Three days later, the whole royal family was having breakfast. “How are you feeling, Lady Ziva?” King Cedric asked. “I am fine, thank you, Your Highness,” Ziva responded respectfully. She was not as familiar with her soon-to-be father-in-law as she was with the rest of the family. “It can not be easy moving, we are grateful that you did,” King Cedric said. His son briefed him on how emotional their journey back was. Although not a man of many words, he worried about her emotional state and the effect it might have on her and the babies. Ziva nodded, squeezing Prince Richard’s hand. “It was not easy and I am sure that I will miss home, but Richard is here and I know that all of you will be by my side,” she said and got approving nods from everyone on the table. It had only been two

