The King And His Fox

Chp 5 part 2

Hollows pov-

As weeks went by Mathew stopped coming by and the times he did before he never really was that happy and he never really mentioned the baby which kinda hurt but it was for the best I told him no but it always kinda sits that her name has not been announced or even said at all through the camp.

"Sir Hollow?! What are you doing out of bed?"

I was walking for the first time and some young knight that Mathew sent I assume is trying to stop me from walking its getting also kind of annoying.

hollow-"for your information its been a month since I have had my....surgery and the healers said I can walk around ok"

"well if that's true may I accompany you?"

hollow-"why?"

"well your one of the bravest and coolest knights and being a beastman of your class and being as strong as you are its utterly amazing"

hollow-"and how is my class have anything to do with that?"

"oh you took my complement the wrong way you see I am a mix breed my father was your class and my mom was human and I was raised human well except having a tail and all"

hollow-"I see what was your father?"

" a deer beastman he was so weak tho and died when I was young so I don't remember him"

hollow-"that must have sucked a lot I lost mine when I was young too "

as we walked slowly my body slowly grew tired and my breathing grew heavy and the scar on my stomach felt like it was going to rip open and bleed everywhere.

"hey if you want sir we can rest for a bit you still need to take it easy"

hollow-"that would be nice"

as we reached a large trunk near the edge of the camp and sat down I looked at the young knight the many brown freckles lining his whole body and as he took of the small amount of gear I noticed the small deer tail peak from his long tunic.

hollow-"do you mind me asking was it hard growing up...mixed"

"no not really I look normal besides the tail most mixed do mostly we gain one tiny detail of the beast parent like a tail or ears but other then that we are entirely human"

as I pondered he continued to talk about other things but thoughts of the baby kept creeping in what will happen to her what if she gets hurt what if she is disowned by the kingdom for being mixed breed.

"oh by the way the king has been talking non stop about the new princess shes so cute"

I paused hearing him call her princess really made everything feel even more real what I was thinking.

hollow-"oh has he that's good to hear"

"but sir the princess is your daughter too you should see her ad least once I hear you are keeping a distance and the king has been keeping her from you because of something you said but she still has no name and it would be nice to call her something other then little lady because it is tradition for the mother to name the next in line and not the father in the kingdom and well you did give birth to her even if it weird"

hollow-"it is a little weird but now that you said that I will talk to his highness about it will you help me there um what was your name?"

"oh my names Terry, sir"

hollow-"well lets go"

As we walked side by side the sound of the infant got louder and louder aand once we reached the tent Terry opened the flap and walked in"

Terry-"my king sir hollow is here to talk with you may he enter?"

as he said it a pause went over the large tent and the out of no where a small but weak let him in was heard.

Hollow-"sorry to interrupt but I came here to talk with you"

As I walked in I saw the baby held swaddled in Mathews arms tightly and as I saw his face he looked stern and tired and his red firery hair tossed in every direction.

Mathew-"What is it you want to talk about?"

Hollow-"well as you know I wouldn't be here if I wasn't fully healed but I am and so we can start traveling soon back to the kingdom."

Mathew-"that's great to hear anything else"

He stood there silent and blank as the baby in his arms giggled and moved his face showed no emotion unlike the past times we talked.

Hollow-"well I heard she has no name and well I would like to..."

Mathew-"you would? I thought you wanted no part in are lives why now you?!"

hollow-"no I am doing this out of tradition she came out of me and so I am her mother by law so I must name her so please and I will leave no back and forth ok"

his anger slowly lessened as he sighed and looked at the little baby in his arms.

Mathew-"well then if you must here hold her its also part of tradition ok and make sure its good she will be the future ruler of my kingdom so I want her to be proud and brave"

as he held out the baby my hand shacked a bit as I held the baby her hair showed as bright as Mathews and saw did her face which was good on his part because if she looked like me it would be very hard to explain to the people.

Mathew-"your doing great shes pretty quite but today she keeps giggling a lot and closing her I eyes like she has something funny in that little head."

as I stared in awe her face crinkled in to a big gummy smile and as she smiled her eyes bright and blue fluttered opened.

Hollow-"shes so perfect and her eyes there just like mine that's so weird"

Mathew-"well she is yours of course she is"

as he said that I looked at her again she giggled and reached at my face the sound brought back so many fun memories and her face tho Mathews reminded me of my sisters bright and full of joy.

Mathew-"so got any thing yet?"

as he said it the flash of my sister practicing dance under the large red dog woods in town came to mind my eyes grew teary which rare after all this time.

Hollow-"Omaira"

Mathew-"Omaira? that's a pretty name why that tho?"

Hollow-"she reminds me a lot of home and my sister and the color of the beautiful trees that laced it were a brilliant red which is what her name means that beautiful red color those trees were and my last bit of home"

Mathew-"I like it she fits it perfectly, you didn't have to but thank you for naming her and making her even more presious "