Anastasia took Samsul's hand when he exited the room. When they were a safe ways away, she giggled, "I can't wait to tell her... I feel as though she is going to bounce off more walls than we are."

She rested her head on his arm as they made their way to the garden. She kept feeling the hard spot of her abdomen when her hand under the cloak, glad that it was covering much of her movements as it might be a giveaway or it would at least look very odd that was continually feeling one side of her stomach. She giggled again for no reason and she pressed her forehead to Samsul's shoulder. It was amazing how much better she felt after telling Samsul her fear. He clearly had some kind of magical power to make anything that was making her feel horrible just suddenly disappear. Even when her mother died, he was able to make it not feel that bad. She kissed his shoulder and smiled, "Maybe I can't wait six months..."