"With your sexuality, I have a VERY hard time believe you are strictly Rosen. I would have thought that you were a Succubus or something of that sort," he chuckled as he massaged her. "And if you tie me up for days, I think I will deserve it, and I will take it with a grin on my face," he stated with a charming smile. 

He looked at her lovingly and smiled at her, his hands moving from her thighs to her calves and ankles. "As jealous as it would make me, Rohan needs that bonding time with you right now. He's growing fast, and he needs your love. He's done nothing but ask for you since everything has happened. He wants his mother, badly," he said simply. "Besides, if you breastfeed him, your breasts will get bigger and will be more fun for me," he added giving her a playful and charming look, which was almost made comical by his uncharacteristically messy hair and rumpled night clothes. 

He gently placed kisses on her legs. "I know it's killing you, but it will all be worth it, I promise," he promised. "I have something very special planned. Just another day or so," he said as he patted her shin. 

Angela almost rolled over with laughter as he described her appetite. “I imagine it has a large deal to do with my spheres Love. Having to do with fertility and all that special stuff.” She stretched her arms and torso as she thought about everything he said. “Will need to arrange the children to take care of Ro and Iva while I tie you up.” She chuckled a bit as it was their agreement that only family would raise those two from now on.

She stared at him with the same loving look back. “It’s mighty big of you to think of your son first. You’ve grown so much as a person Adraejen.” It had been a long while since she had called him by his full name. She chuckled as he thought about how much motherhood would change her even more. She relaxed as he kissed her legs. “It kills me but I think I want to see Ro right now even more.” It would have confused him to see her before. At least right now she was beginning to look much like her old self.

She pulled herself up as she found herself kissing him again. “Let’s go get Ro.” She waited for him to change and even groomed herself a little so her curls weren’t so wild. Once they were ready she made her way through the familiar halls with eyes on her. They were tired eyes and Angela knew it was from dealing with her. She bowed in respect to many of her clergies as thanks for putting up with her in these troubled times. It must have looked weird but when she got to the double doors of dark oak she almost hesitated. 

“What if he still doesn’t recognize me?”

Drae threw on his clothes and carefully brushed out his hair, but left it down for the time being, and lightly played with Angela's now soft and tame curls. It was nice to have her back to her mostly normal self. He felt a slight flutter inside him when she had called him by his full name, it meant something special when she did. 

He took Angela's hand and walked with her through the halls, and saw the collective relief and fatigue on the faces of all who lived and worked their when they saw that Angela had grown up almost completely. And she was doing the mature thing and bowed in great respect to them. Drae actually did the same, because he knew he owed them a great debt of gratitude. 

Her pause at Rohan's door made Drae stop and look at her in concern. 

"What is it?" he asked softly, and her response saddened him. It was true, Rohan had not known who Angela was when she had been in her small body. But very few people, not even her older children, had recognized her. He gently squeezed her hand and kissed the back of it reassuringly. 

"We won't know until we see… but if there is anything a child is going to recognize, it is the love of their mother," he said gently. He pushed the door open to the nursery. 

Rohan was playing on the floor with his nurse nearby, babbling happily as he tried pushing shaped block through a board with matching holes. The infant boy looked up as the door opened, and immediately began crawling towards them, but paused and looked up at Angela, as if trying to figure out who she was. He sniffed the air, much like a puppy or a cub, and looked at her, his big green eyes gazing up at her. 

Suddenly he lifted his arms and squealed shrilly, but happily. 
"Ma! Mamama!" he babbled eagerly, and crawled over to her skirts and lifted his arms up again to be picked up.

Angela felt too weak to open the doors up to see her son. In truth, it wasn’t because she was physically weak but because she was scared. She wanted Ro to recognize her. Drae helped her push the door open and she felt her eyes glue immediately to her youngest child. She hadn’t seen him for almost a month now and she was almost crying just watching him.

He was certainly smart as he played with his blocks. He looked over at them and started to crawl. Almost weak in the knees Angela feel down so she could kneel. For a moment her heart sank and she was disappointed that her son still didn’t recognize her but soon he was sniffing the air much like his father. She laughed a bit as he called out for her and she swooped in up in her arms. 

He squealed with happiness as she gave him all the kisses he could ever want. Soon though she was holding him close as she started to sob over him. How close she had been to never having this again. How close she had been to never being able to hold Rohan or be with Drae… Or even the older children. To not read with Iva or give books to Sapphire. To enchant some saplings for Daphne or give an enchanted axe to Basselina. To lecture her son Lucian who would be Lord someday or to lecture his twin Nerezza for being a pain. To reminding Aelwen to act her age and not her height. To telling Aaryona how proud she was that she turned out so good. There were so much more that she was proud of and loved so dearly as she buckled and sobbed over Rohan.

“I’m never going anywhere again Ro.” He looked so confused but he was so happy she was there as he started to bat her tears away. “I’m going to be here with you until the day you leave this world, I promise.” She couldn’t make everyone live forever but she wished she could. “We’re going to play every day with Daddy and Iva… Sapphire, Belle, Fern, all of them. We’ll make sure everyone knows just how much we love all of them. I’ll never let anyone hurt you guys. Not bodily or mentally and I’ll fight back the next time. No one is taking me away from you ever again.” She kissed the boy’s forehead and held him close.

“I am so sorry Ro,” there came more sobs as she cradled the boy in her arms now. He was so content with her as he played with her red hair.

Rohan was too young to understand Angela's tears, but he still ran his hands over her damp cheeks, enjoying the feel of the wet on his hands. He just wanted the cuddles, and the loves, and the kisses from his mother. She had been gone so long, and that strange new girl had been here trying to play with him. He had just wanted his mother. Daddy had been there, yes, but Daddy did not give the same loves and kisses that Mama did. Daddy played with him in his furry form. Being furry was their special thing, but he loved Mama and he was glad she was back. The baby boy cuddled his mother, and played with her long red curls as she cried over him. 

Drae watched from the doorway as Angela held her baby boy, and actually found himself wiping a tear away. It had been hard trying to fill in for her, and he knew he had probably done a rotten job, but this was all worth it. Everything that had transpired made this moment worth it. He moved in and sat down on the floor beside Angela and cradled her as she cradled Rohan. 

Yes… this is what he would protect. He wasn't a good man, or a kind man… but this was something he would fight to protect for as long as he drew breath. It had been taken from him once before, and he had almost lost it again. His eyes narrowed as he sat there with Angela, as he thought about how he had almost lost Angela. 

And he made up his mind. He needed to have a good long chat with Dalanesca…