Chapter 422 - The Ark Of A Foreign Life

And for the final course, Clement would be bringing shame to his country if he didn't have this dessert on the menu. A simple yet classic thing in an Albion family household. A lemon tart with a thick crust and a drop of cream to go with it. A slightly sweet dessert fit for the end of the feast.

Clement carefully prepared the necessary but did not bake it just yet, waiting for a slightly later time to do so. These scents hit Z and Baldwin like a truck as they tried to find the source of the foods.

"Clement is nearly done but I think something is wrong with Mavislin. Could you guys help me with her?" asked Ysabeau, calling the two Mage from upstairs.

Z and Baldwin looked worried as they rushed upstairs.

"What's wrong?" asked Z, voice filled with worry as he looked at Mavislin.

She was squirming in Ysabeau's grasp and wanting to get out from her arms. Z was confused as he picked her from Ysabeau's arms. The Valkyrie instantly stopped moving and continued to sleep soundly.

"I don't understand, why was she so upset in my arms?" asked Ysabeau, looking at Z and Baldwin with worry and confusion.

Z was still in the dark and clueless while Baldwin knew what was going on. The next thing they knew, Ysabeau hurled right in front of them, shocking Z and making a mess. With quick reflexes, Z quickly manipulated the sick and froze it. That then shattered into dust and fully vanished.

Ysabeau stopped hurling but now she was holding onto her abdomen. Z passed Mavislin Baldwin out of panic, shocking the Dark Mage who was now looking at Mavislin's open eyes. The two of them looked at Z carefully helping Ysabeau to the nearest bed, which was in Mavislin's room.

Little Mavislin hopped out of Baldwin's grasp and was now back to her teen form. She quickly grabbed a sack and gave it to Ysabeau.

"Are you alright? Did you eat something bad back in Albion?" asked Z, concerned at the High Queen.

"I'm fine, I just didn't know what came over me to hurl that much. I guess it might have been the stench of death back at the mission site? But that can't be it..." said Ysabeau, confused.

"Remember earlier when you said that I only attacked the ones there weren't close to me back at the Poison Chambers?" asked Mavislin, nodding to Baldwin.

"Yes, what about it?" asked Ysabeau, looking at Mavislin.

The Valkyrie gave a gentle smile and went over to the perplexed Bahamut and cupped her hands.

"Little Mavislin sensed something was foreign in Ysabeau, that's why she was kicking up a fuss. She didn't want to hurt Ysabeau so she just ended up struggling in her arms instead of attacking her," explained Baldwin, giving a big, brotherly smile at Ysabeau.

"Foreign in me? I've got something else in me, making me sick?!" asked Ysabeau, confused out of her mind.

Baldwin could not help but let out a hearty laugh, much to the fright of Z. Mavislin sat beside Ysabeau and smoothed out her mother's back. It took another moment for Z to process what Baldwin meant and he looked at his friend for confirmation.

"It's very rare to make Baldwin laugh, looks like you might be the one to do so after so many years," said Mavislin.

"Am I supposed to be getting the hint here or could you tell me what's going on?" asked Ysabeau, hurling once more into the sack.

Just then, Rina burst into the room with Kai in her arms. The Butterfly girl looked at the High Queen and covered Kai's eyes with her hands.

"Are you pregnant?" asked Rina, going over to the vomiting Mage.

"Well, that's the answer you are looking for," sighed Baldwin, pointing to the confused Butterfly girl, who had big eyes.

Ysabeau shook her head in disbelief, but she could not deny the facts surrounding it. That made sense why she kept feeling nauseous back at the facility when she should be unaffected like Mavislin. And why she was hurling all over the place now.

"That's why Mavislin rejected you because you have a foreign life within you. Valkyries have a heightened sense of sound and touch," clarified Z, glancing at Mavislin.

"But... I'm not supposed to get pregnant... I can't, after what happened centuries ago. And I would've known, right?" asked Ysabeau, sounding terrified.

"Well, like you've said, it's half a millennium ago. Your body should have gotten enough time to heal by now. And because it was so long since you had been pregnant, your body and mind have forgotten the feeling of carrying another life," explained Baldwin.

He then placed a gentle hand on the High Queen's shoulder.