Kaida was lying on her bed in her old chamber . She had stretched her arm so that Rana could take her pulse. When Rana had done that, she felt with her hands on diffrent palces with on Kaida's belly.
"Tell me the exact time of your monthly bleeding after your marriage"
Kaida thought
"the first was after the annual fox festival about two and a half weeks after the wedding, the second was a month after that. Only these two I had "
Rana helped her up
"mmm was your second monthly bleeding on time, sooner or later?"
"It was on time aunt"
Rana rubbed her chin
"mmm then you are 5.5 months pregnant. So longer than we thought. If I knew this I would have advised you not to make the journey "
Kaida was playing with her fingers and hesitantly asked
"why aunt? Do I have to worry? "
Rana rubbed Kaida hair and laughed
"no my dear, your pulse is good and your stomach feels good too. But there are indeed more than two, as you have seen with your mother. A pregnancy of a multiple birth is often shorter than a pregnancy of a single birth. And now there are not two but three "
Kaida looked at her belly and rubbed it. It seemed to have grown more in the last few days
"Auntie I wouldn't want to miss my sister's wedding. I will go straight back to the fox tribe after the wedding "
She wanted to ask her aunt something, but she closed her mouth. She was afraid to hear the answer. Does she want to know? What if it wasn't something she wanted to hear.
Rana saw that Kaida was left with something and said
"I cannot promise that everything will be fine. There are a lot of risks involved. In the worst case, you lose a child or your life, but there is a chance that everyone will keep their life "
Kaida looked surprised at her aunt
"really auntie, how then?"
Her aunt hesitated before answering
"remember the procedure I had done by your mother when Kimia was laying wrong. Even though I did the procedure once, in recent years I have studied how I can perfect the procedure. I am sure I could practice the procedure again. But again I can't make any promises since the success of the procedure depends on several factors "
"What factors auntie?
Rana took her hand and looked at her
"the most important thing is that I need to be there on time when you are about to give birth, so I have agreed with your uncle that I will be staying with you in the north. I will be there in a month. I hope you will be able to reach the minimum of 7 months. Now that Tatsu is back, there are enough healers to ensure that the children and you survive. And no stress and especially no liquor! "
Kaida rubbed the tears on her cheeks away
"thank you auntie, as long as there is a chance I am happy"
Rana squeezed her hand and got up to walk out of the chamber. But Suddenly she turned around and said
"ow yes before i forget, it is allowed to have intercourse, but in moderation and not too rough. What was the intercourse like in the past few days?"
Kaida's cheeks turned red with shame, but she acted as if the words did nothing to her and said casually
"nothing more than is healthy for a newly-married couple, I would certainly follow your advice"
They were interrupted by the knock on the door. The door opened and Jaya came in
"Master and your highness everyone is waiting for you at the square, as soon as you have arrived everyone can start eating."
When Kaida got up from her bed, Jaya came closer and arranged her dress so that her belly was well covered. With a worried look, she said
"Do you really think no one will notice?" Everyone knows that you wear your combat uniform more than a dress. In addition, you can drink more than your father, won't your father notice it if you don't drink anything now? "
Kaida walked past Jaya smilingly
"don't worry, I think he already knows"
Kaida walked into the square and looked around with loving eyes, she had not been at the square for so long.
This was The square which contains both good and bad memories. The square where everyone of the dragon tribe ate and were together for the most times.
The square was gracefully decorated because the wedding of the second princess of the dragon tribe. The tables on the square was richly filled with a lot off barrels full of alcohol. At the tables the people were talking and laughing.
When everyone saw that Kaida had arrived, the people that were chattering began to cheer loudly.
"The crown princess is back"
" ow my look how much she looks like the late Queen now she is all grown up "
"Let's see who can drink the most this time!"
"Is the dragon fight being held tonight?"
A little boy of about 7 years old came running to her. He had black hair with red strands, the front of his hair was completely red.
When he arrived before Kaida, he embraced her and looked up. His left eye was the black color of his father and his right eye was the red color of his mother.
"Big sister I have not seen you for so long, and you have grown fat! My hands do not fit arround you anymore "
Kaida quickly dropped to her knees and put her hand over her brother's mouth and laughed uncomfortably. She whispered in his ear
"Kyon, if you keep this secret from me, I'll teach you how to make a sea of fire. You know that most can only learn this when they are ten years old "
Kyon's eyes started to sparkle, but he wasn't convinced. If she would teach him this while he couldn't even raise his heat to burn a forest, it was a big secret.
Everyone in the dragon tribe knew the risks if someone wanted to make a sea of fire if one coudln't even regulate his heat properly.
Although he could control his heat very well and burning a forest was easy for him , he wanted to learn something else, something he only saw his big sister could do.
People said Kaida learnt it from their Mother, but Kyon could not remember her. From the paintings he knew how she looked, and he could faint remember the songs she sang, but that was all.
"Mm sister isn't that dangerous? Although I am a natural talent, you dont even know how well I can control my heat. I would really like to learn more how to fight with two swords "
Kaida was sweating and nodded quickly
" Deal, now guided me to my table!"
Kyon smiled broadly and grabbed her by the hand.
"Come on, as the great uncle i am, I would guide my nephew or niece in your belly well"
When Kaida, Rana and Jaya heard the words of Kyon, they tensely walked to their table. Rana sat down next to Kai, while Jaya sat down next to Kaida, her brother sat down in front of her and turned to their father
"Daddy can I sit at Big Sister's table? I missed her so much!"
Zuko looked at his oldest daughter and youngest son and laughed proudly
"that is fine as long as you behave, otherwise one of the nursing women will bring you back to your room"
Kaida looked around and searched for Nana, but Nana was not sitting at the table. She tapped Jaya
"where is Nana?"
Jaya pointed to the table of the branch family
"she is sitting next to Rei's older brother, since the three of you have arrived those two have been together. They have a good click "
Kaida looked at the branch family table and saw that Nana was indeed sitting at that table. She sat next to a muscular young warrior. He had short black curly hair and a charming smile on his face as he looked at Nana.
Nana was sitting at the table with red cheeks and a shy smile on her face. She had put her hair up with a dragon pin and was wearing a traditional dress from the dragon tribe.
Kaida looked at what Nana was wearing and smiled. well that's a suprise. she didnt where the traditional clothes of the snake tribe. why did she choose to wear the traditional clothes of the dragon tribe?
"Who prepared her for dinner?"
Jaya scooped food on her plate and said without looking up
"at the request of Renjiro, the women from the branch family prepared her for dinner"
While Kaida was feeding her little brother, she looked a few times at Nana and Renjiro, who were having a great time.
She did not expect Nana to be so open and social during the trip since their first meeting was not a successful one.
She looked forward again when she heard her father's voice
"my firstborn would you do me the honor of drinking a glass with me before we present the wedding gifts"
Kaida looked sweatily at her father and laughed tense. She grabbed the barrel for her and poured a little into her glass.
She pretended to pour the glass full, but in fact she only added a small layer. She raised her glass and gave a small smile
"it would be a honor, father"
At together at the same time they took a sip of their glass. Kaida looked surprised at her father, who gave her a wink.
There was no alcohol in the barrel in front of her the and when she looked at her father it was already clear that he knew she was pregnant.
When Kaida was done drinking, she put down her glass and got up with a sroll and unfolded it and read aloud:
As a wedding gift, the foxes tribe is willing to give 1 million gold bars to the wedding couple. 5000 meters of colored sides of the best quality. 3000 diamonds and as a sign of a union between the two tribes two coats of fox fur.
Zuko nodded
"not bad I think your sister will be happy with it."
When Kaida sat down, Mamushi stood up and bowed
"greetings king of the dragon tribe."
After her greeting, she unfolded the scroll that she had in her hands and read aloud:
As a wedding gift, the snake tribe is willing to give 1 million gold bars to the wedding couple. 5000 meters of the softest white wool. 3000 crystal stones and as a sign of union between the tow tribes, two combat uniforms made of snakeskin
Zuko nodded again
"both the foxes tribe and the snake tribe are very generous in giving wedding gifts. Since it is my second daughter who is getting married, I double the amount"
He gestured to Kenta that it was his turn to speak. Kenta stood up with a sroll in his hand, unfolded it, and read:
As a wedding gift, the dragon tribe is willing to give 2 million gold bars to the wedding couple. 10000 meters of cotton of perfect quality. 6,000 rubies and, as a sign of a union between the two tribes, two combat armor made from the scales of a dragon.
Kaida and Mamushi nodded in agreement and sat down again. It was no problem for the tribe to spend as much as they were rich in what they presented as wedding gifts.
Kaida remembers how overwhelming it was to receive the wedding gifts at her wedding. Especially since it seemed as if the dragon tribe and the foxes tribe wanted to outdo each other in the number of wedding gifts.
Kenta also nodded and sat down again. Zuko looked around the square and said loudly
"time to party, let's celebrate that our second princess is also getting married. May the gods bless their marriage "
Everyone in the square raised their glass and shouted
"may the gods bless their marriage"