Secrets

The years past like seasons

It's been around 1 - 7 years since the trials, the village was peaceful again the lionhart family grew more as they kept expecting more offspring each year, each child is like a blessing to them, Rosetta would be expecting their seventh child soon.
They've already had a name picked out,

"Tsubaki" Rosetta said to him as a suggestion for a name that was neutral for a baby. They both could hear the rest of their children playing outside having fun.
"Moomm Icarus isn't letting us read his story!" Liam said as he ran over hugging her dress with his small hands, he had blonde hair with light blue eyes like his father.
"My little lily maybe he doesn't want to read today" she said as she picked him up.

"But he tells the best stories!" Liam said as he seemed to be in a fuss.
"How about this" she started her sentence, "i read you any book you want but you have to stop bugging your older brother from reading the same book?" She said as an offer to her little lily flower.
"Deal!" Liam responded with a grin.
"You really do know how to win a deal huh?" William said as he watched the rest play with each other as Rosetta went to sit with him.
She let out a soft chuckle as a response, "even so they like to learn" she said to him.
"True" he responded but held her close, they've been together for atleast seven years already and have six children, each with names that matched their personality, but they all were kind and did their part.
"So Tsubaki as a name huh?" He said to her bringing the subject back.
"Ah yes it's a Japanese flower" she said to him, "it's also neutral for both genders so I thought it would be fitting" she said to him responding to the topic.
"It's simpler, but it has lovely meaning to it" she said to him.
"Sounds interesting" William responded to her leaving a gentle kiss on her head.
"So you said you were going to be due around January?" He said to her.
"That's right" she responded to him.
"Though I didn't expect a demonic guest to be staying with us" she responded but her voice seemed a little flat.
"True, but he said he didn't have a place to stay for now right?" William said as they both were still cuddled together.
"Yes true" she said but she yawned slightly, Rosetta has been getting stressed out from nightmares and pressure from the count as of recently. She seemed paler than usual but she always makes effort to play with the children and make sure the house is in order.
"Hey Rosie I think a nap won't hurt you right now" William said as a suggestion to her, "take a break I can handle them" he said to her as he picked her up and took her to their bedroom to rest for a bit.
"You sure?" She asked but she seemed to start dozing off a bit.
"I'm sure you should rest, you need it" he said as he placed her down and pulling the sheets over her, then placing a kiss on her head.

He closed the door and went back to watching the children,
"Ah mr. Germaine" William said as he saw the count appear again.
"Hello mr. Lionhart, I had a question about your family crest" Germaine said to him.
"Go on" William responded to him showing he can answer his questions.
"It shows a male and female lion with a black rose, is there any symbolism in it?" St. Germaine asked as he looked at the crest on the wall.
"Well the two lions represent the king with his queen, together are they one whole" William explained to him.
"Rosetta said that black roses represented mourning or death, the last we talked about it, so I have to guess our family is somehow related to her goddess of death" William said as he finished his sentence.
"How fascinating" Germaine said with a smile.
"Yes I guess, is there anything else?" William asked.
"Nope that's all I wanted to ask at the moment" Germaine said with a smile to him.
"Alright I'll be outside with my children if you need anything" William said as he walked out.

'My plan will come into action soon just need my first victim' saint Germaine thought to himself with a sinister smile as he stalk Rosetta from the doorway from where she slept.
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"Dad come play with us!" Icarus said as he ran over to him. "Sure little hedgehog" William said as he ruffled his sons spiky like hair that was a golden colour with brown hints with brown doe eyes like his mother.
"Yay!" Icarus said with glee in his voice, William went to where his children are and started playing with them as they all were playing a card game together.