The empress opened the huge door and stepped in. She loved returning home after a long trip. Walking across the corridor, zipping straight for her office, she couldn't wait to dive into her spellbook. 

      Taking a step inside, she looked to the right to see Amberosia dusting the room.

      "Hi." The empress greeted.

   "So sorry miss I didn't hear you come in."  The girl stammered a bit.

  "It's fine." 

  "How was your visit?" She asked her boss.

 "It was just fine, but there is news of Kadrid." The empress told her.

"Do tell." Amberosia asked wide eyed.

 "She's going to have an egg soon....with our Soranto." She whispered to her.

 "What?" She squealed excited for the dragons.

"Yes." 

"This calls for wine, do you agree?" Amberosia told her.

 "Most definetley." The empress agreed with her.

"Sit and relax, I'll get it." Amberosia replied.

"You are too kind." The empress replied.

"I know it." The girl replied, scurrying off to get a bottle for them both.

     Gone less than ten minutes, the girl didn't bother knocking and the empress didn't seem to mind it, either.

       Amberosia set the bottle on the desk and popped the cork. Grabbing two glasses she poured one more full than the other and handed it to Ralvania.

"Thanks young one." 

Amberosia held up her glass, "To Kadrid and Soranto's child." 

"I'll drink to that one." The empress commented taking a swig.

"Is he happy about it?" Amberosia asked.

"He seemed to be I think the waiting bothers him more than anything else though." She answered.

After a moment of sipping in silence Amberosia looked at the empress, "I suppose I'd feel the same way about it." 

The empress nodded, depleting the liquid in her mug and set it down.

"Did anything happen while I was gone?" She inquired while filling up her goblet and sipping at it.

"Nothing out of the ordinary, an imp with a hangover, a gnome with food poisioning." She told her.

"Good, It's rare when there are days with nothing major to fret over." The empress pointed out.

"I'll drink to that." Amberosia replied and they both started laughing.