"Life tried her best to fill the Plane of Creation, She created pocket dimensions and filled them with Planes and Worlds. Then She made the inhabitants and let them roam and grow as they wanted. No limits made the creatures act in different ways and grow diverse. Those distinctions and the novelty of it pleased Fate."

-Bee May, the faery of knowledge

"The early inhabitants"

After Sidon, Fianna and the child left, Robert and Brielle just watched each other's incredulous faces for a while.

"I didn't know that Fianna's smile could be so scary, so... What do we really do now?"

The head scout broke the silence.

"There are monstrous animals in the woods, strange tough children that probably turn into fireballs and Sidon brought that very fire hazard inside our village. Still, even if we send a letter to inform the Crown, no one will believe us," Robert sighed.

"So we do nothing and hope for the best?"

Brielle scowled.

Todd filled two cups with some wine, after giving one to Brielle and the other to Robert, he replied.

"I haven't seen Fianna smile like that in a while, twenty snows ago, when the merchant's caravan came in all bloody and battered, we sent the hunters to hit back hard against the bandits, a young Sidon came back with a girl in his arms, she was hit by three arrows in the stomach, but was still lucid enought to hide with the bodies of the deceased and survived long enough to be found by us."

Brielle interrupted the old scout, "even if I was young, I remember when it happened. It was a tragedy, we lost good people, friends and merchants. Fianna lost her family, but Sidon found her in time, we healed her and life continued, what's your point?"

Robert sighed, "this is not known to many, but we did not fully heal Fianna, the arrows were too deep and cut important parts, the caretakers did what they could, but it wasn't enough, Fianna cannot have a child, that's why she was so happy with this situation."

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Robert sighed again, today I'm sighing too much, I'll look even older if this goes on for too much.

Brielle put her hands to her face and her eyes started to redden,"poor girl, she must have suffered a lot, I didn't know!"

"That's what she wants, the good of the village over everything. If she want's us to keep it secret we do," Todd said, a little admiration in his voice.

Robert sighed again,"yeah, she became a great caretaker, spreading her love and playing with the children she could not have on her own. But she kept her pain and fury inside, on the occasional bandit assault, each arrow she shot was a death sentence for one of those bastards. Let her have a moment of happiness, go visit them from time to time and keep an eye on the child."

Brielle saluted and left, Robert was left alone with Todd, another two bottle of wine appeared and Todd nodded to them. Robert scowled, I still need to call in the council that Sidon dismissed so eagerly and cover up this mess. Dear, why did you leave alone when I needed you the most? Every day I feel like I'm older and nearer you again. Todd sighed too, he got up, moved to the wall, did something and a little hole opened up, he then extracted a little leather flask from it.

Robert's eyes opened up, greed shining through them,"is that Monia's?"

Todd nodded, " Monia's fire flower mead, I was keeping it for a special occasion but, I might be too old. These youngsters make me crazy."

Robert smiled and brought a cup forward. Tomorrow, I can call the council tomorrow.

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In the meantime inside Sidon's house. Fianna, in the privacy of their house, gave her husband a night long thank you. When morning came, they heard a whimper, Fianna jumped to her feet and took to her bosom the bundle with the baby inside.

She kicked her husband side, "Hey sleepy head! He woke up! What do we give him to eat?"

Sidon half asleep groaned, "meat? I would love some meat right now, maybe he will too."

Fianna smiled, "you lazy bear, Billy's wife gave me some goat milk because I told them I wanted to try and make some cheese for you, bring me that."

Sidon istantly sat up and whined, "but I like goat cheese."

Fianna's smile didn't disappear but her eyes were cold now, "but you like your wife happy even more, right?"

Sidon jumped on his feet and started running to the cold room, while his wife hopped around and cooed at the baby.

"Ohh yes, he's a big guy but he would do anything for his woman, I made sure so! Find a good woman, Little Wolf."

Fianna's face light up with the biggest smile she made in years.