During an afternoon upon the United Kingdom.

Ahmes is found wearing casual clothing which made him unrecognizable to passing by citizens, the knight is pushing the handle to the twin baby strollers which he had purchased beforehand for his children while carrying a wool bag on his back that was filled with items for today's picnic plan.

"There is the gate." Ahmes said as he is making his way to the gates to the outer side of the Kingdom. He went by to the opened gate and then stops to check on the twins. The knight went to the front and kneeled then smiles when he sees Alice and Noah are sleeping peacefully together in the stroller. "already asleep?"

Ahmes tidied their blanket and then adjusted the shade of the stroller to ensure that they wouldn't get too much heat. Afterwards, he stood up and then looks around the area.

"seems that she's not here yet." Ahmes said as he hasn't spotted Salome. He checks the sky and sees the sun hanging over his head. "Perhaps I was rather too early?"

As Ahmes looks upon the sky, he hears someone calling out to him. the knight turning around and sees Salome coming.

"My apologize for coming in late!" Salome called out as she had arrived while a bit out of breath. The elf wearing casual clothing while carrying a cloth tied bento box and a medium sized purse bag. She then went and bowed her head to knight. "I hope I did not keep you all waiting too long!"

"It is alright" Ahmes nodded with a smile. "We also just arrived."

"truly, my apologies." Salome said as Ahmes takes the bento box to ease her physical burden. The elf then hears some babbling from the stroller as she kneels and then smiles when she finds Alice who is yawning while stretching out her little arms and legs and Noah who is fast asleep. "hello, Alice, Noah."

Alice sees Salome as she instantly giggles in delight while waving her little hands to the elf.

"They seem to be very happy every single time you are with them" Ahmes noted while Salome playfully held Alice's hands.

"yes" Salome said with a nod while smiling as she caresses Alice's chubby cheeks, getting a happy giggle from the little girl. "it's rather strange. I've only met them during that one night and yet…I feel a bond with them." She smiles even more when she sees Noah had woken up from his nap and then started to coo to her when his eyes sees her. "it's like…I've known them for a very long time."

"I see.." Ahmes nodded in understanding while kneeling beside Salome, the knight smiling to see the twins giggling to the caresses from Salome.

After some little talk, the two decided to head off for their planned activity.

"Salome, in advance. I would like to ask you something." Ahmes spoke to Salome who made a noise while glancing at him, the elf carrying Alice who is playing around with her long chestnut brown hair. "is it fine if some of my other invited companions come with us? I've been meaning to spend some time with them after the war was over."

"yes, it is fine." Salome said with a nod before smiling to Alice who just yawned and is now leaning close to her chest. "I'm sure that Alice and Noah would like the company."

"I see.." Ahmes nodded. "I believe so too."

Afterwards, the two went off as they passed by the gates and exited the kingdom. Both unaware that they are being watched or spied on by several shadowed figures who are hiding in the shadows. Those figures revealed themselves to be members of the Jewel Knights squadron who look flabbergasted.

"are those children, Salome-san's children!?" "who is that gentleman!?" "why is Salome-san there with them!?" "shusssh! Keep quiet! They'll hear us!" "but you can't considering what we just saw!" "let's think of the questions later! Right now, let's follow them!" they chattered amongst one another before they quickly followed after Ahmes and Salome.


Down the trail that leads outside of the Kingdom. Ahmes and Salome travelled down the road as they now thread through a worn down path. Alice and Noah were in the stroller as they were asleep.

"We are almost there." Ahmes said as the group keeps on walking down on the path that leads straight for the forest. He looks around the area before he stops and smiles. "and so are the rest."

"the rest?" Salome looks at Ahmes in confusion before seeing the knight doing a high pitch whistle with two fingers in his lips. the action surprised both her and the twins. "Ahmes-san?

"just wait and see." Ahmes told her with a smile before he looks at one direction where he could spot something coming their way. "they're making their way here."

"They?" Salome looks more confused before her acute sense of hearing picked up on the sound of canine barking. "This is?" she looks at where the sound is coming from and she sees something coming. "What is that?"

The two waited in their place and before long, they heard barking and their eyes spotted several canines coming their way. It was then revealed that those canines are Wingal, Barcgal, and Flogal who came running to them.

"Thanks for coming, you three." Ahmes said as he kneels and scratches the head of Barcgal, and Wingal who were leaning to his hands while Flogal wags her tail around.. "looks like you were having fun the day before, huh?" he then stands up and motions a hand towards Salome. "I hope you three don't mind having company in our favorite place"

The two canines tilted their heads to Ahmes before they look at Salome who is smiling to them.

"Nice to meet you all" Salome nodded while kneeling in front of them. "Wingal. Barcgal. Flogal"

The High Beasts all barked as they begin to crowd her. Salome smiles and giggles as they showed her affection that was unexpected.

As the canines were swarming around Salome, Flogal heard babbling from the stroller. Being curious, the pink furred canine went and checked it out then finds the twins inside. Alice and Noah were yawning as they were stretching their little limbs before they see the pink dog peeking in at them.

"Arf?" Flogal let out a confused whine as the pink canine tilts her head to the side and stares at Alice who stares back in confusion.

Seeing Flogal peeking in the stroller, Ahmes went and kneels beside the pink canine whose head he petted.

"I'm sure you are curious as to who they are and vice versa, Flogal." Ahmes smiles as Wingal and Barcgal came by with Salome following behind. The knight smiles to his canine companions before looking at Alice and Noah who curiously stares at them. "everyone, meet my children." He reaches a hand in and caresses his son's head first. "this is Noah." He then did the same with his daughter. "and this is Alice."

The three canines just tilted their heads in confusion before they decided to lean their heads in and sniffed the two who began to giggle in delight to their ticklish sniffing.

"be nice to them." Ahmes told the canines who barked while cuddling their snouts to the twins.

After some more fun with the canines, the group heads off to the forest. The atmosphere with them is rather happy due to the canines constant barking while walking alongside the stroller.

While the group leaves, their onlookers were watching nearby as they were still following them.

"let's go.." Tiffany who was with the group instantly followed while keeping their distance.


In the forest area, Blaster Blade Exceed, and Salome along with Barcgal, Wingal, and Flogal ventured within as they keep on walking upon a slightly worn down path.

"Are we still farther from our destination?" Salome asks Ahmes who shakes his head.

"we're almost there." Ahmes replied with a smile.

As the group ventured, Wingal soon barks out loud before he along with Barcgal and Flogal runs ahead as Salome looks front and sees a clearing in the forest where there stood an old tree with a little pond beside it.

"oh my" Salome looks in amazement to the beautiful scene in front of her.

"this place is a secret resting area, Wingal and I found a few years back" Ahmes said as he pushes the stroller to the tree and then checks scratched up X mark on it. he smiles while caressing the mark. "This place has been our favorite place to go ever since."

Salome came to Ahmes' side, the elf checking the scenery from up close before the two hears babbling from the stroller. They checked it out and smiles to see that a butterfly had come and landed on Alice's head which got her and Noah to look at it in amazement.

Alice watches the butterfly before she sneezed and cause the insect to fly away.

Salome watches the butterfly fly away before she giggles to the twins who were babbling and cooing to her.

A minute later, a picnic blanket was set up by the shade of the tree as Ahmes and Salome settled down with the twins. Alice and Noah instantly being curious of their new surroundings.

"Come now, Alice." Salome picks up and settled the little girl on her lap. "don't stray off too far."

Alice replied by babbling while reaching out her little hands to the pool nearby.

"They say that children are more curious than the cats." Ahmes said with a short chuckle while carrying Noah in his arms, the child babbling while waving around a leaf that he managed to pick up. "I guess that it is true."

"Perhaps." Salome giggles as she held up Alice who is now playing with her long chestnut brown hair before squealing in glee when Flogal came and nuzzles her snout to her cheek.

As this little happy atmosphere goes on, Tiffany along with the other Jewel Knights keeps on peeking from their hiding spot as they were watching it all.

"maybe we should leave, they are just having a picnic" Tracie whispered to Tiffany.

"no, not yet. We have no idea on whose children they are and why is Salome-san with them." Tiffany replied. "for all we know, those two might have a secret affair and are secretly married to each other."

The girls the squealed quietly to know that their second in command married someone without their knowing at all.

"shush! Quiet!" Tiffany hushed them as she turns her attention towards the happy people who are enjoying their picnic.

Ahmes gives Noah an upsy daisy play as the baby boy laughs in a glee to the playing

Salome smiled while carrying Alice who wanted to do the same as her brother.

Flogal came and sniffs Alice as the baby girl giggles to the canine's tickling nose.

Ahmes chuckles to hear Noah's laugh before he sees Barcgal coming by, the canine barked and then nuzzles his head on the baby's boy back, tickling him.

Seeing it, Ahmes went and settled Noah on Barcgal's back then allowed the high beast to give the child a piggy back ride which made him look very happy and excited.

Seeing the other twin having fun, Flogal went and barked to Salome and Alice. The two sees the pink furred canine circling around and then barking to them once again.

Getting the idea, Salome smiled and then looks at Alice.

"want to go for a ride with Flogal, Alice?" Salome asks Alice who made a confused noise.

A minute later, Flogal walks around with Alice on her back, the baby girl giggling in delight.

The happy looking 'family' played with the kids as they had so much fun with each other.

"Noah!" Ahmes exclaimed as he quickly dives in and quickly catches the baby boy who slipped off Barcgal's back and nearly fell into the pond. The knight sighs in relief before realizing that he was falling into the pond itself.

SPLASH!

Ahmes's head got splashed into the water while Noah was lifted up to ensure that he didn't get wet at all.

"my.." Salome and the others look at the scene in surprise.

Ahmes slowly got out of the pond, but his hair is soaking wet.

"goodness sake.." Ahmes sighs before seeing Noah laughing in glee to the sight of his wet hair just covering his face.

Wingal, Flogal, and Barcgal also barks with smiles at the sight of the mighty warrior being wet.

Salome giggles a bit before taking out a dry towel from a bag and then goes to Ahmes.

"here you go." Salome said as she gives the towel to Ahmes after taking Noah into her arms.

"Thank you." Ahmes started to dry his hair off while sitting back down with Salome and the others. he sighs after he dried his blue hair off and then smiles a bit to Noah who is now occupying himself by playing with the elf's hair. "Children has very short attention span, don't they?"

"I guess so." Salome giggles as she caresses Noah's head a few times. "Noah, pay more attention, alright?"

Noah let out a confused noise while looking at Salome who giggles with a smile.

Alice soon babbles out as Flogal came by carrying the little girl who is cooing out to the two.

"it's one thing after another with these two." Ahmes said with a sighing smile before he went and picked up Alice into his arms, the little girl babbling while shaking her little hands around. "what is it? are you hungry?"

Alice keeps on babbling before her little tummy growls and made her look confused because of hearing the unfamiliar noise.

"I guess that answers it." Salome giggles while getting a better hold of Noah who is trying to climb over her shoulders. She gets a better hold of the child and then looks at Ahmes. "Let's have lunch, shall we? I've made enough for everyone."

"yes, and thank you." Ahmes nodded before they all settled down.

As the group settled down, Tifanny and her companions were watching them from their hiding spot.

"that baby named Noah is sure to be that man's son, right!?" "look! They have the same blue hair!" "and that other girl, Alice was it? she looks a lot like Salome-san!" "they're so cute~!" "shush! If you want to fawn over them, do it quietly!" the group chattered and whispered amongst each other before Tifanny shushes them all to get them to be quiet.

"you girls are so hard to keep quiet! If you keep on doing this!" Tifanny was about to scold them but she heard some barking from nearby as she turns to check and instantly looks shocked because Wingal along with Flogal and Barcgal were slowly coming to their hiding spot. "crap! They must've picked our scent! Run!"

Tifanny and everyone instantly scattered as fast as they could, the group planning to get away before Wingal and the others could find them and they did it just in time.

"what's wrong, everyone?" Ahmes called out to the high beasts as he has both Alice and Noah on his lap while Salome is taking out the prepared bento boxes.

Wingal and the others sniffed the air a few times before they looked at one another while tilting their heads to the side in confusion.


Time passes as the sun is slowly setting in the horizon.

Ahmes and Salome have finished their day of having a picnic with each other along with the high beasts and the children. They are currently walking pass the gate to the kingdom and have entered inside.

"seems that they have tired themselves out." Salome said with a smile, the elf carrying Noah who is sleeping in her arms.

"They have played quite much today." Ahmes chuckles while carrying a sleepy Noah in his right arm while his left arm is pushing the empty stroller. The knight then looks at his high beast companions with a smile. "and I suppose the rest of you also had fun?"

Wingal and the others barked a few times in reply.

"I see." Ahmes nodded with a smile before he looks at Salome. "Thank you for coming today, Salome. Not only did you prepare a meal, you've also made Alice and Noah very happy."

"It was my pleasure, Ahmes." Salome replied with a smile as she looks down at Alice with a smile, the elf giving a peck on the child's head and then caresses her back as the child snuggles closer to her. "all for them."

Ahmes smiles to her reply before he hears a little disgruntled whimper from Noah who he sees is waking up from his nap and is just seeming to be trying to beat the drowsiness.

"it's alright, you can still sleep." Ahmes said as he went and placed Noah into the stroller with Salome doing the same for Alice. "We still have time before we reach home."

"yes" Salome nodded in agreement while caressing Noah's head. The child babbling before he yawns and then slowly fall asleep "just rest, alright?"

Ahmes smiles to see the child falling asleep before he sees Flogal peeking her head into the stroller, the pink canine letting out a small bark while her fluffy tail wags around. The knight chuckles to the action as he rustles her head before they all focused on walking again.

The group heads off in the kingdom, planning to retire for the coming evening.

As they left, Tiffany and her comrades went and appeared after the group was gone.

"Should we report this to Lady Ashlei?" Blazing Jewel Knight, Rachelle asks Tiffany who was still watching the shrinking fingers of Ahmes and the others.

"no, let's keep on watching first." Tiffany told her comrades. "I mean, we still don't know if those children are really Salome-san's children. I mean, when did she got pregnant? And who is their father? Lord Blaster Blade?"

"well…" Rachelle thought about it for a moment as she couldn't think of a time when Salome had a chance to elope with anyone and have children without their knowing.

"let's go and keep on watching, alright?" Tiffany replied and the other Jewel Knights nodded before they all went off.


That's a wrap!

Bye bye