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Being here a couple of days was amazing, it was lush green and bodies of water were everywhere. I would sit with Indi and dip her toes in the water and when she was comfortable practiced getting her to float as her first swimming lesson.

"Would you like to come in?" Fynnrir asks as he walks shirtless into the water. "Um I am good thanks" I mumble. "For a Queen you are rather shy" he points out. "I'm not shy, you are just shirtless" I clear my throat. "Does that bother you?" he comes closer. "No you do you" I wave him away.

"Have you been with an Elf, I hear you have had a werewolf and of course your husband" he says. "I have not and probably won't ever" I state. "I can change that" he comes closer. Before I can answer Indi starts babbling and moving her arms furiously. "What's up mamas" I ask her.

When I look up Fynnrir is on the other side of the lake.

"What was that?" Fynnrir looks rather annoyed when he comes back.

"You didn't walk or swim over there?" I question.

Indi starts moving about again and Fynnrir is back where I last saw him.

"Holy crap Indi" I say looking at her. "Alara! !" I scream.

Alara comes running "Nova what's wrong?!". "You need to see this to confirm I'm not crazy". Alara sits next to me and Fynnrir comes waddling back towards us. When he is way to close for comfort Indi starts moving about again and he is back in the other side of the lake.

"Oh my heavens! Indi's first power!" Alara grabs her placing kisses on her cheeks. "I can't believe Cain wasn't here to see this" I frown. "We can try to get her to do it when we are back" Alara says in a baby voice since she has been talking to Indi.

"My Queen we must get ready for the meeting" Zaros says after awhile.

I was nervous, being the center of attention was not my strong suit and neither was giving presentations.

I hated all kinds of public speaking but of course I ended up in a role or life that requires it.

"Nova are you ready?" Alara asks. I nod and she holds my hand leading the way as Tariq held Indi and Zaros walked behind them.

I was the first in the room because that is what I wanted. I made sure to feed Indi so she wasn't fussy. Mama had given us a little basket for Indi to lay in and Tariq sat in wolf form with her close to his chest. When Alara nods letting me know the last people have are here i start.

"Hello and welocme. My name is Nova, wife of Cain.

I am sure you had all recieved letters of our arrival an the topic I would like to discuss?

" I wait to see them nod. "Great! This is a safe space, you are allowed to voice your concerns but please hold all questions as I will pause to allow time to answer them.

" "Oh she does make a fine Queen" Mama exclaims.

I begin by telling them what Alara and I learnt about my ancestors.

Then I see a hand shoot up, at least they are polite.

"Yes, you have a question" I acknowledge the person.

"You are saying Cain, not your Cain but past Cain had everyones memories erased.

That is why we do not remember?". "Yes that is correct" I reply.

"Would our memories come back?" someone asks.

"Um I don't think that is how that works.

" i reply. "Why would we want humans here disrupting our peace or gawking at us?

" another asks. "Will there be gawking in the beginning probably but a diverse genetic pool is important" I say.

"What do those words mean?" another questions.

"It would be good for reproduction in the long run, I am not saying you should mate with a human but if you find love for example it won't be shunned" I smile.

"What if we don't want it?" another asks.

"Well tough, I don't want to be kidnaped every week so this is something that needs to happen" I reply.

"You would impose this on us?" someone accuses.

"Look I am just trying to fulfil my destiny or prophecy or whatever you want to call it" I sigh.

"Prophecy, well why didn't you lead with that?

Of course we would be honoured to aid in fulfilling your prophecy" someone responds.

Everyone nods in approval and even some clapped with excitement.

"Okay thats great to hear! His majesty will be pleased you are willing" I smile.

"Its you!" a man with tears in his eyes walks toward me.

"I thought you were gone" he opens his arms. "Um I think you have me confused with someone else" I mumble.

"Nora my love, do you not remember me?" he cups my face.

"F?anor? You know Nova?" Mama asks. "Nova?

Her name is Nora" his brows furrow. "Um hi F?anor, my name is Nova, I think you are talking about my very great great grandmother Nora" I hold his hands.

"Oh I apologise you look just like her" he smiles sadly.

"I do" I laugh. "You have seen her?" he looks happy.

"Just a drawing of her in a cave" I reply.

"You saw my drawing?" he smiles. "You drew that?

" Alara asks. "I did, I wanted people to remember her when we were long gone" he says.

"I'm sorry how old are you?" Zaros chimes in.

"Too old to count, I have been waiting for my time but its never come and then you are here" he stares at me.

"You called Nora your love, explain" Alara says.

"Nora and I were lovers" he states. "No Cain was her lover" Alara protests.

"We both were it was..." he drifts off remembering the good old days.

"F?anor?" I call. "We were going to name our daughter Nova, it means new beginning.

That's what we were going to have Cain, Nora and I" he sighs.

"Your daughter?" Zaros questions. "Yes, if the war didn't break out and separate us and the dark one did not get to Nora.

I should have been there" he looks pained.

"Its not your fault F?anor" I hug him. "Wait wait wait!

You know information we don't, you must come back with us F?anor" Alara exclaims. "I would be delighted to, if Nova will have me" he says. "I would be honoured" I reply.

F?anor looks overjoyed and then spots Indira who had started making some noise.

"She is beautiful" he points. "Has Cain's eyes" he laughs.

"Your Cain had a brown and grey eye?" Zaros asks in shock.

"Yes, it was unusual but made him unique".

I pick up Indi and sit across F?anor so he can look at her.

"I often wondered what my children with Nora would have looked like" he says thoughtfully.

Reaching a finger out he gently touches Indi's hand and she grabs ahold of his finger.

"A strong one just like your mother" he laughs.

Indi babbles to F?anor happy to have a conversation.

"Are you excited to be a big sister?" he coos.

"Oh she isn't getting a sibling for like a year or two" I tell him.

F?anor stares at me for a long time before saying "I wouldn't be so sure about that".

"I'm sure I drank something so I would be sure" I protest. "What did you drink?

" he presses. "Why do you want to know?" Zaros growls.

"I am a healer, I know potions like the back of my hand" he repsonds.

"I don't know you have to ask Rinus but it was purple" I shrug.

"May I be honest with you my Queen" he questions. I nod in response. "I do not know what this Rinus gave you but you are expecting"