The two of them walked quite far enough away from the castle when they finally stopped in the middle of nowhere.
the midwife quickly put the basin down and moved the bloodstained sheets. both of them were panting hoping the little prince was okay... and when she finally got rid of all the bloodstained sheets and saw the blue eyes glimmering at them, they both let out a sigh of relief. the midwife smiled as she took the baby in her hands.
"He's okay"
"Thank God" Reynold said with a smile on his face. he then sigh and told the midwife.
"Thank you for everything aaammmm..."
"Gemma my lord"
Reynold smiled and said once more.. "Thank you Gemma, for everything, if it wasn't for you then, God knows how I'd get out safely out of the palace with this little one" Reynold said with a bright smile on his face. Gemma smiled at him as well as she looked at the little baby in her hands..
"It was nothing, I just helped out to save the little princes' lives, the other one is safe with his parents... "
she looked at Reynold with her eyes wide.." How about this one? "
"I'll take care of him"
"Alone?"
"I have to. I promised his magesty that I'll protect him with my life, and I'll do just that"
Gemma looked at him and asked with with her curious eyes.
"Do you have children?"
Reynold was taken a back by the question, his eyes darted and cleared his throat as he answered...
"Of... of course not!"
"Do you have a younger sibling?"
Reynold. looked at her with wide eyes as he questioned her
"Why are you asking such questions?"
"I just want to know"
She shrugged.
"Of.." he sigh in surrender and said "No"
"So you've never taken care of a child before"
"No but I'll take care of this one"
Reynold took the child from her hands and held him. carefully in his arms as he said.." I thank you a lot for helping us but... am afraid, we'll have to part ways now..Good bye"
Gemma's eyes went wide when he turned and was about to leave
" No wait!! " she yelled as she ran across him and stood on his path.
Reynold on the other hand was shocked by this woman's behavior.
Gemma looked at him and said.. "How will you be able to take care of his highness when you've never taken care of a child?!"
"What?!"
"What will you do when he cries? will you know he's crying because he's hungry, or because he's sleepy, or because he just pooped in his panties?"
Reynold was unsure what this woman was even talking about, I mean, it might be true that he had never raised a child before but that clearly doesn't mean that he can't take care of a tiny little baby right?
he's a guard for heaven sake, he went to countless wars and fought against bigger problems than this one Infront of him, and he won all of them and came back to khaebet in victory...so taking care of a child should be a piece of cake... right?!
Seeing the grown man all quiet, Gemma sigh as she book her head and told him... "Give me the child, I'll take care of him"
she moved and tried to take the little prince in her arms, when Reynold's brain finally worked and understood what she was trying to do, he pushed her hand away and told her.. " I promised the king I'd take care of his highness, so I'll be the one to hold him"
"And taking care of him? will you do it on your own?"
Reynold thought about it....
taking care of the kingdom, going to war and fight countless of strong men was quite a normal thing to him, as he faced them everyday, but... a child, this small?
he looked at the little blue eyed prince as he looked at him.. yyap, no way, he couldn't do this alone.
he sigh.... "Fine, you can come along with me, but that doesn't mean you can hold him, you'll hold him when he need you"
Gemma grinned with joy and bow her head at him as she thanked him with all the gratitude she could offer.
Reynold nodded his head as he told her... "Fine fine raise that head of yours now"
Gemma raised her head, and her beautiful brown eyes twinkles with joy. Reynold shook his head and told her...
"Come on, we might be out of the castle but his Highness is still not safe... we need to move"
" Yes but... "
" Where are we going? "
Reynold looked ahead and started moving, heading to north as he answered her.
" Am not sure, but far from khaebet"
Gemma's heart hammered when she heard that, far from khaebet doesn't that mean that, they'll have to leave khaebet? and go out of khaebet?!
" Hey! You mean we're are leaving khaebet? like... forever? "
Reynold turned with the baby in his hands..
" Am not sure, but as long as this kingdom is not safe for his Highness, than we won't be coming back here, any time soon"
when he said that, Gemma looked lost, will they be gone that long? he said that they'll only get back here when the kingdom is safe..but the kingdom to be safe for the little prince, the rules must be changed by the shamans, and that won't take any time soon..as the dukes had been followed for years, so the rules won't change any time soon, or years, and if that's the case then, then they'll never come back here...forever.
Reynold saw the worry she had in her eyes and sigh as he rolled his eyes...
"You know, you're not being forced to come with me.. if you don't want to go than just stay here, and don't get involve in the dangers that we're going to face... okay? "
Gemma looked at him as she said nothing, and nothing means yes. Reynold sigh and looked at her
"Okay then, thank you so much for what you did for us, we will forever not forget your kindness to us .. good bye then.."
he slightly bow to her and turned
"Hey wait!!"
he turns back "Who said that am not coming with you?..., let's go"
she said and led the way, leaving Reynold completely struck by her sudden movements, he shook his head and followed her.