Diane paced around the room, bouncing the wailing infant gently in her arms. King yawned as he followed. The remaining sins and Elizabeth sat down at the table, it was clear there would be no sleep for anyone.

"She just woke up crying like this?" Meliodas asked, watching the couple comfort their child.

"Yeah. One second she was fast asleep, just lying there and then she was like this." King said. "She's not hurt or anything."

"Maybe she had a nightmare." The dragon sin suggested.

"Can babies her age even get them?"

"Sure. I don't think they're like the ones they have as they get older, but I'm pretty sure they can." The captain nodded.

"It's okay Little Princess." King soothed, allowing Nevaeh to take hold of his finger. He gently stroked the back of her tiny hand with his thumb. "Mommy has you and I'm right here."

"I wish I knew how to help her, this isn't making her feel any better." Diane added.

"Since we're all up, I say we have a drink." Meliodas said standing up.

"I'm in." Ban replied eagerly.

"King do you want some?"

"Thanks, but I can't, you two go ahead. I have something more important to do right now." The fairy answered.

"Are you sure, you haven't touched any since we brought Nevaeh home." Diane pointed out.

"I'm sure, it's better if I don't, in case you two need me."

"You know, once in a while, it's okay to have a drink. I can take care of her if you need a boys night. Maybe Elizabeth would want to catch up."

"That sounds great!" The princess grinned.

"Maybe one day soon, right now, I want to be sure our daughter's okay."

"Look at you, Mr. Responsibility." Ban teased.

"Don't start with me, Ban. This is your only warning." King glared at the man.

"What can you do to me?" Ban chuckled. "You can't hurt me."

"Maybe not, but I can turn you into a living statue, then, I'll take you into town and find a farmer to sell you to, you can scare the crows and rats away with a face like yours." King retorted.

"You-"

"Drink?" The dragon sin placed the mug in front of his friend.

"You're lucky the captain brought out the ale." Ban hissed.

"You don't scare me." Ban stood from his seat, taking a step toward king.

"Harlequin, don't." Diane pleaded, in an attempt to stop King from meeting Ban.

"I'm tired of his taunts,Diane, it has to stop. I'm tired and I have no patience for this."

"Everyone's tired, that kid hasn't stopped-" Ban stopped suddenly, his eyes wide, as the fairy sent chastiefol soaring through his body.

"You leave my daughter out of this." King demanded. "Don't you ever drag my family into anything. If you have a problem with me, it's between us,I won't tolerate it,Ban."

"Hey, if you two are gonna fight, try not to wreck the tavern,okay?" Meliodas said calmly. For a moment King and Ban remained still,their eyes narrowed at each other.

"King, why don't you hold Nevaeh, maybe she wants you." Before he could reply, the child was placed in his arms, causing his focus to shift from Ban.

"There's my precious little one." He greeted. Ban sat back down silently.

Diane took a seat beside Elizabeth, her eyes fixed on her family.

"For a minute I thought Sir King and Sir Ban were going to get into a really bad fight." Elizabeth said softly.

"They probably would have, King won't do anything that would hurt his daughter and Ban wouldn't either. Everyone's a little on edge right now. The important thing is for everyone to calm down. It's not helping Nevaeh sleep.

The infant continued sob as King rocked her softly. The group sighed collectively. Ban emptied his cup and stood, turning from his friends. He was about to speak when a soft voice reached his ears.

You're the nearest thing to heaven,

My one true miracle sent from up above

I'm so blessed to hold you close

The one that I love most

My cherished princess you bring us so much love

There's nothing that you could do to make me stop loving you

You're safe as you could ever be when you are here with me

You are my dearest one

This I promise you

Forget my own your needs will come before

no one could love you more

The fairy's song ended and Nevaeh fell asleep instantly. King kissed her head softly.

"Goodnight, Princess. Daddy loves you very much." King whispered. The sins and Elizabeth stared in awe at King.

"That was beautiful." Diane said. King looked away, slightly embarrassed.

"Y-you think so?" He asked.

"Yeah, those words..."

"We call it a heart song. Words that come to us when a strong sense of love takes hold of our heart. It happens more often with..."

"With what?" Meliodas asked.

"Well, it's not really supposed to happen like this because she's not a fairy and I had nothing to do with her being here. It's like we carry this song inside of us and...our children -it kind of connects us in a way...helps us bond."

"So because she's not your real daughter-" ban began.

"That's just it," King said with a smile. "I might not have helped bring her into the world but in my heart..she is my daughter. It's rare that we feel the same love for children that aren't actually ours." Meliodas grinned.

"Told you, I couldn't find better parent for her if I tried. You managed to convince your heart that she's yours."

"Regardless of where she came from, Nevaeh is my daughter, there's no changing that now. I wouldn't want to. Fairies have this belief when it comes to our heart. It's hard to explain it. I just know this is right. It's tough sometimes but we'll get through it and with any luck, our little princess will start sleeping through the night and the nightmares will stop. It breaks my heart to see her cry like that. I just want her to be happy."

"That's what a good father always wants for his child." The dragon sin confirmed.

"I wonder what she'll be like when she's a little older, what her personality will be." King said thoughtfully.

"I guess we'll have to wait and see."