The months flew by like fleeting seasons, and with them came milestones that marked a new chapter in Riley's life.
Aurora was the first to deliver, giving birth to a sturdy, healthy son.
She named him Griffin, a name that carried both nobility and strength.
Not long after, Edith also bore a child—a lively baby boy they named Walter.
Their cries filled the manor, and soon the halls that had once been quiet echoed with the voices of new life.
Riley found himself smiling more often these days.
Griffin and Walter became the light of their mothers' lives, and though they were only infants, Riley would sometimes sit quietly, watching them in their cradles as if imagining the men they would grow to be.
His pride as a father swelled, though he carried it with the same iron composure he wore as a ruler.
Yet fate had another gift waiting for him.
Juliet, too, was with child, and the promise of a third heir stirred in her womb.
