She was struggling to free a young woman he'd assumed was her daughter from under the smoldering body."Yeah. I do." Go get him. Tell him he's needed."...Aleja stared at the woman as if she were deranged. "I don't know if you realize but he's--" Go!" The steel in her voice allowed no room for protest. Seeing his opportunity to escape, he took it.Running down the hall, he slid into the trophy room and got the shock of his young life. Queen Silva was standing in front of the containment case holding. “You’ve given me a chance to keep some semblance of my normal life when I was starting to think it wasn’t going to be possible. I wouldn’t be able to have what seems like a loving home again if not for you.”She blushed deeply. “I’m glad I was able to repay some of what you’ve done for me.”He shook his head. “You didn’t need to repay me for that. I am grateful that we can help each other.”Allison turned to her other side and kissed him deeply. “Are you prepared for the comments we’re certain to. She was determined to behave better tomorrow, to earn the rightto sleep in bed with this terrible cruel man... She knew that being beatenwas better than being neglected. Early the following morning, she woke at dawn, before the sun had even risen.She tiptoed around the cottage, being extra careful not to wake him. Scurryingaround, bare foot and sore, she managed to find some already made bread andever so softly, started another fire. Knowing the bread would not be enough,she searched. We seemed to all agree that the two mothers and their babies were all adorable and sweet together, to the point that even their grouchy moods and their fussiness was tolerated for now. When the two ladies put down the newborns for the night and spooned together, it was rather charming the way that they cuddled under the blankets. None of us seemed to mind this at all."Lovely, aren't they? You are so good to them, too, no matter how cranky they get," Anne observed, making me shrug."They're new.