A Child Is A Gift

[Guinevère]

Guinevère walked down the hall with the bundle in her arm. It was small, but she hoped it would be a welcome gift to a new mother, for it was a friend of her new husband's that she was visiting today in order to see the new babe that had been gifted to the family. She longed for a child of her own, but wanted time to enjoy her new marriage with her husband. Soon though, she thought, soon she would begin wishing for a child of her own.

A daughter perhaps, named after her mother. For now she would embrace being Arthur's wife and make sure she was the queen he seemed to believe she would be effortlessly. It was a bit intimidating to come back after months of exile to being Camelot's queen. She knew no one would speak anything to her personally but she did not wish gossip to whispered where she could not hear wither.

As she neared the door, a guard stepped forward and knocked for her. After a maid opened the door, Guinevère walked in to greet the new mother. "Hullo." She said softly with a bright smile. "I hope I have not come at a bad time?"

[Lady Camila of Faintree]

There was nothing more amazing than holding a child, your own child, in your arms. Cam still could not believe that the little bundle in her arms was her own. Heidi Aubert was her parents' pride and joy. She wasn't very fussy, in fact, she was very quiet, always gurgling and smiling. But there were still some sleepless nights when she would cry for her parents' arms. Camila ran a hand over her daughter's head, little wisps of blond hair had already started to grow. She was overjoyed and Lucan was over the moon. He was such a terrific father, and husband. He never wanted to leave either of their sides. Of course, he eventually had to but not for long if he could help it.

Walking around the parlor, Camila rocked her little girl to sleep after her feeding. Cam had gone the non-traditional way of doing things, and had not used a wet nurse, like her sister-in-law had. It was out of the norm, but Cam found she liked the bonding. As she hum a lullaby to her little girl, Thomas entered. "My Lady, the Queen is here to see you." Camila paused for a moment before giving him a grin. "Thank you Thomas, can you show her in, please?" He nodded and left the room. Within a minute, Guinevère walked in and Cam considered giving a bow but decided against it. Arthur was one of her oldest and dearest friends, Gwen was his wife, surely she could consider her a friend as well. Gwen had come to her wedding with Arthur and Cam had attended theirs as well...

"Guinevère, no, you're not interrupting. Please come in, come in." Cam waved her in. "to what do I owe the pleasure?"