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"But you know, it really is like you to propose to a girl in a library."

"Well… I know no one else frequents this place," Leo said, "so in the event that you turned me down I decided that at least no one would at least have to see my humiliation… and you did turn me down after all…"

"Hey, I took it back!"

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Just as Charlotte said the words, there was a loud rumble in a corner, and Charlotte and Leo quickly turned on their heels to see a pile of books collapsing from their shelf. Leo instinctively pulled Charlotte behind her, as if expecting a threat. But when the books had stopped falling over, and the dust had cleared, he narrowed his eyes and found two familiar figures behind the shelf.

"Whoops…" Odin and Niles said to themselves, in unison.

"Odin? Niles?" Leo said, looking confused. "Why are you-? How long have you two-? Don't tell me you two have been spying on me all along all this time?!"

"Milord, as your retainers, we were only acting out of concern for you, so…" Niles said, his voice trailing off. He had no other good excuse apart from the joy of snooping in on his liege.

"CONGRATULATIONS MILORD!" Odin exclaimed, trying to avoid Leo's questions. "I'm SO excited! Milord, please tell me I'm allowed to name your future child. I shall compile a list of the most glorious names! It shall be a name that strikes darkness and fear in the hearts of men-"

"You are banned from naming any babies, Odin!"

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Weeks/ Months Later...

"Uh... I may have... gotten Charlotte pregnant-"

Xander nearly choked on his drink, and his sisters looked stunned in shock.

"S-Stop staring at me as if you thought it was an impossible feat!" Leo said, red faced like a tomato. "We're seeing each other, so it's only natural that we... well... uh, know each other intimately."

"Congratulations!" Camilla was the first one to recover, breaking into a genuine smile. "Starting a family of your own, hm? You've grown up so fast..."

"I've been a grown up for a couple years now, thank you," Leo said. "I say this only to ask a favor, by the way... Maybe it would be for the best if Charlotte pulled away from the front lines and stayed in the Astral Plane for a bit..."

"O-Of course," Corrin agreed, nodding, looking nervous for some reason. "It's not safe for her to be in battle if she's with child. Let's work out an arrangement in the Astral Plane. In fact, I may need some time off too, h-hah..."

Leo, Camilla and Xander turned to Corrin curiously. "And why is that?" Xander asked.

"I... may be pregnant as well. ...Maybe..."

"No way," Leo said, in disbelief.

"W-Who?! Who dared to touch my beloved little Corrin?!" Camilla asked, switching into her protective sister mode.

Corrin smiled sheepishly, and then glanced at Xander, as if trying to convey an apology.

Xander caught it, his face growing grave when he understood what this meant. "My retainer? Laslow?! How dare he lay his hands on a royal princess-!"

"Oh, Xander! Please don't be mad! It had my consent and... we'll... we've sort of been together for a while..." Corrin tried to explain.

"Well, if this truly makes you happy, my dear..." Camilla said. "All we can do is accept it and rejoice of the good news! Imagine how cute it would be, having little Corrins and then little Leos...!"

"You're... You're royals," Xander said, sounding disappointed. "It's a matter of national affair who you marry and who you have heirs with. How are we supposed to tell father and everyone else?"

"What, so they can lock up my wife somewhere in the pretext of formality?" Leo said. "I want her to be able to rest and give birth somewhere of our choosing, and not locked up in Castle Krakenburg..."

Suddenly, Leo's siblings were staring at him, and he wondered if he'd said something wrong.

"...Wife, you say?" Xander asked.

...Oops. "W-Well... haha... Charlotte and I may have gotten married a few weeks ago in secret..."

Xander groaned.

Camilla pouted, shoving Xander lightly on his side. "Cut them some slack, Xander. I'm pretty sure we all are aware of our duties as royals... but who we love should be our own choosing, hm? For one, I'm already married, too." Camilla briefly raised her hand, showing off a silver band on her ring finger.

Xander and Leo looked completely shocked, their jaws wide open, while Corrin looked giddy and excited. "Really, Camilla? With who?" Corrin asked.

"Well..." Camilla gave a sheepish glance at Leo-the same one Corrin had given Xander earlier. Leo gasped as he figured what this meant

"My retainer?! Niles?"

"You have to call him your brother-in-law now," Camilla said, with a grin. "Maybe I'll join Charlotte and Corrin in the Astral planes then, take a vacation. Who knows, I may be with child as well..."

"Oh, gods," Xander groaned, burying his face into his palms, looking defeated. "We're fighting a war here, not running a day care center...! How do you suppose the citizens of Nohr will act when you introduce your fully-grown teenage heirs to them when you hardly even aged?!"

Leo had already thought of that before, and realized how bizarre the Deeprealms and Astral Planes would make their married life look to outsiders, but he just laughed it off nonchalantly. "Pfft, who cares? We'll say it's magic. Magic explains everything."

"Oh gods," Xander groaned once more. "...Wine. Someone get me wine. I think I'm dreaming. I swear, if Elise comes in here and tells me she's married and with child, I'm going to go mad!"

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- Months Later - In the Deeprealms -

"It feels like it's been ages here since my last visit," Leo said, taking off his coat and handing them to a servant in the Deeprealm home he found for Charlotte and their son. "Now where is my lovely wife and my adorable little..."

Leo's words were cut short when Charlotte turned around, followed by a blonde child in a sundress, with immaculate curls in her hair. Leo was lost for words. He wondered if he'd forgotten something. How much time has passed here, again? Did Charlotte bear a second child, a daughter? Or perhaps the midwife has been mistaken all along and he didn't have a son after all.

"...boy," he finished the sentence, with a note of confusion. He turned to Charlotte, as if asking for questions.

"Why are you looking confused like that for?!" Charlotte said, as she sidled up to Leo and gave him a small hug. "Now, go ahead and talk to your son, he missed you!"

Son. Leo looked utterly confused, but crouched down to Forrest's height anyway, beckoning the boy come to him. He did, timidly. The sundress looked vaguely familiar to Leo. "Forrest, it's your dad," he said-the reminder he'd said everytime he came back to this Deeprealm. Time passed by differently here, and the few days he'd been gone would be months to Forrest and Charlotte. He worried that his own son would forget about him. "How have you been? That's a cute dress you're wearing."

"I-It is?" The little boy's face lit up, as he looked up to his father. "Aunt Elise lent it to me! We were playing dress up."

Leo smiled, and sighed a sigh of relief. It was probably just a harmless game, between the ladies and their children. He decided not to ask further. He examined Forrest a little more, brushing back strands of long curly hair from the boy's face. "Does this not get in the way?" He asked. And to Charlotte, he said, "Maybe he needs a haircut."

Charlotte looked thoughtful, but before she could say anything, the little boy spoke up. "No! I want to have long, pretty hair like mother."

They were surprised, but eventually Leo smiled, finding the response adorable. He shrugged, as if deciding it was just hair, and the boy was entitled to his own choices. "Well then, you can keep it however you wish. Just make sure you take good care of it, like your mother does."

Forrest looked absolutely elated. "I will, father!"

"Now, have you been working hard on your studies? Why don't you show me how your reading has come along?"

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Forrest loved her mother, and emulated her. He would watch her carefully at her vanity, or trying to decide on her or his wardrobe. It's a duty to look beautiful, Charlotte would say. A thing of beauty is a little something that brings a smile to your face. But empty beauty is useless, so we should work on what's underneath as well.

And so he also took his studies to heart, and learned as many skills as he could. He helped Charlotte with housework-which they insisted on doing despite having servants. He asked to be taught knitting, sewing, and embroidery. When Leo left him books and lectures, he studied them with enthusiasm. Leo taught him magic. Charlotte taught him hand to hand combat.

He admired how his mother was beautiful, but strong, and how his father was cunning, but compassionate. Forrest became an embodiment of them both. He became beautiful-disarmingly so, that many mistake him for a girl. But behind that was a strong will, and a compassion for the people of Nohr.

Years later, Forrest would be second in line to the throne after his cousin, Siegbert, became king. He supported his cousin's policies, and found his own calling in empowering the Nohrian commons thru fashion. Forrest set up schools around the country for fashion and art, teaching skills to promote livelihood. Many praised his efforts, and the parents who raised him.

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