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*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Lenora~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ella, exhausted from labor, reached for her newest family member. A baby girl was placed gently into her arms. Her tired feeling vanished, replaced by contentment and joy. Char leaned in close over the bed. His face broke into a wide smile at the sight of his baby daughter. Ella smiled gently at the tiny baby waving her fists in the air. She touched one tiny fist with a finger, marveling at the size, and the baby grabbed it.
"So strong," Ella murmured. "She's a fighter, this one."
Char nodded, at a loss for words, and reached over to stroke the baby's small arm. He slid from his chair to the side of the bed and placed his free arm around Ella. Pressing his lips to Ella's hair, he gazed at his daughter.
"She's so beautiful," Char said, finding words at last.
The crowd clustered at the foot of the bed sighed at this perfect picture of a family. Char and Ella had quite forgotten the crowd was there in their complete euphoria. Two of the crowd came up to the head of the bed and smiled fondly.
"What are you going to call her?" Mandy asked.
"Eleanor," Char replied instantly. Ella looked surprised for a moment, and then nodded. It was appropriate.
"Light, the daughter of Light. Eleanor means light, you know. She's beautiful. I want her to have this," Lucinda said softly, handing Ella a golden charm bracelet. It seemed to be just the right size, although when Ella looked at it, she couldn't tell what size it was. It had three charms on it, a pony, a feather, and a box. Ella slipped the bracelet over the baby's wrist, and it fit perfectly.
"We'll leave you three alone now," Mandy said after admiring the baby for a few more minutes.
Char felt thrilled when Mandy said "three." He and Ella had four children now, but for the moment it was just he, Ella, and his new daughter.
The crowd exited quietly, not wanting to disturb the newest member of the Royal Family.
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After leaving the room, Mandy drew Lucinda aside.
"Why did you give the child that bracelet?" she asked.
Lucinda smiled and shrugged. "I just thought it would be an suitable gift for a newborn."
Mandy shook her head and laughed. "Anyone with even a smidge of magic could tell that that thing has some type of enchantment on it. What is it?"
"Now, Mandy, you know that I think every princess deserves a pony," Lucinda said, and left.
Mandy, puzzled, left it at that and returned to the kitchen and her work. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A/N: Well, there's the first chapter. If you like it, click the pretty blue button in the lower left hand corner and tell me so, and then I'll write more. (Note to self: Find more words for "blue" and use them)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Lenora~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ella, exhausted from labor, reached for her newest family member. A baby girl was placed gently into her arms. Her tired feeling vanished, replaced by contentment and joy. Char leaned in close over the bed. His face broke into a wide smile at the sight of his baby daughter. Ella smiled gently at the tiny baby waving her fists in the air. She touched one tiny fist with a finger, marveling at the size, and the baby grabbed it.
"So strong," Ella murmured. "She's a fighter, this one."
Char nodded, at a loss for words, and reached over to stroke the baby's small arm. He slid from his chair to the side of the bed and placed his free arm around Ella. Pressing his lips to Ella's hair, he gazed at his daughter.
"She's so beautiful," Char said, finding words at last.
The crowd clustered at the foot of the bed sighed at this perfect picture of a family. Char and Ella had quite forgotten the crowd was there in their complete euphoria. Two of the crowd came up to the head of the bed and smiled fondly.
"What are you going to call her?" Mandy asked.
"Eleanor," Char replied instantly. Ella looked surprised for a moment, and then nodded. It was appropriate.
"Light, the daughter of Light. Eleanor means light, you know. She's beautiful. I want her to have this," Lucinda said softly, handing Ella a golden charm bracelet. It seemed to be just the right size, although when Ella looked at it, she couldn't tell what size it was. It had three charms on it, a pony, a feather, and a box. Ella slipped the bracelet over the baby's wrist, and it fit perfectly.
"We'll leave you three alone now," Mandy said after admiring the baby for a few more minutes.
Char felt thrilled when Mandy said "three." He and Ella had four children now, but for the moment it was just he, Ella, and his new daughter.
The crowd exited quietly, not wanting to disturb the newest member of the Royal Family.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
After leaving the room, Mandy drew Lucinda aside.
"Why did you give the child that bracelet?" she asked.
Lucinda smiled and shrugged. "I just thought it would be an suitable gift for a newborn."
Mandy shook her head and laughed. "Anyone with even a smidge of magic could tell that that thing has some type of enchantment on it. What is it?"
"Now, Mandy, you know that I think every princess deserves a pony," Lucinda said, and left.
Mandy, puzzled, left it at that and returned to the kitchen and her work. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A/N: Well, there's the first chapter. If you like it, click the pretty blue button in the lower left hand corner and tell me so, and then I'll write more. (Note to self: Find more words for "blue" and use them)
