Second Time Through Book IChapter 42 The Request Part II
" ... We would like you to be the father of our future Queen." The words echoed in my head. I had scanned her and suspected something unusual was coming, but not this. It took a moment to register in my brain what the Queen was asking of me. I could see Mikeya and Ileana looking through the doorway, and sensed their apprehension as they waited on my reply. Finally, I connected Mikeya and Ileana with us. "Your Majesty, Princess Mikeya, Princess Ileana. I am both honored and humbled by...