The days following are filled with peace because the immediate threat of Isolde's spirit or her appearance is hopefully gone for good.
Griselda is in her eighth month now, and her large protruding belly is a testament to the life
growing within her. The whole kingdom is now aware, and everyone looks on to the celebration soon to be made public. Aidan himself has taken Dalia's advice to heart and keeps Griselda engaged without stressing her.
Most afternoons when he has less work to do, he joins her as they spend it in the royal library. He isn't interested in reading or anything, but he just loves to watch her. How her brows mar or raise as she reads a line that surprises her, how her her eyes light up as she tells or narrates about something from the book, with her is his favourite place to be.
