Back with the continuation

"speaking"

""thinking""

On with the story

a few days later

Royal Paladin's Kingdom

Blaster Blade Exceed was making his way in the hall for the conference meeting room with the visiting clan leaders who were already there as he was a tad late

"I made it" Blade said with a sigh as he went in the room where he saw that every clan leader (except the Bermuda Triangle) were there and were looking at Blade

"forgive me for being late" Blade apologizes to them and went to his designated seat between Blaster Dark Diablo and Garmore Excel

They then begin the conference meeting for the political, military, and economics affairs for all nation as it ended with all sides satisfied with the results

"we shall end this meeting for today. Thank you" Blade said while standing up and bowed to them all

They all then exited the room with the Dragon Empire's clan leaders instantly leaving by flying away to their home

"please enjoy your stay while you're here" Garmore said to some of the clan leaders who nodded in acceptance

Blaster Dark Diablo was about to leave but was stopped as Luquier throws her arm over him while trying to kiss his cheeks

The others look to them and shook their head in amusement

Diablo just had an emotionless look on him as he just lets Luquier do what she wants

Blade looks to them before he heard his name being called out

"Blade, we were planning to have a few spars with Asha and the others, would you like to join us?" Garmore said with Ahsa and the rest behind them

"I'm sorry but I must decline, I have an important task I still need to fulfill" Blade said as he bowed to them and leave immediately in a rush

"is it an important mission?" Ashsa said while looking at Blade who was running to the town

"in a way, yes" Garmore said with a bit of a smile on him

In the town

Blaster Blade was in a rush as he made his way into the town with the citizens there looking at him

He then made it to a store that was selling children's product in it

Blade went in and after a few minutes he comes out with a few bags filled with stuff

He then sighs in tiredness as he then made his way to his home

After an hour of walking, Blaster Blade was now in front of his home as he went in and closes the door

He was then greeted with the sound of children's squealing in laughter as he sets down the bags onto a nearby table and went in

Blade saw Salome tickling the two infants on a blanket with her smiling to them

"welcome back, Blade" Salome greeted Blade as she carried the two children into her arms

"I'm home" Blade greeted her back with a smile

"paaapppaaa"

The two infants called out to Blade as he took them into his arms

Blaster Blade Exceed had decided to adopt the two twins as his own children with Salome helping him in taking care of them

Blade's comrades who heard of the news thought that it was just a hoax until they went to his home and met the children up close

You could say that they were bewildered to see the mighty white knight in his home with two children and Salome with them

Alfred, Garmore, Blaster Dark Diablo, Galatin, Gancelot, Marron, Elaine (who knew because Blade needed someone to do a checkup on the twins), and Ashley were the only ones who knew of the twins

They all thought that Blade and Salome had a secret affair and had the children without them noticing it

All of them could see that the twins almost look like Blade and Salome granted that some of them knew what is Blade's hair color and made it looks like that they really had a secret affair and they were really their children

Blade then named the little girl, Alice and the little boy Noah

If all Cray knows about the twins, it might start a frenzy of news for the two since they are very famous individuals

Blaster Blade smiled to the twins as they babbled to him

They patted his face while pulling on his helmet as they laughed to him

Salome smiled as to see the little family laughing and smiling to each other

"I got the necessities they needed" Blade said as he turns to look to the bags, he just carried

The little girl squirmed a bit in Blade arms as she was reaching her hands to Salome

Blade and Salome sighed with a smile

He then lets Salome takes Alice into her arms as she softly smiled to her

Alice's little hands reached to Salome as the high elf giggled to the little one

Noah then started squirming in Blade's arms as he wanted to be in Salome's arms as well

Salome smiled as she also takes Noah into her arms while sitting down to the couch

"I'll get their milk ready" Blade said as he walks to the plastic bags and takes out a pink and blue bottle with a can filled with baby milk powder

This is how it has been ever since Blade adopted the two children

He would take care of them till night and morning while Salome would come to his home to take care of them while he goes to the kingdom to handle the tasks, that was given to him

Even in the morning he was late because he was busy handling the two

Blade finished making the milk in the bottles for the two while checking to make sure that they weren't too hot like Salome instructed him a few days ago

He then went back into the room while holding the two bottles in his hands

The day go on till it was in the evening that the two children were asleep in their crib, Blade got for them

"sleep well" Salome said while caressing Noah's forehead

Blade smiled to them as Salome was like a real mother to them

They then went outside to the front door of his home

"thank you for taking care of them as always, Salome" Blade thanked her with a smile

"it was nothing, I couldn't just let you be the one to take care of them by yourself" Salome replied to him

"thank you very much, Salome for being there for them" Blade said to her

Salome shook her head to him with a smile

"Salome, I want to ask if you are free tomorrow" Blade asked her all of the sudden

"yes, lord Alfred has given all of the Jewel Knight Squadron three months holiday" Salome replied to him

"why you ask?"

"I wanted to ask if you would like to come with us to a picnic tomorrow" Blade said with a smile

"a picnic, I would love to" Salome said with a smile

"let's meet at the castle's gate tomorrow afternoon" Blade told to her as Salome nodded to him

"very well" she said to him

They then bid their goodbyes as Salome went to her home with Blade coming back inside to his home

At the dormitories of the Jewel Knight Squadron

It was night time in the kingdom.

Our attention goes to the kitchen which is located in the Jewel Knight's dormitories,

a certain elf can be seen preparing something on the table top as she looks to be enjoying herself in preparing it

"There, that should do it."

With a white apron over her casual clothes, Salome had a genuine smile written on her face as she proudly looked at the result of her long hard work.

"Lady Salome?"

Surprised by the sudden voice, the Leading Jewel Knight quickly spun around while making sure she kept the item hidden behind her back.

"T-Tiffany!" She stammered.

The Dreaming Jewel knight let out a long yawn as she stood at the kitchen area's entrance, while wearing pink coloured pyjamas.

"What are you doing this late at night, Lady Salome? It's past midnight already." She asked sleepily as she groggily rubbed her left eye.

"O-Oh forgive me, it is just that I got hungry so I thought I could get myself a quick meal first before I go to bed." She quickly lied while sneaking a quick glance at the thing hidden behind her back. Fortunately for her, Tiffany was too sleepy to even notice this.

"why are you up this late?" Salome asked back while still standing at the spot where she was

"just taking a glass of milk to sleep" Tiffany replied as she reached to the refrigerator and took out a carton of milk

She then takes a glass and poured the content of the carton in it

"please remember to clean after yourself, Lady Salome" Tiffany said as she turns to the leading jewel knight herself

"Lady Ashley might scold me for making your mess" Tiffany said as she drinks the milk in her glass till it was empty

"of-course" Salome said with a smile

"well, good night" Tiffany said as she walks back into the corridors

"good night, Tiffany" Salome replied as she then breathes out a sigh of relief

"that was close" Salome said as she then started cleaning up the mess, she made in the kitchen

Unknown to her, Tiffany hadn't left at all as she was taking a sneak peek at the latter

""I wonder what is Lady Salome is hiding?""

She thought in her mind as she quickly went to her room as she planned to do a little spying to her second in command leader

Next day

Afternoon

Blade who was wearing casual clothing, (who is unrecognizable to passing by citizens) is pushing the handle to the twin baby stroller he got for his children while carrying a wool bag on his back that was filled with several boxes and a few baby stuff

He is currently making his way to the gates of the outer kingdom and saw that Salome had not arrived yet

Alice and Noah babbled to each other as they were looking around in the stroller

He then heard someone running as he turns to see Salome who was wearing some casual clothes on her, was running to them while carrying a box in her hands

"Sorry for being late, I hope I did not keep you all waiting too long!" Salome said while catching her breath

"It is alright, we just got here anyway." Blade said to her as he takes the box from her

"let me carry that for you"

They then heard the babbles coming from the two children who were laughing happily when Salome came

Salome smiled as she kneeled down to the children and holds their little hands into her larger ones

"they seem to be very happy every single time you are with them" Blade said with a smile

"yes" Salome replied to him

"let us depart then, we have plenty of ground to cover." Blade said to her as Salome nodded as she then holds the handle to the stroller

They then pass by the gate while being watch from a far by several hiding figures who were looking at Blade and Salome from behind a building

They were quite bewildered to see the Blaster Blade Exceed with two children in a stroller

"are those children Lord Blaster Blade's children!?"

"why is Salome there with them!?"

"shusssh!"

"we can think of the questions later! Right now, let's follow them!"

The shadows then disappeared one by one as they all re-appeared on top of the gates wall while keeping a close eye to Blaster Blade and the others

Outside of the kingdom

Blaster Blade, Salome and the two children were walking down on a wore out path that lead outside the kingdom

"we're almost there" Blade said as he walks beside Salome who was pushing the children's stroller down the path

The path then started leading towards a forest near the kingdom

Blade stopped his walking and so did Salome

He then whistled in a high pitch as he waited for a few moments before hearing something coming their way

"woof! Woof! Woof!"

Several canine barks were heard as Wingal, Barcgal, and Flogal came running towards Blade

"sorry we're a bit late for you three" Blade said as he sets down the box bag and playfully ruffled the furs of the two beings lying on top of him.

"woof! Woof! Woof!"

The three High Beasts barked their content as they gleefully continued to nuzzle on their' favorite human friend.

"I hope you three don't mind having company in our favorite place" Blade said as he stands up and motions to Salome who was smiling to the three canines

"hello, Wingal, Flogal, Barcgal" Salome greeted them with a smile

And the three high beasts replied to Blade's question by snuggling their heads to Salome who giggled

Then Flogal heard babbling coming from the stroller as she looks in the stroller and met the twins

"arf?" Flogal barked in confusion as Alice looks back to the pink high beast in confusion as well

Blade chuckled a bit as to see the two looking at each other in confusion

"Wingal, Barcgal, Flogal meet my children, Alice and Noah" Blade said as Wingal looks inside to see Noah who looks back at the blue canine as he started patting Wingal's snout

"be nice to them" Blade said as the three canines started licking the twin's cheeks with them giggling from their tickling tongues

The group made their way into the forest where the peepers were hiding behind some bushes

"let's go" one of them commanded as the others nodded to the first one

That's a wrap!

Bye bye!