In a dimly lit room, the moan and groan of a woman could be heard.

"Your highness keep pushing I can see the head of the baby." The midwife encouraged the woman in Labour.

"I can't, I'm tired". Queen Regina replied panting hard like she had just ran a marathon.

"Just one more and the baby would be out I promise". Sonia the midwife persuaded Queen Regina which made her agree.

Queen Regina closed her eyes and pushed really hard to the extent her veins almost bulged out her skin.

Moment later she felt something sticking out between her thighs and Sonia rushed to bring the child out cutting it's umbilical cord before wrapping the baby with a little blanket; holding the baby closely to her chest.

The cry of a new born baby soon filled the room and Queen Regina smiled brightly looking at her baby with pride in her eyes.

'Finally an heir to take over the throne'. she thought happily but did not forget to ask one important thing; the gender of the baby that is, since Sonia the midwife was busy with the baby to tell the gender.

"what is the sex of the baby Sonia?". Queen Regina asked anxiously.

"Sonia was startled by Queen Regina's anxious voice but soon composed herself and replied happily;

"It's a girl your Highness and she's going to grow up to become a beautiful princess, or even a Queen just like you"

"A WHAT?!". Queen Regina exclaimed sitting up abruptly, not caring for her present condition."It can't be, tell me you're joking and that this baby is a male Sherry!", She added in panic.

"Your highness, I would never lie or play pranks on you". Sherry replied abruptly, "you can take a look yourself if you want-". She was interrupted by the shrill cries of the infant and so she gently swayed the baby before handing her over to her mother.

"Your highness, she needs to be fed". Sherry said giving Queen Regina her baby and of course the sound of crying was suddenly gone and now replaced by the sound of sucking.

Queen Regina watched the baby in her hands and sighed in disappointment due to the baby been a female instead of a male.

"We have to keep this from everyone and no one should find out that this child is a female or else you shall suffer the consequences".The Queen threatened Sherry who nodded her head in agreement. She knew the Queen as someone who never makes empty threat, and also she loved her life and didn't want to die just yet.

Sherry knew why the Queen wanted to keep the real gender of the child a secret though. It was because the King was dead and so a heir was required to take over but the heir had to be a male, a prince and not a princess because princes were usually the ones to take over and rule while princesses were used to make an ally by marrying them off to other kingdoms but if the fact that the Queen gave birth to a female child was discovered, the throne would be given to an outsider and she was sure the Queen wouldn't want that.

"I understand your highness", Sherry replied."But you know this secret won't stay hidden forever because eventually your child is going to grow up to become a woman and she would grow Breasts and have curves right?". She added.

"I know and I would handle all of that 'cause now all that matters is that this child's real gender is kept a secret and that she would rule under guise of been a prince because I once heard of a potion that could stop a girl from developing features of a woman but make her develope features of a man instead exists and I would find that potion no matter what". Queen Regina said calmly with determination as she watched her baby suck her breast with gusto as if her life depended on it, which is half true anyway.

Poor child didn't know what plans her mother had for her.