Soleia choked and shook her head. The progress Ludwin was referring to was of pregnancy!
This old man, and the entire town, had been hoping for Orion's return in the last few years. Not because they wanted a famous hero in their midst, but because they wanted — needed — him to produce an heir so that the rest of his shameless relatives would finally loosen their grip on the estate.
Their haughty attitudes had not endeared themselves to the townspeople in the least. When Soleia first moved in, she was also treated coldly by the townspeople. They had assumed the worst of her. However, she had managed to change their impression of her in the past two years when they realized she was the one coughing up the coins.
"Oh, well. It's only been a while," Ludwin said encouragingly. "The both of you are young. I am sure a child will come with time."
