The Mystic Knight of fire feels like he is fallen, fallen and no ground to catch him. He can't lose Deirdre, not after all they have going throught… this can't just happen.

Cathbad walks in front of him and place on hand on his shoulder. „ If she will make it throught this day and the night, then the hardest part is done." he tells him, also worried and with a nod he leaves the room.

Rohan nod at his former master before he head back to the bed and softly touch Deirdres hand, still cold, still shaking. He looks arround, there must be something more he could do. His look stops at the fireplace, the fire is still burning but not for much longer. He crosses the room and put some more wood in it. As he stands up he sees the flames becoming bigger slowly. I can't wait, he mumbles and grap his sword from the corner, holding it into the place and send a big fireball in here. He sighs a moment in relief as he sees he whole wooden burning.

He place the sword back in the corner and walk back to the bed. Suddenly it hits him... He undone his boots and his vest and lift the cover to lay down next to his princess. Face to face.

Slowly his arm wanders from under her head to her back and so he was able the wrap both arms arround her and pull her closer. „ don't leave me" he whispers, which almost sounds like he would start begging. Rubbing her back, he looks down at her and did the only thing he could do, waiting.

He has no clue how long it has been taken as she slowly stops shaking, but her breathing was still shallow. He pulls her a bit away, seeing if she might be a get awake to drink something., but she was still in a deep sleeps, so he decided to let her sleep and in that minute he feels his eyes becoming heavy.

A few hours later

A squeak comes to his ear, first of all he wasn't sure but he could hear someone walking arround him. His eyes open already in shock, but then he spots Cathbad on his bedside. „ Sorry, It's just me" he tries to explain as he sees the look on Rohans face. „ How is she doing?"

„ I don't know, but she has stopped shaking... what time is it?" Rohan answers a bit confused. He didn't mean to fall alseep. „ How ist he baby?"

„ Slow down Rohan, the baby is fine, the maids are with him. And we have almost evening. Did you get her the other half of the bottle yet?" the druid looks at him.

„ No, seems like i was fallen asleep, " Rohan tell the druid, a bit ashamed, before he slowly sit up a bit and reach out to the bottle on the little cupboard next to the bed. Like last time he carefully stroke Deirdres cheek to wake her up. This time she opens her eyes a bit more. Her eyes were more clear then last time but she still looks tired. She sees the bottle Rohan was holding out to her and slowly open her mouth to drink. As she was done, she looks at Rohan and also glance arround the room.

„She is fine, you can see her after you have slept a bit more" Rohan looks at her tenderly but clear. „ Do you you want some water?"

Deirdre look up at him and nod. So Rohan carefully let go of her and stand up. „ Get her something, i will check on the stitches „ Cathbad looks at him and so Rohan leave the room. Outside he almost runs into the king. „ Oh sorry, i..." but the King cut him off. „ It's fine, how is she?" he looks at him worried and Rohan can see the pain in his eyes. He knows the king would be heart broken, if he would ever lose his only daugther.

„Cathbad is checking on her, but she wants some water, so i guess she is a bit better" Rohan tries to calm him down.

The king sighs and watch Draganta for a moment „ Ok, get the water and tell me when the situation is changing, no matter which time"

„ Sure i will" Rohan nod before he headed to the kitchen and get the water. As he enters the bedroom again he sees Cathbad at the head of the bed, feeling Deirdres forehead. „ How is she?"

„ The fever is still high, but the rest seems good. The stitches are fine and her body is warm again. But i still can't made any promises" the druid mumbles as he walks over to the door. „ I will be back in the morning and of course i am there if the situation will change during the night"

Rohan looks after him for a moment before he headed to his wife. He place the water next to the little bottle and sit down on the bed. Deirdre slowly lift her head to look up at him. „ Ok, then let us bring some more liqiud into you" Rohan tells her and carefully help her to sit or at least bring her head into a postion that she could drink. So she leans onto his shoulder and he reached out for the water. It took her some time to swallow everything down and closed her eyes again as far as she was done. Rohan lay her down against the pillow. Suddenly he feels something pulling his shirt and noticed her hand, trying to grab him. „ I am here" he whispers and lay also down beside her, pulling the cover over them and took her hand. „ i always will" he adds one before he gave her a kiss on her hair . As she was fallen asleep again he watch her for a few minutes before he also close his eyes.

Morning

There was a knock, somewhere. Rohan wasn't sure. He carefully open his eyes and look at the door. „ Who's there?"

„ It's me Angus, are you guys alright?" a voice from outside answers.

Rohan look at his side, Deirdre was still sleeping on his arm. „ Come in" he answers and as Angus open the door he brings one finger to his mouth, pointing to be quiet. „ I guess we are fine" he looks at his best friend. Can you get Cathbad?"

„ Sure i will" Angus answers and leave, but looks back once more „ i told you she wouldn't want the baby being alone with us"

Rohan couldn't hold back a little grin as his best friend leave. As they were alone again, he slowly trys to free his arm. In that moment Deirdre starts to wake up. She slowly lift up her head, watching at him. Her eyes are still a bit tired, but not like last night.

„ Hey, how do you feel?" Rohan turns arround, resting his head next to hers and place his hand on her arm.

„ Like i had fight all the monsters from Maeve at one day" she mumbles „ where is our daugther?"

„ I will get her as soon as Cathbad has checked your fever" Rohan whisper sback and start rubbing her arm. Both look at each other, knowing that this could have been gone another way.

They look up as they hear footsteps from the corridor. „ Deirdre, my princess, how do you feeling?" Cathbad enters the room. Obviously glad to see her awake.

„ Exhausted" Deirdre answers and trys to sit up so that the druid could check on her.

„ Hey hey, slowly" Rohan looks at her and place his hands on her shoulder to support her. „ Just because you feel a bit better, doesn't mean you are better"

„ mh, i guess i know where i got his from" she smile weakly at him, not showing that she is really doing hard to move and thankful for his supprt.

Cathbad sit down next to the princess to check on her. „ The fever is better, if you want to you can see the baby now. But please be careful and you need to stay in bed this week" he exchange a look with Rohan, who stand up with a grin and leave the room.

„ Thanks Cathbad, for everything. „ Deirdre looks at the old man, while he is checking her forehead and then walk at the end of the bed to check on the stitches.

„ oh no worries princess. I am just glad you are feeling better now" he answers. Fine with his work he comes back to her and in the next moment they are hearing some voices from outside. Deirdre turns arround, but Cathbad place his hands on her shoulders and pull her back into the pillows, a warning look in his eyes. Deirdre meet his eyes and nod.

The door opens and she spots Rohan, Ivar, Angus and Garrett. All of them are smiling and forming a little way, as her father appears in the doors, a little bundle in his arms. He smiles also at her and sit down in bed next to his daugther. „ She is stunning. I guess i can't be a prouder king then just right now. And how are you?"

„ Thanks father, i guess i will be fine soon" Deirdre looks at him and her daughter with a weak smile

„ When you stay in bed like Cathbad had ordered" Rohan looks at his wife before he goes to the other side oft he bed, sitting down next to her and place one hand on hers.

„ Of course i will, do you thinking i would let her alone just with you guys" she teased before she looks back at the little face in the bundle.

„ My telling" Angus laugh and the others join in.