"Oh me, look how small they are! I can't believe they are already a month old! "
Haruka looked at the triplets that were laying in a box big enough for all three. She played with their hands while smiling at them.
"I see that you have made a bracelet for the second prince. What has his cold and heat been like these days?"
Kaida looked up and looked at Haruka, who, despite her cheerful voice, looked tired. She was a bit pale and had black circles around her eyes as if it was hard to get through the night.
"Well the days without his bracelet were hell. In contrast to Hiroshi and Hiromi, who lose control of their cold or heat about four times a day, Hiroki loses it every hour. And then he loses control of his cold and heat at the same time. "
Haruka nodded and looked again at the triplets and pointed at them.
"I can already see the first prince has a preference for warmth and the first princess has a preference for cold. I also feel that what they prefer is stronger than the other. And how are they doing with their fox and dragon? "
Kaida stood up and stood next to Haruka and also watched the triplets
"Hiroshi is closer with his dragon than his fox because he is more warm than cold and Hiromi is closer to her fox than her dragon because she is more cold than warm. And Hiroki makes the life of his fox and dragon miserable. Because his wind is warm, he radiates heat to his fox all the time and because his flame is cold, he radiates cold to his dragon. But it is always a fight between the two for whom can stay closer to Hiroki "
Haruka and Kaida walked to the table and sat down. Kaida took the teapot and poured tea into the cups on the table and gave one to Haruka.
Haruka took the cup from Kaida and took a sip, then she looked up and said
"I will personally go to the elders with my first daughter to tell them about the recent events. My other four children will stay in the palace until I am back, I hope you don't mind that we will make use of your hospitality for so long. Especially since it is still the first year of your marriage "
Kaida smiled and looked at Haruka
"It's no problem, I like it myself. I'm used to more crowds in the house anyway. In addition, it will be our first anniversary in one and a half months. The intention was always that I would leave the palace and move in, our House where my army reside. "
Haruka looked at Kaida and put down her cup. She leaned over to Kaida and said
"How are you doing now?"
Kaida smiled bitterly
"I can't complain, he respects my desire for distance. And maybe it is better if I leave the palace, I don't want to get false hope. You know what it is, I don't really know anything about him. When I heard the rumors about him being cold, I had resigned myself to it. But during the time that I lived with him, I saw that he can also be gentle."
Haruka put her hand on Kaida her hand
"Huli has always been cold. There has been great pressure on him from an early age. Did you know that only Fu was born with two tails? Most foxes are born with one tail and as they get stronger and grow up, more tails will grow. I am sure that Huli does not wish for you to stay anywhere else"
Their conversation was disturbed by knocking on the door. When the servant was allowed to come in, he opened the door and let Huli enter. Huli was followed by five other people. They stopped before the table.
Next to Huli stood a muscular young man of 17 years who was almost as tall as Huli. He had chestnut hair and bright green eyes. He stepped forward and bowed
"Greetings your queen and mother, my name is Hanh firstborn son of the second princess of the fox tribe, Haruka and the previous third general of the army of the fox tribe, Teru"
After Hanh A beautiful young lady stepped forward . She was 15 years old and had long golden blonde hair and yellow eyes. Compared to the women who kaida had seen in the fox tribe, she was small.
"Greetings your queen and mother, my name is Hama firstborn daughter of the second princess of the fox tribe, Haruka and the previous third general of the army of the fox tribe, Teru "
Then an athletically built boy of 13 years took a step forward. He had dark brown hair and green eyes. He had a yellow border around his green eyes.
"Greetings your queen and mother, my name is Harvir second son of the second princess of the fox tribe, Haruka and the previous third general of the army of the fox tribe, Teru"
Then a fragile 12-year-old boy stepped forward. He had brown blonde hair and greenish-yellow eyes. He was compared to his brothers and nephew the thinnest and the smallest.
"Greetings your queen and mother, my name is Haru third son of the second princess of the fox tribe, Haruka and the previous third general of the army of the foxes tribe, Teru"
Them a little five-year-old girl stepped forward hesitantly. She had chestnut hair and yellow eyes. The girl looked totally like her father and had nothing resembeling the appearance of Haruka.
She fiddled with the skirt of her dress and looked nervously at her big siblings and then at her older cousin and finally at the table. She lowered her eyes and said in a soft ton
"Greetings your queen and mother, my name is Harue second daughter of .. umm .. umm… from Mama Haruka and Papa Teru. "
While everyone in the room was laughing, Harue quickly ran into her mother's arms and hid in her mother's chest. Haruka stroked her head and said
"You did well my little darling, the more often you give such a greeting the better you can do it"
Harue looked at Kaida while hidden in her mother's arms and tapped her
"Doesn't your head hurt?"
Kaida looked confused at Harue
"Why should my head hurt?"
Harue lifted her head and pointed her finger at Kaida's hair
"Because your head is on fire"
Kaida laughed and grabbed a string of her hair
"This is my hair, the color makes it look like it's on fire, but it's not hot. You are allowed to Feel if you want "
Harue leaned forward a little and hesitantly touched the string of hair with her little fingers. The moment she touched it, her eyes lit up and her mouth formed an O.
"It doesn't burn indeed!"
In the meantime, the rest had taken their seats at the table. Huli had Hiroki in his arms. He had picked him up because he was the only one of the triplets who was still awake. Hiroki looked at Huli and every time he moved, Hiroki started to smile.
"My Queen, I will soon leave with Hanh to the estate of Ronin to inspect the transport for the supplies. I will return within two days. "