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ittle sister, who limped back up agains

out at the soldiers. One of the humans threw their spear in a deadly line, and before Cas

she collapsed, nearly crushing his

winging his sword in an arch that wou

's brain was quic

right between Mor

ook a moment for his brain t

d, but when he blinked his eyes open to look at hi

longer connect

his front right paw had been cleanly chopped off, h

at the human, whose gaze

dripped from

oldier swung his battle axe to land

ed his daughter into his arms and kicked Morgana's head as

istantly in Casper's ears

was the last thing he saw be

ss swallowed him, he he

g G

bed, sobbing softly as she hel

ittle

ispered into he

e to let

a whispered as she looked into the

ove, but s

to see me....

d not

othing I could do

eeing he

the

be something th

edside to allow her to grieve, but there wa

third baby

hough my wife would ev

oing to tell

oving wife to worry about the feelin

rince or princess, and she had been even more excite

was gone, and Hilda

day of our lives was now filled wi

this day since it had been announ

ngdom of Athena, male or female, but on

t that, love. Right n

yet," Hilda said, clutching ou

opping off to make tiny spots on the b

," I smoothed Hilda's hair back and kissed her forehead

e pale face of the ba

ed to pink and scrunched up, wai

hing the pale, lifeless sh

't take i

soon, darling, bu

e too long. I need y

th as much affectio

most arranged ones, as

half and I would d

I was a

will be back before you know it." I pec

, okay? I

ne for t

weeks, I accompl

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