Genevieve and Derek, I'm sure they'll be very overjoyed to see you, and you can tell them dinner is almost ready." Said Hadley; Lacey nodded and said

"Okay." Then took off running as well.

Hadley then stood there smiling at us and was about to leave when Isla spoke up and interrupted the silence.

"Hey, wait for me, Hadley!" said Isla; she turned around and looked at Tobias.

"I'll see you at dinner?" asked Isla.

"of course, I'll see you then," Tobias said as she left with her sister Hadley; he decided to head to his room and get ready for dinner.

Princess Lacey

'Mph,' I wonder where they can be? Janessa and Kathleen probably already found Fallon and Edaline and were already getting ready; the good thing was that she planned ahead.

She had already changed and was wearing a light purple lace dress; it had two purple flowers on it, one on the left thighs of the dress while the other one on the right, at the bottom of the dress skirt.

She was running and heard some talking at the end of the wall and saw that it was them; Genevieve had a light blue strapless dress with blue flowers as decoration on the top left side of the dress.

While Derek had on a light blue shirt with long pants the same color and black boots, I guess they went to change, which is why she couldn't find them. 'Oh well, now I did,' she thought.

She started to run towards them and was so happy to see them that she didn't notice that the carpet had a bit of a bump. Until she fell to the floor and hit her knee so hard that she started crying.

Queen Genevieve

Genevieve and Derek were walking along discussing what they think their baby's gender is when suddenly, she heard a soft cry.

"Derek, do you hear that?" said Genevieve; Derek looked at her with concern but then heard and understood what she meant.

"Yes, it's coming from the corner of the hall." Said Derek as he and Genevieve headed to the end of the hall.

Then they stopped and saw little Lacey crying on the floor; Derek looked at Genevieve, then looked at Lacey.

"Hey, Lacey, what's wrong?" asked Derek; Lacey then looked up and saw us kneeling in front of her.

"I-I-I was trying to find you guys, and…. When I heard you guys, I was running, then I didn't see that there was a slight bump on the carpet, a-and I-I fell." Said Lacey as she was sobbing in tears and trying to catch her breath as she was speaking.

I quickly looked at her knee; she had scratched it and was bleeding, with a small bruise around the cut. I looked at Derek, and he seemed to understand what I was about to say.

"Come on, Lacey, let's get you cleaned up." Said Genevieve; as she helped Lacey get up, Derek saw the bump on the rug where Lacey had tripped and quickly fixed it; no one else would get hurt, especially Genevieve.

"Ouch!" said Lacey; Genevieve noticed that Lacey couldn't get up or walk properly because of the injury she had on her knee.

Luckily Derek was there to help them; he carried her and brought her to their room, so Genevieve could clean the wound. Derek gently placed her on the bed while Genevieve went to get the supplies she needed.

When Genevieve returned, she had a washed wet cloth; she carefully cleaned Lacey's wounds, then placed a bandage on her knee.

"There you go, Lacey, that should heal nicely." Said Genevieve as she was throwing away the trash or putting the cloth in the laundry.

"Thanks, Genevieve, you too, Derek." Said Lacey; both Genevieve and Derek smiled, then helped Lacey stand up.

"Come on, Lacey, let's go to dinner before papa thinks I'm in trouble again." Said Genevieve smiling as Derek chuckled at what his wife said.

"Okay." Said Lacey; as the three entered the dining room, they saw that almost everyone was already there.

"There you guys are; I was beginning to wonder where you guys were?" said Randolph.

"Papa was about to send out a search party," said Delia as Genevieve and the rest of her sisters, including her husband, laughed.

"I told you," said Lacey,

"we're fine, papa. We just had a bit of an accident, but we fixed it in time, and now we are here." Said Genevieve, as her father looked at them with a confused look on his face, but then he just laughed like the rest.

They all took their seats and started eating dinner; they had chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, peas, and rolls. For dessert, they had macaroons, ice cream, and brownies to drink; some had milk, others wine or water.

"What took you so long, Lacey?" asked Janessa; as Genevieve was eating, she heard the triplet's conversation since Lacey was sitting next to her.

"Well, like Genevieve said, we had a bit of an accident." Said Lacey.

"What happened?" asked Kathleen as she took a bite of her food.

"I was running, then I tripped and fell, I scratched my knee, and then they took me to their room and cleaned my wounds, and then we came here, and that's it." Said Lacey.

"Oh, that makes sense; papa was about to send everyone looking for you guys; he thought that maybe Genevieve had gone into labor or something." Said Janessa.

Lacey laughed when Janessa said that because she told them that Genevieve had told her the same thing, everyone else was enjoying themselves; Tobias, Hadley, and Isla were talking, and the triplets to each other.

Then it was the rest of the adults; they were all talking about their next step, so they didn't need to have another meeting before they went to bed.

They also made sure not to talk too loud since the twins and the triplets were there; they had decided to wait for Levi to arrive since he would be coming soon, and they won't have to wait long.

Then when he got close to the palace, they would attack; the good thing for them was that the village was to the right side of the court. This meant that the prominent road people would travel was to the left, so the first place they would pass was the castle.

Then a few hours later, they would reach the village, so they won't have to worry about him attacking their village; they would put a few guards around the entrance of Glidonia.

They would be camping until they arrive; Courtney said that Levi usually sends off a warning to the people he's going to war with; it takes about a week for the letter to arrive.

So, if he sends a letter, he won't arrive a week after the letter arrived, by that time, we'll be ready.

When everyone agreed on what would happen, they all decided to go to bed; Genevieve was in her and Derek's bed reading a book; she decided that she would read a little before going to bed.

When her husband came from changing into his night clothes, they both sat talking in bed; he would put a hand on her stomach and speak to her and the baby, then he felt the baby moving.

"Oh, Derek, I'm so nervous; what if something happens." Said Genevieve.

"there's no need to be worried; I'll always be by your side no matter what; I promise you and our child that I'll never leave you two, okay." Said Derek.

Genevieve nodded to what Derek said then they got comfortable in bed; he put a hand around her chest and the other one around her stomach while Genevieve hugged his hands.

"I love you, Genevieve, and I will always be with you." Said Derek.

"I love you too, Derek," said Genevieve as she fell asleep in his arms.