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questioned.
    “ Pills… mortals have made a
pill to prevent pregnancy,” Chevalier said, and then grinned. He
still thought that was funny.
    “ Replace them with
something… something that looks the same,” Maleth thought out
loud.
    Chevalier frowned, “I will not. I’m not
going to trick her into a baby.”
    “ No, no, I didn’t really
mean that. All we can ask is for you to try.”
    Once the preparations were made, the Council
adjourned for the night. Chevalier met Emily and Allen back up in
their room. There were already four guards posted by the door.
    “ Sorry I’m late,” he said,
watching as Emily and Allen cuddled by the T.V.
    Emily shushed him with her finger, and he
noticed that Allen was asleep in her arms.
    Chevalier picked Allen up and laid him down
in his bed, kissing his forehead lightly. He came back out and shut
the door.
    “ I see I got more guards,”
Emily said, sitting down on the bed.
    “ Yes, the Council is
worried about the coming attacks,” he said, joining her.
    “ Are you?”
    “ Yes,” he said,
seriously.
    “ Is that it? Four
guards?”
    “ Four for you and two for
Allen.”
    “ And?”
    “ That’s it for now, though
they asked that you not horseback through the city anymore. The
Council would feel better if you would stay in the palace, but I’ve
told them that won’t happen.” He took her hand in his.
    “ Do I get to keep training
the Cavalry?” She was worried about that.
    “ Yes, it’s the safest place
for you, actually. You’ll be with at least thirteen
heku.”
    “ I see, and I’m guessing
they will be touchy.”
    He nodded, “We have to have them watching
carefully.”
    “ I know what you’re going
to ask and yes… I will be good,” she said, smiling.
    “ We understand it’s hard
for you to be under so much protection, but we can’t risk them
getting to you,” he said, and kissed her softly.
    “ I’ll behave, I
promise.”
    “ There’s one other thing,”
Chevalier said, hesitating.
    Emily looked at him suspiciously, “What is
that?”
    Chevalier rubbed the back of his neck with
his hand, “It’s something… rather personal. I told them no, but I
had to promise I’d ask.”
    She frowned, “Just spill it.”
    “ The Council wants us to
consider having another baby,” he said, grinning
sheepishly.
    Emily laughed, “They didn’t.”
    He nodded.
    “ Why do they
care?”
    “ The Winchester powers only
go through the female blood line.”
    “ Oh I see, and when I die,
the ability to ash leaves with me,” she said,
understanding.
    Chevalier nodded, surprised she was finding
this amusing.
    “ So that’s what the Council
wants… what do you want?” she asked, crawling onto his lap and
facing him.
    “ I want what you want,” he
said, and pressed his lips against hers.
    She pulled back, “That’s a cop out. What do
you want?”
    He sighed and brushed the hair off of her
shoulder, “I wouldn’t mind another.”
    “ Wouldn’t mind?”
    “ What do you want me to
say? Yes… I’d like to have another baby.” He grinned, knowing she’d
won that.
    Emily smiled, “I’ve been thinking about it
anyway, Allen is 3 and he needs a sibling.”
    Chevalier looked at her shocked, “So that’s
a yes?”
    She nodded, “They do realize, though, it
could be a boy.”
    “ I told them that. I can’t
believe you said yes.”
    “ Why’s that?”
    “ You were so adamant about
not having another.”
    She shrugged, “Yeah well, things change.
Understand, though, that I wasn’t even supposed to have one baby.
It may not matter what we do, there may not be any more
Winchesters.”

Chapter 3 - Play Time

    “ I’m calling a day off,”
Emily said, as they gathered for cavalry training. She’d had her
cast off for a few weeks, and it was time to have some fun. They
all looked at her questioningly as she was in her black sports bra
and a pair of cut-off sweat pants that were rolled down at the top
to fit against her hips.
    “ You are?” Kyle