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He shook his head at her apology, "Don't be. It's part of a rite of passage for me to become a knight." A ritual that is dated back in the age of myths for each incarnation of Athena and her soldiers. "I accepted my responsibilities eagerly because I wanted to grow up and prove myself. And I want to prove to my Goddess that I can keep her laws and traditions."

A chuckle as he brings her closer to him because she is warm and because it feels good holding her body close.

"I don't mind growing old with you and raise our nestlings together and watch them grow up. We'll protect them together in a peaceful world. I shall teach them how to fight for justice, and we shall teach from right or wrong, and how the world works."

She looks up at him and still holds him. "But still you should have enjoyed the chance of being a child. To enjoy childhood. Such proof of one so young should needed to be demanded, my love."

She lets herself be held and sighs. Her poor mate, even if he claims that he wanted to... This was something that shouldn't have been forced.

"I may still look like this even as you grow old, Darling." She then chuckles as she nuzzles against him. "The one thing I shall ask, let them be children first. Some may not be born with the warrior spirit."

His childhood is rather muted as he sacrificed much of himself to care for others in the Sanctuary as most Saints are orphans. He carried himself with a serious responsibility of being the older brother when he was young. Or being ambitious to climb his way to the top...only to learn even the mighty can fall down if it weren't for those meddling kids.

It wasn't forced since he made the choice of being the strongest knight. And he valued strength above all else. Which lead him to make terrible choices. "That I don't know much about. I hoped our children can teach me something about that."

"I don't mind whatever path they choose. If it's a girl, she can be a doctor. Or if it's a boy, he can choose something more peaceful. I didn't want them to be Athena's saints and follow in my footsteps...not that my Goddess need anymore warriors since the war is over." He said.

"So...whatever they choose, the future is theirs. As long they are happy...so yes, of course. Perhaps I should invest in buying them toys."

Leanne goes to study him before lifting a hand to cup his face within it. None of them had one as hers was forcefully taken away by the fires and then the sleeping spell. Her hand moves to go and caress him.

She sighs and moves to first nod her head against him and then kisses his lips briefly. "Yes, I am sure that they will be able to teach us things we never got to experience ourselves."

But then he mentions what his wishes were and she couldn't help but to giggle. "Then, we shall both agree to let them be what ever they choose to be." And then she giggles even more and shakes her head.

"Darling~ I will have to be with child first before we can think about toys, my silly mate."

At this rate, he's pretty mellow and he agrees with what she said with his mate in his arms and after he had his cup of coffee too.

"Then I'll have to make the room bigger. There's much work to do before winter is coming. I read in the almanac books from the library that it tends to snow around here." It's a morning after all, and there's much work he has to do, as he's saving up money and already reached his goal to pay the workers to make the final construction to his house, installing a central heater, and an extra bathroom, among other things. The goal is to get his house done by the end of the month.

His mug is empty now and the man is ready to work. He gave his wife a hug and kiss before he gets up. The man is a busy, self-employed worker.

"Don't strain yourself if you want to pick up the shipments my love. You don't have to work." Of course, if she doesn't work, that means it will Saga much longer to get his jobs done and he'll finish his job late after sunset.

She nods before making a gesture to her room. "You can use any of the money I have to help. Whatever I have made is yours to use." But there was a strange word he used. "Snow?" Birdie head tilt.

But then his mug is empty and she smiles as she goes to dutifully take it, preparing to take it to the sink to clean it. She giggles as he hugs and kisses her, ears wiggling.

"I will take care of the shipments and then I will help you with whatever is needed to be done, my husband." She nuzzles him, cooing before moving to grab a thromos and handed it to him.

"It's a new brew of tea but it should keep your energy and strength up throughout the day."

"You never have seen snow before?" He smiled, almost grinning. "They're like rain but with ice. Especially when the weather gets really cold...colder than the fridge."

At the mention of money, "I can't take your money love, it's yours. You can use the money to go to the store. We have to get you warm outfits and clothes to fit you for the winter too." The last thing he needs is an ice cube full of heron. He heard stories of Camus, the Aquarius saint did to his students when he trains them, turning them into literal ice cubes in his training.

"You know after shipment, you can use the money to go to the warehouse and buy new things to fill the nursery with." Unless Leanne wanted him to go with her during his lunchtime.

Taking the thermos, "I will drink this. Thank you love." He gave her one last kiss before heading out the door to start his day.

She blushes and nods her head. "No I haven't... Nor have I heard of that term." She blushes as she goes to listen to him. "I... I can't wait to see it. But why should I get warm clothes?"

But then he mentions a nursery and she couldn't help but to burst out laughing. "You are really hoping for one aren't you, Darling? Its a little cute."

She perks up at the kiss and her wings glow a little. "Have a good day. I will try to join you so you wont work as long today."

"Because it can get really cold in winter. Much colder than what's outside now." He said as he puts on his shoes and heads on out to the door.

"Well, I think I can see the future and it's in our future."

As he goes outside, it's on his mind that it's his mate first winter, so among other things he wanted to get prepared, it's on his list.

Until then, off he goes to the field start his day until Leanne decides to joins him for lunch.

"I see... I wouldn't know what to get then." She admits as she watches him get ready for work.

"You just think?" Okay, she can't help but the same tease. "Then perhaps when we have time we can look around."

And now it is time to work the fields and shipments. After she was done with the shipments, she heads into his house's kitchen to start prepping lunch. Simple sandwiches, focusing on what she remembers what he liked on his.

Once she was done with lunch, she heads out into the fields to deliver the food to him.

Meanwhile, while being outside, it's getting much colder more than he expected. He can feel it in the wind. He was used to Greece milder climate and even Greece have it's winters.

He was out in the fields, having done watering them, and the watch on his wrist tells him it's time for lunch, and it was then harvesting the ripe crops ready for shipment. When she flew over to him to deliver lunch for him.

"You made this and brought this for me? Thank you."

For being thoughtful, the closer she flew to him and being close to him, he leans over to kiss his beautiful mate.

Expecting to eat together, "Did you brought any for yourself?"

Leanne beams as she delivers his lunch and nods her head. "Yes, I figured you will be hungry right about now."

A giggle and ear wiggle commences as he kisses her. "Thank you, my mate." She coos as she lands on the ground. She takes a glance around, taking in the sight of the remaining work.

"Yes, I did. I will hoping we could enjoy lunch together... Even if it isn't as good as your cooking." She mutters a little, blushing quite a bit.

"I can help with the ripe crops, Darling." She goes to offer if only to lessen his workload for a day.

"I am hungry, so you came at the right time." More of his kisses for her, as he wants to capture her giggles with his lips and when he's done kissing her, he deems it time to finish his work for the noon and return to what's left of it later.

"Then I shall join you for lunch." It's the thought that counts and takes her hands to go back to the house.

"You can do that later." To him, she is his wife and she is carrying their child as her belly has gotten big now. Even though she persists in helping him lessen down the workload, he thinks she should resting and be more focus on her conserving her energy. "I don't want you to exert yourself just for me. Think of yourself and our child too."

In the house now, in the kitchen, Saga joins Leanne for lunch, eating the simple lunch with fruit juices. "Eat up, eat heartily. You need strength for the baby too." He encouraged.

"Of course I did~ I have learned when you become hungry~" She coos and giggles some more as he kisses her. "Darling~! We need to eat and work first." She giggles in a more playful tone of voice.

She blinks as he takes her hand and just smiles up at him, letting him lead her back to the house. A soft sigh escapes her as she just smiles up at him, looking up at him with loving eyes.

At his words, she goes to shake her head. "I am not exerting myself any more than usual. I can still work even with the nestling in me I just want to be useful and not leave all the work to you, my husband."

Once inside the house, Leanne moves at once to sit down. Rafiel quickly flying over and hoots out his greetings before delivering the daily orders, to which Leanne begins to look over them as their lunch starts.

"But I don't want to get fat my love. You need to eat more as you are doing all the hard work on the farm." She goes to smile even more . "We will be fine."

"It's fine being useful and do what you can." Then he frowns a little bit. "Now why do you worry about a little weight? I don't mind if you're a bit heavy." It doesn't make him love her less. "So you have to eat as much as you can. Then the baby will come out strong and handle everything like me."

Rafiel reminded Saga that the animals need their lunch too, so when they join in, their meal was arranged and he set it out for them. It was a simple moment in the afternoon where their small family gets together during meal time.

However, ever since the incident, Saga is paying close attention to what Leanne is doing, and they never stray from each other's side. If she needed to lift something heavy, he'll be the one to lift heavy objects and use the strength of his pokemon as helpers if he has too. It's scary for him to take her to the clinic because at that moment, he really fears to lose her. He couldn't imagine his life living without her, as he already made up his mind to devote his life to her and the nestling that is expected soon.

When Leanne's plate is almost gone, Saga being generous brought her more berries on her plate and a glass of sugared milk tea. "Eat up, please have seconds." To assure her that her fear of being fat, he doesn't care.

Leanne blinks at the frown and sighs. "Because I will then look unsightly. I want to always look beautiful to you, my love." She sighs again as he keeps on insisting that she eats more and goes to smile at him. "You are not gonna let me go unless I eat more."

She goes to smile as she watches him feed the animals and just gives him a loving look. This was their family time, but soon there will be another member to this family time. A young nestling.

It was both reassuring and a little annoying how he sometimes hover around her when she is trying to help out with the farmwork. She felt bad for making Saga worried like that which is why she won't ever make a verbal complaint about it.

Emerald eyes blink as he gives her berries and sugared milk tea. "Now I know that you are trying to get me fat, my love." She chuckles before sipping on the tea. "Delious." Though now... "Do we have any nut breads or cheese? That is sounding really good right now."

He was only being protective of her while they're out being on the field. He really insists in her eating up to keep up her strength, as he can sense the cosmos of their child growing within her belly. Her plate will be filled with green leafy vegetables and berries as a complement.

"No, and you should know, I'm not going to let you go for all time and eternity~." He grins. "And you are beautiful, you are always beautiful. The woman I'm in love with has a kind heart, a beautiful heart that can overcome anything. That's the woman I see. From where I'm from, as a saint of Athena, we were thought to see beyond the five senses. This seeing is called the sixth and seventh sense. You have this sense too when you sense me. Though with the seventh sense that means I can see space and dimensions." Which he pretty sure Leanne couldn't reach that level of the seventh sense as that requires training at the Sanctuary. "So I see you for you and it's that you I marry, so you can never look unsightly to me."

"Nut bread and cheese? I'm sure I have them in the pantry." And he goes to check...to bring back a fresh nut bread that he stored the other day with a triangle shaped cheddar cheese to go with it. "Now that you mentioned it, I'll have some too." To eat with the sugar milk tea, of course. To him, if his wife has a good appetite to match his, then life is good.

She was worried that she was only becoming a burden to him with how protective he was of her. A hand idly moves to her belly in order to pet it as she goes to smile at him.

"I do know, especially with how you refused to let me go during our courting~ But now you are stuck with me for all eternity." But then he says all those things about her and she couldn't help but to blush and try to hide her face behind her wings. "Even if I become as round as our table?"

But then... He brings out the nut bread and cheese and a part of her just stares at the wonderful food. Her stomach starts growling at the sight but she tries to hold herself back so that he won't think less of her. But... The moment she took the first bite, she goes to let out a low and long moan as yeeees, the bread and cheese hits the spot.

Up until now, if she is a burden to him, he would say she is. However, she brought him nothing but joy, and he seems far too happy to share the burden. He just can't win this one if she wanted to persist being his helper on the field then.

There's that blush...she's too cute and adorable hiding behind her wings. "The table is no comparison to your beauty." Poor Saga's table. "Why...even if you're as round as the moon herself, it cannot compare." He sighed. "It simply means I have to wrap my arms around you more."

All the nutty loaves of bread and cheese to eat. Food is plentiful and what's better organic and fresh, and with so much plenty to eat, to feed her and the baby both. What kind of husband he'll be if he cannot provide his family?

Lunch passed by so fast. "Looks like I don't have time." The man has to go back to work to make it in time for the evening shipment to be picked up. He gave her a quick kiss, smiling on her lips. "You can eat the rest...and thank you for the lunch, my love."

A part of her will always have that fear. The fear of becoming a burden. She smiles as it seems like she has won this argument and nods her head. Yes, let her help and be useful for as long as she can be.

Her blush deepens as she continues to hide it behind her wings. Why must he draw so much attention to it?! "But even should I become that round, your arms will not be able to properly embrace me, my love."

She was in heaven as she eats both the nutty bread and cheese. The nestling in her seems to enjoy the taste and she goes to coo at him. A part of her realizing that she could easily eat the entire loaf of bread and cheese in one go, so she was grateful that Saga took some for himself.

Leanne sighs when he mentions the time and goes to nod her head after the kiss, smiling warmly at him. "Thank you for eating it with me. I may head into town to pick up a few things for dinner, Darling. Would you like for me to keep an eye out for something?"

That fear of being a burden may tie to the heaviness that is slowly growing prominent within her belly. Saga must figure out a way to make her feel safe and secure, and that all of her fears comes from worrying too much.

He paused when she brought that up. "Then tonight, I may have to prove that wrong." Even if it means to finish work earlier, as money isn't much of an financial worry for him. He put it on his agenda to spend more time with his wife.

He took a pause and thought about it. "I think things that you can pick up are the usual for the pantry. Bread, cheeses, vegetables, fruits. Don't forget to pick up milk or juice." Considering taking care of livestock isn't Saga's strongsuit. "Also you might want to pick up pasta. Think of ingredients that can be cooked for dinner."

He trusts Leanne, and even if she didn't get it right, the valley has plenty of abundance and food.

"Just carry what you can."

Those fears, she was scared of having them coming true. To become a burden to her husband even if it is mainly because of the life that is growing inside of her. She knows that Saga is strong enough... More than strong enough to protect her and the nestling in her.

"Hooo? How do you plan to do it?" No, no skipping work! She will flare her wings at you!

She listens carefully and intently as he gives her the list and nods her head. "Okay, I will restock the pantry and see if I can get some dinner items." Leanne giggles and goes to give him a loving kiss.

"I won't purchase more than I can carry. But I will bring Rafiel along to help with some of the items."

"You'll see." No need to nag, the man goes off to work as its his duty. After all, he has to provide for his growing family, and as a good Saint, he has to prepare for the challenges to come...or a challenge of two that is growing in her belly...not that he knows it yet. "And all right." He trusted the rowlett, smart birb.

A few more loving kisses, and it's back for work to him while she goes off to the market in the village, leaving Saga to think for himself on how to organize and manage the tasks on his farm. By now, the villagers recognized Leanne as one of the residents who lived on one of the farm lot closed by and they often ask her how long she is expecting and asked when she is due, and they offer their congratulations.

It was sunset when Saga finished work and send off his shipments. He finished on time, with a lot of hours to spare, meaning spending more time with his wife, and whatever ingredients she brought him, he can cook in the kitchen.

Which she'll be finding him, as Saga is in the kitchen preparing dinner around the counter and the stove, wearing an apron, and he greeted her with a kiss with a smile. "You came back, my love. Did you bring back anything?"

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Leanne blinks as he purposely doesn't tell her and she goes to stick her tongue out at him. "Tease." She spoke in a playful tone but then giggles as Rafiel gives him a salute before flying and landing on Leanne's shoulder. He was strong for a creature his size and can take care of almost any heavy lifting.

She giggles at each loving kiss she received and give before grabbing her hat and a shopping bag to carry groceries in. She was still getting used to all of the villagers and she doesn't flee from them at first sight anymore. She giggles and shares a few moments of small talk here and there, blushing at all the congratulations.

Leanne was out a lot longer than expected but at least once, a delivery man from the village came by to drop off a crate of various fresh produce, leaving it by the front door for Saga to carry it in once he was done with his work. It seems like Leanne is going on a small shopping spree.

Leanne came a little after sunset with her own shopping bag full and another one being carried by Rafiel. The Pokemon goes to drop his bag off on the table as Leanne giggles at her mate's greeting. "You know that I will always come back, especially for your cooking and seeing you in an apron~"

It was a small tease but she quickly returns the kisses with some of her own. "Sorry it took me so long, everyone wanted to talk with me and give me things inbetween shopping. I got a couple bottles of milk and juices... I couldn't decide on the juice." She then empties her bag and shows a few pasta choices as well as other things such as eggs, flour and chocolates. A few herbs and various cheeses.

"Most of this was given to me."

By the time Leanne came back with the items requested and perhaps more of what she picked up along the way, she'll find Saga in the kitchen, wearing the apron. The work is done, the sky grew dark, and it's time for his favorite part of the day.

He turns from the stove and sees she got quite a loot. "That's a lot! But that's great." He said, being marveled at her resourcefulness, but in the valley, there's always plenty in abundance and everyone is willing to share their goods because the people's hearts are warm and open in the valley. "But it's perfect, thank you." He said and gave her a welcome home kiss and resume working.

All of those ingredients, he's going to pick them up and put them in the dinner he's making. "I know what we're going to have." All of those cheeses are going to go into the dish. Leaving the rest for Leanne to put away in the cupboards and pantry. "A cheesy ravioli. Lots of cheeses stuffed inside." A vegetarian cheesy dish with spinach. He said as he tends to the saucepan, the boiling, and stirring of the pasta and sauces required to make the dish until the kitchen is filled with the aroma of the pasta.

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