It had been two weeks since the baby shower and party, but this day would forever go down as the best moment in Cordelia and Robin's life. On January 21st, Cordelia gave birth to their daughter, Severa. They spend the next couple weeks beginning to raise their baby, making Lucina sad that neither Aunt Dellie or Uncle Rob came to see her, instead stuck with the weirdo Fred. Robin and Cordelia found themselves completely over the clouds when it came to their daughter.
At first it was difficult to adjust to the crying in the night and the diaper changes, but they found it was worth it for their bundle of joy. Cordelia especially was very good at raising her, but Robin definitely did help. When Severa would cry in the middle of the night, it usually fell to Cordelia to get her back to sleep. Robin always found himself strangely mesmerized at the sight and sounds of his wife singing a lullaby to Severa. Robin could tell that Cordelia loved being a parent, and so did he.
Robin had always loved it when Severa would sit on his lap while Cordelia was at the market. This is when he would read her stories or play peekaboo with her. Its not that Cordelia did not like it, its just that she would be fawning over it the whole time while they did, constantly shouting, "Aw!" Robin enjoyed it when she could spend some alone time doing something like feeding or playing with her. Robin smiled as she admired the look of Severa Sumia Reflet, she really did look like a combination of her parents, and extremely adorable by the way.
Severa loved her Mommy and Daddy. They were always so nice to her and played with her a bunch. Sometimes they fed her yucky stuff, but it was ok. Severa didn't really like being alone much. One night Mommy and Daddy made her sleep in a room by herself, so she cried. She was happily asleep once Mommy cradled her though. Severa also loved to play with her toys, almost always seen holding one. Severa was really happy where she was, and didn't really want it to change much.
Robin and Cordelia finally decided that it was time for the rest of the Shepherds to meet Severa. While Chrom and Sumia have briefly seen her, they have never actually met her. The parents decided the best time for this would be Severa's first birthday. What else to make the girl feel special on her birthday than people meeting and playing with her. While both Robin and Cordelia were off work, one of them would occasionally walk over to the castle to check on things, tell the residents about Severa, and how the couple was doing.
About 2 weeks from Severa's birthday, Robin took a visit to the castle where he had dinner with Chrom and the royal family. Of course it consisted of Chrom, Sumia, and Lucina, but it also included Lissa and her husband Henry. Robin smiled as it has been awhile since he had such well made food, and Chrom again brought up living in the castle. Robin said he would have to talk to Cordelia, but he wasn't sure himself. Eventually Robin brought up Severa's birthday and Chrom smiled, "We'll have it here." Robin looked pretty shocked to hear this coming from Chrom. Sure they were friends, but having a such a large party for them was crazy. "Are you-" Robin said, but before he could finish, Sumia chimed in and said, "Of course we're sure, we are her godparents and its time we did something nice for her, and besides, how do you expect to fit all of the Shepherds in your place?"
Robin thought about it for a bit, and she was right. Their home could barely fit himself, Cordelia and Severa. They deserved better. Besides, Severa doesn't sleep in her current room anyway, she still wants to sleep with him and his wife. Robin nodded and said, "Alright, we can have the party here, and we will see about moving." He said as he began to eat more of his food. Sumia smiled, satisfied with the answer and once he finished eating, she immediately grabbed his wrist and dragged him downstairs.
Robin looked where she had taken him and sighed, "You were making this the whole time." He looked around at what was in front of him. It was the Shepherds Garrison, but seemingly made into a ballroom. He noticed how there was plenty of kiddie stuff, like hand drawn pink flowers on the hanging on the walls made of large and cut pieces of paper. The centerpiece of the room seemed to be a huge banner that said, "Happy Birthday Severa." Chrom eventually entered the room with his wife and friend, "You should've seen her work, she would night upon night down here. If anyone understands young girls, its Sumia. Though Lucy helped." He said smiling when he pointed to a few pictures that were on standard paper. Most of them consisted of stick figures with pictures of Robin, Cordelia and what she thought Severa looked like. "It was originally going to be a surprise party, but looks like you got surprised early." Chrom continued as he looked at his wife who ran off to make the finishing touches.
Robin smiled and said his gratitude, really surprised and flustered they put so much effort into it. Robin and Chrom took a seat at one of the tables, taking a drink and watching as Sumia, Lucina, Lissa and Henry worked on the room. Henry was trying to help, but a lot of the drawings and decor he made, didn't fly with Sumia, who was acting as leader of the artists. Robin looked at his best friend and asked, "So, why did you make the garrison into a ballroom?" he asked still perplexed at what was in front of him. "Well its mostly used for reunion parties nowadays, may as well embrace it. Some of the nobles were even talking about making a statue of us outside." he said with a smile, despite not liking the idea of a statue. Robin could only smile along with his friend and say, "Lets not tell Cordelia."