308 What should I call her

Before long, the cottage was filled with the sound of two babies crying. It was the birth of Phoenix's daughters that graced the terrified night.

Phoenix never imagined having daughters during a time when she had to flee for her life. Despite this, she was lucky in that Augustine did not harm any of her children, and they were safe with her.

"My daughters, welcome to the world," she said, her eyes welling with tears.

Tears continued to flow from Phoenix's eyes as a broad smile persisted on her lips, but her happiness was short-lived as reality—which only she and Alaric knew—struck.

She looked down at her firstborn, nuzzling her soft cheeks and breathing her scent until it became ingrained in her memory, saying, "Please do not hate your mother."