Part 15
In the morning, Xena awoke early and pulled on her dress and brushed her hair. She went down the hall to the nursery and made sure Eve, Chloe, Serenity, and Dawn were asleep. She looked into Solan's cradle and he looked dead. She could see that he was breathing, but he was in a deep sleep, she knew that it'd wear off soon, but he was blue and looked like he'd died. It was good enough to fool everyone.
She started to cry, just looking at her baby boy like that made her cry. She ran out of the room with her newborn son in her arms and she started to wail.
"Help me! By the gods! Help me!" the 16-year-old queen screamed. "My son! My son is dead!" Gabrielle was the first to run out of her room. She started to cry, knowing everything that was happening, and she and Xena ran through the halls together. They reached the royal chambers, the room where Ares was still asleep after Xena had gone to the nursery.
"Ares!" Xena exclaimed. He woke abruptly and climbed out of bed. "Our son is dead!" Ares' eyes went wide and he looked at his son in Xena's arms.
"He's dead." He said softly and he held his sobbing wife. The child was between them. Xena and Gabrielle both knew he'd be awake soon.
"We shall give him a proper burial. The burial of a king." Ares said softly.
"No! I will bury him." Xena said as she left the room. Gabrielle put her arm around the queen as they left the room. "And we will mourn him, and have more children." Of course, Ares, being 19, and he was completely clueless, didn't notice that Xena had said that. He didn't have any clue of what was going on. He just let Xena have her way to bury their son. He didn't bother to stop her.
Xena and Gabrielle walked down into the servants quarters. The older women said they would take care of the boy and Xena said she'd be down to feed him every couple of hours. The women agreed and everyone, who knew what was going on, knew it'd be okay. The secret was between a few of the servants, Xena, and Gabrielle.
In the morning, Xena awoke early and pulled on her dress and brushed her hair. She went down the hall to the nursery and made sure Eve, Chloe, Serenity, and Dawn were asleep. She looked into Solan's cradle and he looked dead. She could see that he was breathing, but he was in a deep sleep, she knew that it'd wear off soon, but he was blue and looked like he'd died. It was good enough to fool everyone.
She started to cry, just looking at her baby boy like that made her cry. She ran out of the room with her newborn son in her arms and she started to wail.
"Help me! By the gods! Help me!" the 16-year-old queen screamed. "My son! My son is dead!" Gabrielle was the first to run out of her room. She started to cry, knowing everything that was happening, and she and Xena ran through the halls together. They reached the royal chambers, the room where Ares was still asleep after Xena had gone to the nursery.
"Ares!" Xena exclaimed. He woke abruptly and climbed out of bed. "Our son is dead!" Ares' eyes went wide and he looked at his son in Xena's arms.
"He's dead." He said softly and he held his sobbing wife. The child was between them. Xena and Gabrielle both knew he'd be awake soon.
"We shall give him a proper burial. The burial of a king." Ares said softly.
"No! I will bury him." Xena said as she left the room. Gabrielle put her arm around the queen as they left the room. "And we will mourn him, and have more children." Of course, Ares, being 19, and he was completely clueless, didn't notice that Xena had said that. He didn't have any clue of what was going on. He just let Xena have her way to bury their son. He didn't bother to stop her.
Xena and Gabrielle walked down into the servants quarters. The older women said they would take care of the boy and Xena said she'd be down to feed him every couple of hours. The women agreed and everyone, who knew what was going on, knew it'd be okay. The secret was between a few of the servants, Xena, and Gabrielle.