Chapter 305

WRAPPED SNUGLY IN A KNITTED blanket, Rirae cooed from where she sat safe in a sling that crisscrossed her father's broad chest. They'd strapped her facing outwards so she could kick her legs and Citaan giggled as the baby had a sudden active spell, tucking her knees up with her feet close to her backside then thrusting them down, repeating the whole motion several times in a row fast.

'I think she's enjoying that,' Citaan said to Gredel, smiling at her little girl. 'Are you having fun?'

Rirae squealed, the high pitch making both her parents flinch and did the move again, this time adding fist pumps.

'Don't encourage her,' Gredel said with laughter in his voice. 'It isn't comfortable!'

Tipping a hand to her mouth Citaan giggled at the pained but adoring expression her husband wore while he caught his daughter's tiny hands as they walked along the corridor toward the Griffons Quarters.

They'd sought permission from Elena to get back to their manor for a few days. Instead, they'd bee