*Aurthur knew of his mate's illness, and he was doing all that he could to keep the children away from where his mate rested. The weather was warming, so he took them outside to play, and see the first shoots of green coming up from beneath the snow.
Every night, before he retired to their chambers, he would poke his head in to check on her. He would never enter, but he would blow her a kiss before he left, hoping that she would receive it in her dreams.*