Angela’s tired eyes watched Drae as he hawked over their son. It made her chuckle as she remembered this was technically his first one. “You are funny love.” She had only ever seen Rohan, Iva’s father, jump like that. At least with the energy he had left. 

She watched the newborn fuss for a long time before his father was finally able to calm him down. It seemed like Drae had all the magic touch. She put her head on Drae’s shoulder and watched Rohan with his little peepers without saying anything at first. “He certainly is.” She chuckled a bit more. “I’m shocked at how not so big he is. I thought for certain he would have beaten Iva out for weight and length.” She took Rohan into her arms and leaned into the backboard of the bed.

She seen Drae with his tears and gave a smile. “You’ve been a father Drae. You’ve been a great father to the girls, just now you have Rohan too that’s all.” She tried to reassure him as she kissed Rohan’s head. She took in the fresh newborn scent and kissed his forehead once more. She nuzzled his face softly with her nose before Rohan’s song burst into the room. It was magical hearing it on the outside, but he was exhausted too and it did not last so long.

“He’s so tired love, I don’t know if he could survive Iva right now.” She said it almost sadly. “I don’t know if I could survive Iva right now.” She laughed as she sunk into the bed and held onto Rohan on her chest. “Gods we have a beautiful baby.”

"Yes, you are right. I've just been holding on to that fear for so long… I guess I didn't realize that they girls have very much become my children as well," he said as he wiped his eyes and settled back on the bed beside Angela and Rohan. He softly rubbed his son's head as his ever so familiar song filled the air around them. Drae's face lit up as Rohan sang and he chuckled softly despite the fact that the song did not last long. 

"You both deserve a good rest," Drae smiled as he leaned in and kissed Angela's forehead, and did the same to Rohan. "I'll keep Iva at bay until you both are ready," he said. "He is beautiful, just like his mother," he added as he got up and pulled the blanket up over Angela. He picked up Rohan and gently placed him in the basinett that stood beside the bed, so that Angela could sleep comfortably. "I'll check on you in a little bit," he said softly. 

She chuckled softly as she thought about it. “I suppose that in a way it is ironic considering how we started out that they would become yours as well. No strings attached and here we are.” Angela snuggled into the bed as her eyes tried not to leave Rohan. “Alright, good luck with that. You’re gonna need it.”

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Iva was ready! She had heard that Rohan was on his way, formally dubbed Moss. That meant one thing! She must prepare. She spent the hour that her mother was in hard labor lugging all of her stuffed animals, with Winston at the lead, to Angela’s door. They were like toy soldiers ready to defend. The clergy stepped over what she was doing and decided not to question her.

She put Winston right up to the door with her so they could hear. “I’m not staying out that’s stupid.” She decided to yell as she held Winston close now. “I wanna see Rohan.” She opened the door and peaked in.

Angela could be heard verbally groaning as she pulled the blanket over her head. Iva’s eyes dashed right to the bassinet. “I’ll be having that.” She started to make a b line right for the bassinet where her brother was. 

Drae rolled his eyes as Iva's voice echoed from the other side of the door, and chuckled softly as he turned and casually began strolling towards the creak as she peeked inside. Angela groaned, hoping to have avoided Iva's interruption, and Drae cast a smile back at her as she hid beneath the blankets. The warlock moved quickly and intercepted the now second youngest of their children, and playfully flung her and her stuffed bear over his shoulder before he carried her kicking and screaming out of the room. 

"Calm down, little Imp. You'll get a chance to see him," he promised her. "Just not right now. Mommy needs to rest, and so does Rohan," he told her as they entered the hall and the door closed behind them. He paused when he saw the army of toys and stuffed animals that stood waiting, and chuckled. 

"Planning a full on assault on the Master Bedroom, I see," he chuckled. He waved a hand over the animals and they stood up and began marching back to Iva's room, and Drae followed behind the army.