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huphin race began and evolved throughout
time. She never forgot how she
had lost her beloved Quintim and vowed that no land creature would
be allowed to stay within a huphin city longer than four moonwakes,
so that their muscles would not waste. She named this a seawake
period. Then she added that no land creature could return to the
huphin city until a further three moonwakes had passed, to ensure
their limbs were supple. She named this the seasleep
period.
    Of course, no-one really knows the
truth of this legend.’ Prince Gadon ended his story.
    ‘Yes poppa, but it is how we
measure our time, so I think it must be true? Thank you for my
story. I do love you and tell momma I love her too.’ Settling in
her sleeping pool, she closed her eyes.
    ‘I know you do Princess and we
love you too. Sleep well my little one’ Prince Gadon climbed out of
his daughter’s sleeping pool, watching her leave the world of
reality and enter into the world of dreams.

 
     
     
     
    Chapter 11 A Princely
Decision
     
    ‘S o, have you finally
ended your fairy-tale?’ Shorwin’s voice whispered as she caused the
tiny shells to tinkle upon the door hanger. ‘As if your daughter’s
head isn’t filled with enough nonsense.’
    Prince Gadon slowly crept out of
the sleeping chamber and followed his wife to their own sleeping
chamber.
    ‘I don’t tell her nonsense
Shorwin,’ he defended his story telling. ‘I would only tell my
children the truth of the world and well you know.’
    ‘No, I do not know Prince Gadon,’
Shorwin spoke sharply at her husband’s self-defiance. ‘I do not
know if that legend is truth or not but I do suspect it is just
childish legend’
    ‘Yes well. If our child cannot
enjoy a bit of nonsense at her age, then she would be growing up
all too fast for my liking.’
    ‘Oh and you’ll be the one to
answer all her many questions when she wakes up with her head full
of fantasy.’
    ‘If I were here, yes, I would
gladly and truthfully answer her questions. I cannot help that I
must attend my father at every moonwake. He does have an entire
ocean to care for, as well you know.’
    As Shorwin climbed down to join her
husband in their shared sleeping pool, she looked at his sulking
eyes with a fondness.
    ‘I suspect my husband is chastised
enough. With an ocean to organise you had better not let a mother
and her daughter take up too much of your time.’
    ‘I am happy for that mother and
daughter to fill my life. I am their willing protector’
    Prince Gadon turned to roll on his
wife in a playful attack as they blissfully readied themselves for
their sleeping.
    ‘Actually,’ Gadon suddenly
remembered, ‘I’m not with my father in the moonwake, I’m going to
the surface, to meet with the human Prince Leon.’
    ‘And what deeds are the two of you
up to this time?’ She stared into his black eyes as he attempted to
crush her in his fake attack. ‘I recall the last time you went off
with one of those human Princes, you got so heavily intoxicated on
some human liquor, that I might add your father is far too fond of,
the pair of you nearly drowned yourselves.’
    He gently rolled off his captured
wife, laughing at the good memory of this past event.
    ‘Well you can’t blame Leon for
that, it was his older brother not he, and, I’ll have you know, we
are both future Kings of our races so why should we not indulge
ourselves?’
    ‘Such rubbish you speak of. As
future Kings you should be better behaved,’ Shorwin turned her back
on her husband so he could not see her smiling. ‘I’m going to sleep
now and don’t wish to hear of any more of your childish antics. The
future Queen needs her rest.’
    ‘Worry not my dear, I am helping
Leon with a favour and will not be gone long. Now, if you aren’t
going to kiss me then I’m going to sleep.’
    ‘You cheeky little ...’
    ‘Now, now Shorwin, don’t get over
excited. By the way,’ he whispered in an attempt to end on a
lighter note, ‘your daughter