Chapter 347
"My hand is better right here. I have missed your softness," Killian said, giving her a small squeeze. "As soon as you have healed, it is important for us to give the North an heir to sit on the throne."
"Is it not important for Mara to have a sibling?" Amelia asked, surprised he didn’t think of Mara first. There weren’t other children in the castle for her to play with. It was only when they travelled outside the gates that Amelia saw children she would call to the castle in the future to play with Mara.
Mara needed a sibling or two. Amelia didn’t want Mara to be like her without anyone in the castle to play with and understand being a princess. A sibling would be better to trust than some of the children of nobles.
"I thought it would be more convincing if I spoke about the North. The North cannot remain without a ruler. We made the two kingdoms into one to make humans and demons get along, but the North has an empty castle that needs a ruler. What if Mara grows to not want to rule?" Killian questioned as it was a problem they could face in the future.
Killian wanted his children to rule lands, but he would not force them to. Whatever path Mara wanted to take, he would support her. He would only need to convince Amelia to have more children with him.
"I see that you have thought long and hard about our next child. If she doesn’t want to be queen of either land, we will give the title to the child who is best suited. I am not opposed to having another child soon. Not because I need heirs, but because I want to have more children. Can you imagine two Mara’s? Or maybe this time we will have a boy," Amelia said, looking forward to it being either one.
Time flew by quickly with Mara already halfway to becoming one. It felt like just yesterday Killian had broken the news that she was pregnant. Amelia enjoyed being a mother and wanted to be a mother to more children.
"As you said, when I am healed we should try for another. It is surprising that I am not already pregnant with the second child. We have both been busy with the kingdoms, underworld, and Mara, but we have made love frequently. I got pregnant with Mara so fast last time. Are we doing something wrong this time?" Amelia wondered.
Killian placed Amelia down in a chair inside a small library which had a big window to look out of. Amelia couldn’t see, but she could listen to the sounds outside and learn to focus on one sound.