Telling Will
Alyss paused her mad dash around the castle at the top of the stairs. Where could he have gotten to? She had only taken half an hour at the most.
Halt! He might be with Halt! She continued her run down the stairs still looking graceful, which that in itself was an achievement.
Once again Alyss paused, this time out the front of Halt's and Lady Pauline's apartment. She got her breath back before she knocked.
A voice answered with the words, come in. she smiled at the sound at the sound of her husband's voice.
Slowly she opened the door. Now was the time. Even slower she walked into the room. Just outside she stopped nervous.
'Alyss?' Will called. The sound off a cup being put down on wood drifted through the wooden door. 'We're in here.'
We're? who was with him? That meant that one person would know as well, unless she asked for Will alone which was not the wanted option.
'Alyss?' This time it was not her husband's voice. It was his mentor's instead. She inwardly cringed. She had planned to tell both him and her mentor after her husband knew.
There was a silent chuckle from in front of her. She looked up to see Will's face. Now she really smiled. 'Hello.'
Will invited Alyss in and went to go get another chair for her. In the mean time he left her to talk with Halt.
'Hi Alyss. Will was just telling me how you were feeling unwell this morning, which is the reason off your's and -'
Just then the object of their conversation walked back into the room wearing a confused expression.
'What was I doing?' He asked Halt at the same time seeing Alyss again. 'Let's skip that question. What the hell was I thinking?' and walked back out again.
Shrugging Halt continued the conversation where he left off. 'Your's and Will's sudden visit.'
To save her from answering Will came back in, this time bringing a chair.
Then Will began his questioning, all the while drink the good, old, reliable, coffee. Alyss looked at it while she was answering his question.
'Yes, I am fine now. I think that you need to break you habit of drinking that. We don't want our new child become addicted to it like you are.'
'What?' Will said back puzzled. He had no clue to what she was talking about. 'I…' Stammered Will while Halt looked confused at first and then smiled in understanding.
Will thought about it for a while and then his eyes grew very wide. 'Sorely you can't mean that…'
'That what Will?' Alyss said back to him quite enjoying this game now.
After watching him stumble a couple of times she decided to let him in on it.
'Yes, it is true. I am pregnant.'
Will's eyes widened and he stood up. Alyss think that he was ashamed bowed her head. It was her time to be surprised when she was rewarded with a hug from him.
LATER ON
'Congratulations.'
'Thank you.'
Will and Alyss left to the congratulations of Halt and Pauline.
Will sighed in relief. He was finally out of the watchful guaze of his mentor.
Alyss Heard him sigh and smiled. 'We still have another 9 months to go.'
'I know. And thats the annoying thing. I know.'
Halt! He might be with Halt! She continued her run down the stairs still looking graceful, which that in itself was an achievement.
Once again Alyss paused, this time out the front of Halt's and Lady Pauline's apartment. She got her breath back before she knocked.
A voice answered with the words, come in. she smiled at the sound at the sound of her husband's voice.
Slowly she opened the door. Now was the time. Even slower she walked into the room. Just outside she stopped nervous.
'Alyss?' Will called. The sound off a cup being put down on wood drifted through the wooden door. 'We're in here.'
We're? who was with him? That meant that one person would know as well, unless she asked for Will alone which was not the wanted option.
'Alyss?' This time it was not her husband's voice. It was his mentor's instead. She inwardly cringed. She had planned to tell both him and her mentor after her husband knew.
There was a silent chuckle from in front of her. She looked up to see Will's face. Now she really smiled. 'Hello.'
Will invited Alyss in and went to go get another chair for her. In the mean time he left her to talk with Halt.
'Hi Alyss. Will was just telling me how you were feeling unwell this morning, which is the reason off your's and -'
Just then the object of their conversation walked back into the room wearing a confused expression.
'What was I doing?' He asked Halt at the same time seeing Alyss again. 'Let's skip that question. What the hell was I thinking?' and walked back out again.
Shrugging Halt continued the conversation where he left off. 'Your's and Will's sudden visit.'
To save her from answering Will came back in, this time bringing a chair.
Then Will began his questioning, all the while drink the good, old, reliable, coffee. Alyss looked at it while she was answering his question.
'Yes, I am fine now. I think that you need to break you habit of drinking that. We don't want our new child become addicted to it like you are.'
'What?' Will said back puzzled. He had no clue to what she was talking about. 'I…' Stammered Will while Halt looked confused at first and then smiled in understanding.
Will thought about it for a while and then his eyes grew very wide. 'Sorely you can't mean that…'
'That what Will?' Alyss said back to him quite enjoying this game now.
After watching him stumble a couple of times she decided to let him in on it.
'Yes, it is true. I am pregnant.'
Will's eyes widened and he stood up. Alyss think that he was ashamed bowed her head. It was her time to be surprised when she was rewarded with a hug from him.
LATER ON
'Congratulations.'
'Thank you.'
Will and Alyss left to the congratulations of Halt and Pauline.
Will sighed in relief. He was finally out of the watchful guaze of his mentor.
Alyss Heard him sigh and smiled. 'We still have another 9 months to go.'
'I know. And thats the annoying thing. I know.'