(Baelon's POV)
"Thank you." Helaena said softly as I sat next to her on the bed, "Thank you so much, Baelon."
I frowned, "What?" I asked, "For what?"
She was looking at me with a warm smile, "For speaking to our Sister." She said, "She needed that.....and so did you....you did the right thing."
"Oh." I said, "That....."
She grabbed my hand, "You have no idea how happy that makes me." She said as she pressed herself against me, "I did not want the two of you driven apart still.....after all of this, I needed you to speak to each other...."
"If it makes you happy, then I am glad that I went ahead and did it." I told her, "How did you know anyways?"
"Ser Criston says he saw you go to her chambers." She said, "He told me in confidence...I think he worried about the wrong things."
"I figured...." I said with a frown, "I think I saw him on the way over...."
"This is good, this is progress, Baelon." She said with a happy smile, "You should not be this mad at her.....this cold towards her...."
I sighed, "I don't know, love...." I said as I looked down, "I killed her husband in front of her....in front of her daughter...that alone should make her hate me.....the both of them...."
"You worry too much..." She said softly as she patted my cheek, "He was a traitor....he killed our nephews....an unforgivable act...."
"I know." I said, "It angers me still...."
"The two of them are innocent souls caught up in a grand scheme....they are not at fault..." She told me
"I know." I repeated me, "It just.....I don't know...I need a bit more time....Helaena....we said some terrible things to each other...."
"I know, my sweet Baelon...." She said, "But.....eventually, you need to reconcile.....this is the first step...."
"You really wanted this?" I asked her
She looked at me and nodded, "Yes."
"Then....for you..." I said as I placed my hand on her thigh, "I'll do that for you...."
She smiled, "Thank you."
I then looked at her chest, seeing that it was a bit exposed, "And uhm....." I said, "I suppose you were expecting me tonight?"
She chuckled, "Something like that...." She pulled away and adjusted her nightgown, covering her chest. "I was waiting patiently."
I gently reached for the top of her nightgown. "No...." I said softly, "Leave it like that. I like it."
She blushed, "Baelon...." she said, "Do you want to....?"
I nodded, "I just fought a dangerous Trial by Seven." I said I wrapped my arm around her waist and pulled her closer to me, "I think I deserve my reward....."
"O-Oh?" She said with a smile, "Your reward? And what may that be?"
I leaned in and kissed her neck, "You, of course." I said, "I am having you tonight, my wife."
"I know you want me to take you."
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I walked up to Helaena, who was sitting up while slightly panting, "Hey...." I said as I had the cup of tea in my hand, "How are you feeling?"
She was blushing, the light of the candle reflecting off the sweat on her beautiful skin, "I...." She said before gulping, "I feel good..."
She had a blanket wrapped around her, I could see a bit of her chest. I suppose she had not put her nightgown back on.
I chuckled before placing the cup of Moon Tea on the table next to the bed, "I would assume so." I told her, "I love you."
She looked at me with a smile, "I love you too..."
I patted her cheek before sitting next to her as she rubbed my thigh, "I take it that everything will be alright?" I asked, "It's over. Everything....."
"Are you sure it is?" She asked me
I nodded, "Well...." I said, "There are the others...but I am not too worried....."
"I know what you plan on doing." She told me
I looked at her, "You do?"
She nodded, "You wish to ensure that there are no dangers." She told me with a serious look on her face, "I know you, Baelon. I know the way you think. You don't want to risk anything similar to what was going to happen....."
I sighed and looked down, "Everything I do...." I said, "It is for the Realm....but most importantly, for our Family."
She patted my cheek and made me face her, "I know." She said, "And I understand.....you are special....you are chosen by the gods themselves....I have seen it.....the Dream.."
"What dream?" I asked
She leaned closer to me, "You are meant for greatness...."
"Dreams could be just that, Helaena...." I said softly, "Dreams...."
"My dreams are truth....or at least the possible truth....you know that." She said softly
"Yes, I do." I said before looking back down, "One day, I will be king. That much I do know. What worries me is the tribulations I will face when that comes to be. Will I make the right choice today? Or will it backfire on me when I sit the throne?"
"What matters is that you have the resolve to make that choice." She said with an assuring tone, "You will be King.....but right now, our King wants you to make the correct choice."
"It is the only one we have...to keep our Family safe." I told her, "To do what is necessary."
I looked at her, she was giving me an assuring smile. She was so beautiful, the way the light reflected off her skin. She was divine, I did not deserve her.
I wanted to have her again.
I then looked past her and at the steaming cup of tea, "Go on and drink it...." I said, "I....I put too much in you..."
She looked at the Moon Tea, "Oh....right...." She said as she grabbed the cup
I watched as she held it in front of her, a few moments of silence while she stared at the contents of the cup. This was normal, for her to drink the Moon Tea after we are intimate. I didn't really think much of the way she was looking at the drink, there was a bit of hesitance in her eyes.
"Helaena?" I said, "Are you alright?"
She looked at me for a couple of seconds, "I...." She said before looking back at the tea, "Baelon...."
"What is it?" I asked her
She cleared her throat before placing the cup back on the table, "I do not need it...."
"W-What?" I said, completely surprised, "What.....are you sure?"
She looked at me with a warm smile, "The dangers will pass.....right?" She asked, "You will make sure of that?"
I understood what she meant. I felt my heart beat faster inside my chest, I was beginning to become nervous, I did not want to assume something that would set me up for disappointment.
"Y-Yes....." I said as I grabbed her hand, "Helaena.....a-are you sure?"
She leaned closer to me, "I am ready...." She said softly, "Baelon....."
"I now wish to bear your child...."