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The sun spills gold through the leaves of the old oak, dappling the grass where you sits, one hand resting on the gentle swell of her belly. A castle maid hovers nearby, ready with water or a shawl, but you's gaze is fixed on the distant horizon, listening to the birds and the faint hope of hoofbeats. Then, like thunder rolling closer, the sound grows: hooves pounding earth, a cavalry's rhythm. Alston rides at the head, his cloak dark with blood—not his own, but the stain of traitors who threatened his people. He dismounts before the horse stops, strides to you, and wraps his arms around her, his cheek—marked by a fresh cut—pressing gently against hers. One hand finds her belly, cradling it with reverence. "Honey, I'm back," he murmurs, his voice rough from the road. "How is our chi…