The Dragon Brothers
Chapter 49 - Someone is Pregnant

* The Castle at Drakor; The Capital of the Chromos * Lucian POV

As I'm getting ready for my day I watch Viola sleeping. Not that I mind, but lately she's been gaining some weight and has developed a little pouch for a tummy. She's even wearing larger baggier clothes. Again I don't mind just something to think about. I leave the room and walk down to the training field. Corporal Hoods should be expecting my visit today.

"Corporal Hoods, I need a moment of your time. I spoke with Angelus about what you told him on the training field. He said that you told him that he should refer to Viola and I by our titles versus mom and dad out of respect and gratitude for adopting him and his sister. Do you have anything to say about that?" I always give the condemned a chance to speak before their sentence is carried out.

"Well, that is my personal opinion and I have no qualms about it. But as I said to you on the field I only gave Angelus fighting technique tips." Corporal Hoods says as his whole body is shaking and he is constantly looking every way but in my

eyes.

."Bullshit." Is all I say as I pull out a knife and slit his throat. He drops to his knees in front of me with both hands on his throat as he struggles to breath and coughs up blood and then falls over dead.

"James, this needs to be cleaned up. Sorry for the mess. Burned the body." James is the training coordinator and I needed to let him know that it was I that killed Hoods. Viola POV

I wake up this morning and instantly look for Lucian and a wave of relief hits me that he isn't here. Then the wave of nausea that initially woke me up in the first place comes screaming back and I start throwing up in a bucket next to my bed. Agenta walks in to collect the bucket and get it cleaned out so I can have a minute before my bath. My back is sore from the weight I've put on, especially so since it's all in a little ball on top of my stomach. I've been wearing larger and baggier clothes because I don't want Lucian to catch on yet. I want him to think, if anything, that I've just put on a little bit of weight. I gently caress my little bump. I'm guessing that I'm about two to three months along which is almost like four to five months for humans. I'm going to have to tell Lucian before too much longer.

Cyprian POV

We just arrived at Drakor and there seems to be a flurry of activity going on. More so than usual. But I need to get Molly settled first in our level and suite before I check in with Lucian. Our luggage will be here tomorrow so for now all we have is a small bag of clothes that I tied to my back while I was flying. Molly sets to brushing out the clothes and hanging them in the wardrobe. I sit down on the bed and watch her while she works as she won't let me help her. After she's done Molly leaves to go find Viola and I leave to go find Lucian.

"So, Lucian what's going on big bro?" I smile laughing at my older brother. I walk into his study and he has Angelus on his lap while he's reading some documents.

"Well, Angelus and Sia are on break from school for two weeks, Angelus got into a fight at school, then this morning I took care of a little problem with someone that had scared Angelus into calling Viola and I by our titles." He lets out a suppressed growl. "But on a lighter note now I'm going to start training with Angelus again and teaching him what it takes to run the empire." Lucian smiles as he looks down at his son on his lap. "How about you?"

"Well, I finally got Molly to admit to some pretty hard core stuff that she's been dealing with due to her past. Getting her to open up is like trying to pry a clam apart." I shake my head thinking of the latest mishap. Molly POV

I go to find Viola and she's sitting in her atrium reading a story to Rohesia. Seeing her happy knowing about the miscarriages and the self harm episode I feel so bad for her. A misscarriage in these times can be fatal and she's been through two. She stands when she sees me approaching.

"Molly, It's so great to see you!" She immediately comes over to give me a hug.

"Viola, are you? You are. Oh my dear! You are, aren't you! How far along do you think?" I'm smiling from ear to ear.

"I'm guessing two to three months. But, don't tell Cyprian because Lucian doesn't know yet." She says as she's holding my hands. Midwife POV

Evie and I have finally made it to the castle in Drakor. I stop at and stare at its magnificence. I approach the gate where two guards stand.

"I need to speak with either the king or the queen immediately." I'm trying to hide how nervous I am.

"Do you have an appointment?" The taller guard on the right asks.

"No I don't." My hope is starting to feel crushed.

"We'll send a messenger and if they have time they may see you." I wait for what seems like hours until the messenger returns.

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"They said they will see you in the throne room. I can lead you there." The messenger motions for me to follow him.

As I walk with the messenger to the throne room I realize I'm completely not mentally prepared for this conversation at all. How do I tell the KING that his missing brother has a love child with a woman from the Xsar Empire and he has been keeping her in a cabin next to the eastern border. That's one hell of a story to tell.

*Queen Maeve's Dungeon *

Emily POV

"Why hello Emily. It's nice to see you. Would you like to have dinner with me?" Lord Garbg asks.

"I don't know how you're alive and here but I don't want to have dinner with you today or any other day. Just stay away from me!" By the end I'm practically screaming at him.

"Well, then that creates a problem. I will come down here and offer you dinner every night for three nights in a row. If you don't accept my offer on the third night I will be forced to take a different approach and you may not like it as much." After speaking to me he then turns to the guards. "Do not give her any food." Then he walks back up the steps to leave the dungeon.

"I take it that guy should be dead." Gabe speaks up from the cell next to me.

"Yeah I saw him die." My blood is running cold.

"But who disposed of the body?" Gabe asked with his kind and knowing eyes.

"I don't know. I assumed one of Wolf's men did."

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"A powerful black witch that practices necromancy can bring back the dead but the dead are often brought back with something attached." Gabe is trying to explain. "What do you mean by attached?" I'm not quite following.

"When you dance with the devil sometimes he dances back and when you bring back the dead they often have a demon attached instead of a soul. Your friend is demon possessed. There will be times when it is him when you see his regular eye color. But when his eyes go red the demon is in control." Gabe explained.

* The Castle at Arkala; The Capital of The Neopatras Quentin POV

"Elena, my love, we need to talk. It was brought to my attention when I landed here that you have been spending an inordinate amount of time hanging out with the soldiers. I can understand why you're more comfortable around men versus women; however, the drinking is interfering with their training. The men show up to their posts and training hung over and that isn't good for the safety of the city, castle, or the people. Do you understand?" I hope she doesn't look at this as me attacking her.

"So, you think my activities with the men were my cause for being raped?" She asks as she cocks her head to one side.

"No. That is not what I said. I didn't bring that up at all. No one and nothing is to blame except that man. It shouldn't have mattered what you were doing, what he was doing was wrong. I don't care if you were doing a strip tease in front of him what he did was fucking wrong. This is a completely separate issue. The men are arriving at their posts and training sessions hung over. I have talked with Lieutenant Hawk and he has agreed that he needs to do more to reign in his men but if you weren't there tempting them by offering them beer in the first place then ending this would go much smoother." I am hoping she accepts my explanation this time.

"Okay. That I can understand." She says after thinking about it for a minute.

"There's something else we need to talk about. My brother Lucian has called a heads of state meeting in Drakor and I need to leave for it today. Would you like to go with me or stay here. I don't know how many days I'll be gone." I'm hoping that she wants to come with me.

"Yeah I liked Drakor. I'll definitely go back with you." Yes! I feel like doing a little dance but I hold it in because that would be uncool.

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