The baby girl was happy to see her mother. All those big words and the repeated shapeshifting had worked her up an appetite. Elysia turned into a Tiamat for better mobility and went for Kamila's chest.
"Bad Elysia!" Kamila said as the baby pulled her shirt open, exposing her bosom.
"That's my girl!" Lith said with pride.
***
Ernas Household, a few hours later.
A regional holiday had been declared for the whole week to celebrate the news of Quylla's twins. Jirni and Orion had arranged for festivals to be held in every city and village, providing as much food as the recent end of the famine allowed for.
So Lith wasn't surprised when he walked through the private Gate of their mansion and found every wall, curtain, and piece of furniture decorated with blue and pink ribbons.
Even the portraits of Orion's ancestors wore one on the lapels of their painted jackets and their expressions looked more smug than usual.
