Chap 20 The Start Of A New Beginning

The sun shone brightly in the clear sky above. A lone cottage stood in the centre of a field filled with spring flowers. Everywhere around, all you could see was endless flowers and forest, not another building or city in sight.

Kali breathed in the fresh air greedily. She hated the fact that she had slept all morning and hadn't gotten to see the sunrise, like always. Then again, Murtagh had been keeping her busy. She hated the idiot, sometimes. He had gone off hunting without her, saying she needed to rest. She swore silently. She wanted to go too, but no, he didn't let her, and why, you might ask? Well, apparently, over four hundred children were not enough for him.

She sighed as she sat in the kitchen table with a glass of water. Over four hundred children and one on the way. Well, the only one that would be alive now, Kali thought. Zane had left years ago, with Tayten. They had a family of six; four boys and two girls. Their children had already married, and their grandchildren had grandchildren by now. Ajax and River had had their great, great grandchildren, so had Hunter and Winda. Kali wasn't sure how many years had passed. To her, time didn't mean anything; no matter how slow or fast she did something, she would always have time.

She felt the baby kick lightly. She abstractedly rubbed her round stomach where it had kicked. Over four hundred. She laughed slightly at the thought of what Luka would have thought if she had ever found out. Eragon and Luka had left Alagaesia, with Saphira, Thorn, Okapi and Tia. Tia had been one of Saphira's hatchlings and was Okapi's mate. They had left with a few of the elves to find other lands.

Kali didn't know if they had actually found any, but she was certain they had had at least two other children. She had felt their presence on land and on the waters of the seas. Thorn and Saphira had had another four clutches before leaving the lands; Okapi and Tia having three. They had left their children, after they were mature dragons or attached to their Dragon Riders, so that the dragon race could have been rebuilt.

Sweetie?

Kali jumped slightly at the sound of Murtagh's voice suddenly in her head. Yes?

Wolf or deer? Or would you rather be greedy and have me catch a bear? Murtagh smirked.

Grizzly? And we share? Kali added quickly.

'K. Be back in a few minutes.

Before she could reply, he was gone. She sighed before tipping the glass back and downing the water. She would really go for a pub drink, right now. The baby kicked again. Either it agreed, or absolutely hated the idea. She didn't know what the baby was; she and Murtagh preferred to wait and see.

She got up and placed the cup back in the cupboard after she had washed it. Her stomach rumbled slightly, begging her to eat. And she had just eaten, not ten minutes ago! She hated it sometimes, being pregnant. Maybe she should make sure Murtagh wouldn't be capable of having any more kids, but she wouldn't castrate him; she had her fun too.

While she was silently debating, she didn't hear Murtagh come in until he dumped the bear on the floor. The kitchen was big enough do they could still move around properly. It was a teen bear, she could tell, and, thankfully, Murtagh had made sure not to make the bear drip. She hadn't been able to stand the sight of blood during this pregnancy, although she didn't mind tasting it.

"How's your day been?" he asked.

"As boring as every other day," she stated as she reached for two knives. She handed one to Murtagh after he had take off his dirt covered shirt. Great! More cleaning! I swear, one day he's going to clean his own clothes!

They started to eat in silence. After a few minutes, Kali put the knife down. "Alright. What's wrong?"

"Who said anything about there being something wrong?" he asked, not looking up.

"We've been together for over two million years. Spit it out. I know you when you're like this; you're worried or thinking of something that might be worrying," Kali replied.

"It's...alright, alright," he said after getting a piercing look from her, "It's the demons. The elves have found the entrance to Aquila but they don't know how to open the gates, obviously. I was wondering what to do; stay and let them sort it out, or help."

"I'm not going anywhere, any time soon," Kali stated as she rubbed the spot the baby had just kicked.

"I know," he replied with a smile as he drew closer to her. He kissed her lips once before kissing her swollen stomach. "And I'm not going leave you here by yourself. Nor am I going to leave my precious little one, either."

N/A: Soorryy!! For the crappy ending and the random update! But this is just a note that I am too busy to actually think of a sequal and randomly asks (because I know I won't get one) for a final review. And tell me if you hate the ending too so i know not to do that to any other.

Much Love, DragonDaemon93