~ I'll be doing Ayla a favor and still working directly for the King of the
this will raise my position
Ayla hugged Altayr in thanks and Denys didn't look pleased.
Denys didn't look pleased, he looked as if he didn't like it and that Altayr had some intention.
Now that Altayr was the baby's official caretaker, he lived next door to Ayla to
the whole pregnancy, which Denys didn't like at all. Three days
after Ayla's request, Altayr showed up at Persephone's castle and went to meet
Ayla.
~ I'm going to accompany the pregnancy so that I can already create a bond with the baby
At first, Ayla thought it was a great idea, as she was already six months
months pregnant and the child already understood everything and felt everything.
it would be good to have this first contact so that he wouldn't be a complete stranger.
and talking to the baby and there was no time for her to go and talk to Denys.
time for her to go and talk to Denys, not that she was sneaking off to meet her.
but she couldn't bring herself to tell him to leave
~ Altayr I have some private things to do, I'll come back another day.
~ You can say you'll find Denys.
~ Yes, I'll find Denys.
~ I can't make you fall in love with me every day here
~ Altayr let's not start
He stroked her belly one last time, turned and walked away, after which Ayla went
to her old house, but when she arrived, Denys wasn't there.
even though her belly was already full, she began to put things in order.
and asked them to come and appraise the house for sale.
and the price was what Ayla had imagined in order to be able to go to Italy.
Italy, she put the house up for sale, signed the sales contracts with the tall, thin woman and
and she left. Denys arrived shortly afterwards.
~ Did you manage to put it up for sale, my love?
~ I've put it up for sale, I'll just have to keep my cell phone in the kingdom in case she calls.
in case she calls
~ Right! And how's the baby?
~ The baby's fine, the only one who won't let go of me is Altayr.
~ I knew he had ulterior motives, he wanted to get closer to you
~ But why this obsession with me, even more so with this belly?
~ Baby, you're still beautiful even with your belly
~ Altayr was telling me that many women suffer or even die during childbirth.
giving birth
~ But that won't happen to you, my dear, you're having a healthy pregnancy and everything's going well.
you're having a healthy pregnancy and everything is going well.
sure.
~ I hope so, my love.
~ Let's go back to the castle, I'll drop you off and then I'll leave.
I don't know if I'll be able to leave the throne in just three months.
~ What do you mean you won't be able to leave the throne?
~ We have to send a letter to renounce the throne so they can find someone to take my place.
to take my place and only then can I leave and they haven't found anyone yet
~ Soon they'll find someone.
Then the two of them returned to Persephone's kingdom and Ayla stayed in her room to
her legs were getting tired because of the weight of her belly.
Persephone went up to her room to see if everything was all right with her and the baby.
Now, in the last few months, the baby has grown too much and, if he wants to, he'll turn into a mini-demon.
into a mini demon, Ayla would suffer the consequences.
tea to calm the baby down and the demon lord also gave her the tip of
put on the sound of birds and nature. Ayla would walk around the jandins talking
with the baby to calm him down and tried never to get stressed out, even though she knew that
that looking for a Demon God to take Denys' place might take longer than just three months, she was a little
than just three months, she was a little worried about it, but she's already been through so much
so much that that's the least of it, soon they'd get through it like they did.
walking through the garden, the King of Demons appeared.
~ Altayr told me that you chose him to look after the child when it was born
~ I think it's the best choice and he's not even a demon, he's a demigod.
can learn a lot from him until he's five
~ It's a great choice and we're thinking that after he's taken care of the child, he'll become a
of my table in place of Denys
~ But it would take five years for Denys to leave the throne
~ Five years is the blink of an eye, only you humans don't realize, it's nothing
more concrete is an option
~ I don't agree with that
~ You don't have to agree to anything from the infernal king and the child would stay close to him
and help with his training
Ayla thought that it might actually be a good idea from that point of view, but the fact of
the fact that she had to wait five years to be with her beloved drove her crazy.
~ That's all I wanted to warn you about - the Demon King leaving.
Ayla began to lose her mind and went to talk to Persephone.
She found her in the Hall of the Gods together with Hecate, who was even better to talk to.
~ How's the baby - asked Hecate
~ He's fine - said Ayla
~ "But what's got you so upset, Ayla?" asked Persephone.
~ The King of the demons wants to put Altayr in Denys' place and that would take five years.
~ "My dear, he's the King of Demons, he said that to make you upset.
can still place Altayr while he takes care of the child in the change leaving the child
closer to him - said Hecate
~ "And he can still choose someone other than a demigod to put before,
Altayr would have to learn everything from Denys and I don't know if he would accept that - said
Persephone
Ayla was calmer, but she wanted to find Altayr to talk to him and see
his choice and if he had already made a decision or if they had already spoken to him about it.
Ayla went to calm down a little in the garden and eat something for the child.
the child and then went after Altayr
Ayla went after Altayr again and found him in the Hall of the Gods with Elo.
with Elo, and they start talking
~ Hi Ayla, how's the baby? - asks Elo
~ How are you, my friend?
~ I'm fine too friend
~ Altayr, I need to talk to you in private
~ Let's go to the garden and talk - said Altayr
They went to the garden and left Elo in the Hall of the Gods
~ Are you going to take Denys' place in the kingdom?
~ Apparently I will, the vote to put me in his place is today
~ And when will you take his place?
~ Why do you want to know?
~ I just want to know
~ To find out when Denys will be free for you?
~ If you know why do you ask?
~ Apparently the process takes about a year
~ Only a year? The baby will still be small
~ But he'll already be accompanying me in the processes and will be learning from an early age
and he'll be close to his father
~ I see, I thought I'd have to wait 5 years
~ No, that's a long time, I'll start training with Denys this week, which I didn't want to do.
I didn't want to do, but it's necessary. I know you didn't want to stay with me instead of him, but he helped me
helped me a lot to rise through the ranks and get to where I always wanted to be. Thank you Ayla!
~ You're very strong and intelligent, not just anyone could do it, that's to your credit
credit to you Altayr
~ But you gave them a little push to see me
~ You deserve it
Ayla hugged him tightly.