7

Ianto was again in his blonde guise as he wandered about the campsites making sure everyone was happy. The fear they showed his true self wad not present as they saw someone they thought was some relative they couldn't quite remember.

It was during this time that Byrd also meandered about freely listening, watching and enjoying the children who were all naturally freaked out by her advanced brain and hard fists where needed … yes. Gray.

Ianto was sitting by the bonfire with some men when she approached and stood to one side, clearly showing that she had a question and he turned to her with his eyebrows raised.

"The Bore. He is the king's man right?" she asked.

"Yes" Ianto nodded.

"And the woman that wears the pretty dress with the weird crown of silver branches… she is the king's wife, right?"

"Yes love, she is the current queen. The others who wear the simple halo are other wives before her but she is the most important one. Called the queen" Ianto agreed. "Like number 1."

"So … she should be with the king. Why is she necking with Boreface around the other side of the tent?" she asked, her dam rising with surprise to slip around to see for himself.

Bormeth had the queen against the side of the house bus, his hands stroking her bare thighs as he grunted, balls deep as her head flopped back. She was making a grunting noise as he pounded her and Ianto felt a surge of anger as Byrd had just been back here and no doubt had more questions. Shit.

Ianto was back around the tents as Jack came storming along, the look on his face showing that she had asked him why Bormeth would be wresting with the queen with their bottom bits rubbing. Shit, shit… shit.

Jack stormed past and Ianto considered, then followed sedately, coming around the tents to find Jack with Bormeth in his grip, the man dangling as Jack pinned him to the bus snarling at him about the children.

"What children!" she snarled.

"Mervik, hush" Bormeth said thought his clenched teeth.

"So … first names is it?" Jack repelled the man back from him and he slammed into the bus then clutched at his throat as he glowered at Jack.

"How dare…."

"Does the king know you are polishing her crown?"

"Jack" Ianto said softly, calling him away and Jack took a long hard glare at the two of them before retreating.

"I can't believe it, in broad daylight. Fucking!" Jack was still angry and loud as those gathering to listen gasped and looked around the bus with horror "Byrd thought it was a game Goddess on a Harley, what if she decided to play it with one of the boys? Eh?"

"We will explain" Ianto sighed, heading into the house where the child in question was sitting on the sofa already being told, Big Byrd gently cuddling baby Blaine as she spoke. It made perfect sense, only she could tell herself so it made sense but it was working as the little face mimicked the large one with matching frowns.

"So … that's gross" Byrd finally said.

"I know" Big Byrd agreed, "But when you are a Grup and find the right mate it is not gross. It seems nice, someone you fit with makes it so but only Grups are grown enough for it."

"Whatever" Byrd rolled her eyes and her Big self did as well, then they laughed, eerily sounding like it was an echo.

"Cuppa love?" Ianto asked and Big Byrd blinked at him, then he remembered his Viking face so he bled back to himself.

"Taddette! You were going undercover?" she laughed. "I forgot that. You know you were always so sneaky!"

"Yes, but you know you got that side of yourself from me, just as you got the bloodthirsty bits from Daddy" Ianto nodded and she laughed some more as she shook her head.

"Oh no … no Taddette. This is me you are talking to. You and Daddy are cut from the same cloth and I am so happy there was enough left for me. I just needed to do this, I remembered this and needed to be here for it." Big Bird leaned back "I won't get in the way, I just wanna see."

"See what?" Little Byrd asked with interest.

"The show" Big Byrd tapped her nose with her finger, "No more Spoilers!"

Little Byrd giggled and rose to skip off.

"I don't' know if I like the sound of that young lady" Ianto frowned and she laughed again, rising to walk over and take his head in her hands, kissing him gently.

"I love you Taddette, I really do and right now? I remember this and love you all the more for it. This is when you show me possibilities I didn't know existed for me … for us. This is when I become myself, finally find my true inner Byrdie. Have faith, move forward and keep to the family motto" she smiled.

"That which does not kill me makes me stronger?"

"No silly" she laughed as her hair glowed with that lovely pinkish red hue to it.

"Everything changes!"