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Queen:
Rosa Katarina Elizabeth Alexandra, Her
Royal Highness
Queen Rosa (42)
King Consort:
Thaddeus Giacomo Matthias, His
Royal Highness
King Thaddeus (43)
-DPrincess:
Mirabella Rosa Helen Katarina, Her
Royal Highness Crown
Princess Mirabella "
Mira" (23)
--DH:
Arthur Edmund Owen, His
Grace Duke Arthur of Anlaw (23)
---DD:
Anna Rosa Katarina Nicole, Her Highness
Princess Anna (3)
---DS:
Edmund Thaddeus Percival Matthias, His Highness
Prince Edmund (nb)
-DPrince:
Gabriel Thaddeus Alexander Bertram, His
Royal Highness
Prince Gabriel "
Gabe" (21)
--DW:
Delia Irene, Her
Royal Highness
Princess Delia (21)
---DS:
Jeremy Alexander William Thaddeus, His Highness
Prince Jeremy, "
Jem" (3)
---DS:
Nathaniel Gabriel Hector Remus, His Highness
Prince Nathaniel, "
Nate" (2)
-DPrincess:
Lilia Magdalena Tamara Danielle, Her
Royal Highness
Princess Lilia "
Lily" (19)
--DH:
Christopher Xavier Wyatt, His Highness
Prince Christopher, "
Chris" (19)
---DD:
Elizabeth Nichola Lily Matilda, Her Highness
Princess Elizabeth (nb)
-DPrincess:
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Violetta Grace, Her
Royal Highness
Princess Gwendolyn "
Gwen" (18)
--DH:
Callum Benedict Michael, His Highness
Prince Callum (17)
-DPrince:
Remus Walter Gilbert Fionn, His
Royal Highness
Prince Remus (18)
--DW:
Susanna Katherine Louise, Her Highness
Princess Susanna (18)
---DD:
Theodora Alexandra Gwendolyn Rose, Her Highness
Princess Theodora "
Theo" (2)
---DS:
Oliver Nicholas Remus Matthias, His Highness
Prince Oliver (nb)
-DPrince:
Nicholas Edmund Giacomo Oliver, His
Royal Highness
Prince Nicholas "
Nico" (13)
-DPrincess:
Viviana Iris Julianna Adele, Her
Royal Highness
Princess Viviana "Viva" (10)
Of the
Royal House of Gilain, of the kingdom of Tayel.
Callum and
Gwen were only two months from their wedding when
Callum was called back to Stonebridge. His father had had a hunting accident, resulting in the loss of both his legs below the knees, and
Callum was needed at home to run Stonebridge until his younger brother
Donovan came of age. This would take a year.
Gwen and
Callum decided to put off their wedding, a disappointment to them both, but in their eyes the best plan.
Gwen was depressed for a while, until three of her siblings announced that they were all expecting babies.
Lily was the first to announce. After a year of trying, she and
Chris excitedly announced to everyone that they were going to have their first child. Shortly after,
Mira announced that she too was expecting, and then
Remus and
Susanna ALSO announced that
Theo was going tohavea younger sibling. The prospect of three new babies in the family practically at once roused
Gwen and made her forget her own troubles as she and her sisters and sister-in-law all began preparing for new babies.
Rosa and
Thaddeus were especially glad to see
Gwen return to herself, as it made them nervous to see active and vivacious
Gwen grow despondant. But visits to
Callum as well as the babies brought her back to herself.
Only just before
Lily was due to give birth, tragedy struck the family.
Nico, still the sweet child and grown into an adventurous one, was climbing along one of the walls of the palace to retrieve a ball for one of the palace children and fell three stories. Both his legs and some ribs were broken, and he was unconscious for two days. The entire family was horribly shaken, so much so that it sent
Lily into labor. While half the royal physicians were working over the prince, the other half were working over the princess. The baby was born and the prince awoke only hours apart. As soon as she was allowed up,
Lily carried the baby, a beautiful little girl the very image of her mother, into
Nico's room. She and
Chris wanted him to give his newest niece her first name. He chose
Elizabeth, after their mother, and
Lily and
Christ chose
Nichola after
Nicholas. A month later
Susanna gave birth, and they named their child
Oliver Nicholas, after his last and first names. ira, who gave birth a few weeks later, named their son
Edmund after him. All had realized how much sweet
Nico meant to them, and how close they had come to losing him.
All the celebration of the new grandchildren was undermined for
Rosa by the worries about their traditional allies, Haarlsgard. They had been trading partners for generations, but suddenly they had become restive, demanding new agreements that put almost all benefits of trade on themselves.
Rosa has made concessions, though not all they demanded, hoping that will keep them happy. The last thing she wants is war, especially when Tayel has been prospering so beautifully for so long.