Chapter 35: Working all Day

The next day in Meridian, Elyon had been sitting down for hours doing paperwork and talking to people in the village about problems they are having. After all her paperwork had been finished, she walked around the village and helped out those who had asked for it. All the villagers had offered her some water or food since she has been busy all day and hadn't had a break. She had gratefully taken water but refused any food they had offered. The villagers understand the queen and took no offense to the refusals. After seven hours of straight up working, she finally got the chance to sit down and relax. "Aldarn, could you get the kitchen workers to bring in some food. I would my self but today has been so busy and I feel numb from top to bottom." She asked feeling almost guilty about not doing this herself but she had no strength. 'That is the last time I don't eat before working and the last time I sleep in so I don't get the chance to eat.' Elyon laughed at her stupidity and smiled to herself. After about ten minutes, a loyal servant came up and placed some food in front of Elyon. "Thank you my friend. Why don't you and the rest of the kitchen take a break for the rest of the day. Then make something for yourself to eat if you wish." Elyon offered and went to eating.

The woman smiled and bowed. "Thank you, your highness. Thank you." Then the woman left quickly to tell the others.

Elyon had just finished eating and had started drinking some water when the Oracle came into the room. Elyon was stunned by this action and knew that he something important to say. The Oracle didn't leave Kandrakhar for just any reason. "You're highness. We have a problem that we must discuss which was caused by my stupidity." The Oracle just said that he had done something stupid which shocked Elyon even more.

"What is it Oracle?" Elyon was both scared and curious about what the problem is.

"You will not like me to much after I say this." He could see Elyon give him an odd look. "You see, I have never been in charge of this before and so I never thought about it. My queen, you must get married before you're 28th birthday or you lose the throne to your brother." Elyon spit out her water out of surprise. "I know that that only gives you a month to get married."

"I…why… you." Elyon had no idea what to say at this point and just spit out some words not completely or even really starting a sentence.

"You see, it has always been that the parents told the soon to be queen or king, depending on if they only have one heir to the throne and if the only heir is a boy, that they would need to be married before they are 20th birthday but since you haven't known we have been able to extend it. We wouldn't know that we extended it because of how the rules go. It extends by itself and the fact that we had just told you ended that extension period."

"Then why didn't you tell me after I turned twenty eight. Then at least I would have a year." Elyon stood up growing very angry with the Oracle.

The Oracle frowned at hearing this but not because Elyon is yelling at him but because of what he has to tell her. "It doesn't work that way. If you were not married by your 20th birthday because you did not know about it, anytime after your 20th birthday would be one month. I am truly sorry for putting this pressure on you. I know that you dislike me very much right now and don't try to deny it, not that you would. Now I have taken up to much time but before I go, you can have the help of one person to help you find a husband." With that said the Oracle walked through the fold and closed it behind him.

Elyon stood there stunned not sure what to think. One second she had been happy and now with one swipe she had gone down to depressed slightly. 'How am I supposed to find a husband that I like in one month.' Elyon sat down on her throne thinking of what she would try to do. Nothing came to her mind. 'I don't want to lose the kingdom to Phobos but I don't want to marry someone that I hardly know and don't even think I will like. Who could possibly help me anyway?' Just then Will came through a fold and in a hurry. "Will, what is it?"

"It's Cornelia, she is going into labor right now." Then Will went back through the fold.

Elyon ran over to Eric and Orena and then went to the prison as fast as she could. Once she reached the prison, she let Nerissa out. "Come on Nerissa, your granddaughter is being born right now." Nerissa thought for a second and then jumped out of the cell.

On earth, screams of pain could be heard from a single hospital room but one quieter then the other. Cornelia was screaming from the pain of giving birth and well, Caleb's hand is currently being squashed by Cornelia's and his eardrum feels like it could burst from the yelling. Caleb as tough as he is, couldn't believe how painful it is to have a hand squashed and his eardrum blast out of his ear. All he could do is wait it out. Now as much as he wanted to see the birth of his child, if he had continued to looked and either fainted or thrown up and he knew that both would have ticked off Cornelia and so he just didn't look.

Cornelia had been screaming out things that could be heard down the hall about maybe twenty feet. Some of the things were things like, you did this to me or I will kill you after this. The other things were just a bunch of curses.

Luckily, Caleb had gone deaf quickly. He had a few screams but nothing loud enough to get over Cornelia's except for when Cornelia wasn't screaming which wasn't very often. After about forty minutes, the baby had finally come out and they could all relax. Caleb put his had on hers and softly rubbed it. 'You ok?' He whispered.

'Yeah Caleb, I am now, thanks.' Cornelia sat back and let go of Caleb's had which now looked like a pancake. 'Sorry Caleb.' Cornelia apologized.

'It's ok.' Then one of the nurses handed the baby over to Cornelia and another nurse came into the room.

"Miss, you have some visitors, can you handle it right now?" The nurse asked nicely.

"Yeah, let them in." The nurse left and then in came Nerissa, Orena, and Elyon. "Mom, you're here?" Cornelia said confused.

"Only for right now, and then I am going back. Now tell me, do you have a name for her." Nerissa asked with a small smile.

"We have decided on Ainslie, which means My Own Meadow." Nerissa smiled at her new granddaughter.

A/N: Chapter 35 is up. I may have another four or so chapters to go so it is almost done. I hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading and reviewing.