Back at the Manor, a welcome home feast was prepared for Alexis and the guards, with the expectation that they would be in a good mood now that they had finally gotten back to their usual rhythm.
They were right. The Royal Guards were in an amazing mood by the time that they returned to the Manor, freshly restocked with loot from their outing, and no longer suffering the side effects of too much waiting around in the Manor.
The effect was almost like lighting an extra bulb in every room. The slight edge that the guards had been missing lately, that enthusiasm that kept them going, had returned. Now, they were ready to face nearly anything, while Alexis could finally stop worrying that she would never get back to her old routine after becoming a mother.
That really wasn't a danger, as far as Dominic could tell. The Paladin had quickly recovered to nearly peak form, and if anything, motherhood had actually caused her body to become more toned.
