"Daddy!!"

Edmund looked up as three year old Athena toddled to him. He smiled and picked her up. Although she wasn't quite walking perfectly she could get around and if she couldn't, someone would hear her and most likely help her.

"Athena Rain, where is your mother?" He asked. Athena giggled sheepishly.

"She's asleeping. I camed by myself." She whispered,  Edmund shook his head.

"Silly monkey. Isn't it your nap time?"

"Maaayybe, but all my sleepies went to mummy!" She said smartly, Edmund bit his lip to keep from laughing. She acted and looked so much like him it was sometimes very interesting.

"Oh. I see. That's a problem. Hmm. Let's take a walk and see the flowers." He said. She nodded and slid out of his arms. She followed him silently and after about five minutes she wanted to be carried. Then Edmund looked down and she was sleeping.

He went into his office, deciding it took too much energy to carry her all the way across the castle to put her in bed.

After a few minutes Elora ran into rhe room, looking concerned.

"Edmund- Oh. You have her." She sighed in relief. Edmund smiled, kissing Athena's cheek.

"She came and found me. She said all her sleepies went to you." Edmund chuckled. Elora laughed.

"That's definitely something she would say." Elora said quietly. Edmund smirked, Elora gently took Athena from her husband

"Mummmmmmmy!" Elora turned around as Daniel came into the room, holding his stomach.

"What's wrong, buddy?" She asked. He coughed.

'I don't feel good, my-" Daniel stopped, Elora quickly grabbed the wastebasket.

Daniel threw up, Edmund and Elora jumped into action. Edmund took Athena, who was still fast asleep, and placed her on the nearby bench. Then turned and held the wastebasket for Elora, who was obviously doing everything she could not to throw up herself.

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"Do you think it was something he ate?" Elora asked, Edmund shrugged. Daniel had been tucked into bed with a fever and upset stomach.

"It may have been." Edmund shrugged and bit his lip.

Suddenly Eliazer burst into the room.

"Arian said he feels like he's gonna-"

Edmund ran out of the room. Luckily for him Arian was older and had already got himself a bucket. He hadn't thrown up, just looked pale and sick.

"I don't feel good." He mumbled. Edmund felt his forehead.

"Off to bed." He instructed. Arian nodded weakly and did as told. Edmund walked out and found Elora looking tired.

"Ashton is sick." She mumbled. Edmund groaned and shook his head.

"Keep the others far away from the already sick ones." She shrugged. Elora nodded.

"Yes. I'll tell Peter and Alana." Edmund turned around, a guard was obviously looking for him.

"King Edmund! King Peter told me to tell you that Prince Sheth is sick." The guard huffed, out of breath. Edmund nodded gratefully.

"Thanks. Tell him that Arian, Daniel, and Ashton are also sick." Edmund stated, sounding exhausted. The guard nodded and ran off.
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