"You're her friend?" Young Mierla began to ask Isabela as they continued to reside near the doorway of the home.

     Isabela nodded, a gentle look on her face. "She's who I'm here to see…"

      The toddler opened the door more for Isabela. "I'll go get her!" She said before running off.

      Isabela stepped into the home, knowing Berewol, Soare, and Langiva were outside, most likely conversing with themselves.

      Isabela closed the door, softly, looking around the room. Here goes nothing, she thought to herself waiting for Mierla's return.

      Finally, Mierla came running back into the room, bouncing excitedly. "Mítera!" She called into the other room. "Your friend's here!"

    "Alright, alright, dear," Axiothea's voice angelicly echoed from the nearby, almost making Isabela's heart stop beating. "I'll be in there."

     Mierla ran back over to Isabela, grinning wildly. "She's coming."

     Axiothea entered the room at a leisurely pace, freezing, wide-eyed upon seeing Isabela. "...Isabela." She swallowed.

     "Axiothea," the vampire greeted the siren, warmly.

     "I…" Axiothea moved closer to Isabela. "I thought you'd be busy… Being the Queen of Acriania and all."

    "Busy, yes…" Isabela responded. She swallowed. "But not too busy to visit my own kid… or the mother of my child for that matter."

     "Mierla's your heir…" Axiothea began to say.

     Little Mierla continued to look shocked by the news of having two mothers, but the toddler stayed silent as she continued to think.

    "She is, yes…" Isabela said. "But… her being my heir isn't why I care about her… I care about her because she's my little girl… Our little girl."

     "Mítera?" Mierla began to ask Axiothea. "Are you gonna marry the Queen then?"

     Axiothea's cheeks flushed a deep shade of red at the toddler's question. "I uh…"

   Isabela tried to explain, "I was just wondering if you and Mierla wanted to come back to Acrainia with me… Stay in the palace… I'd be more than happy to host you two." Because you're my family, Isabela thought to herself, temporarily forgetting that sirens had psychic abilities. …Because I love you.

     The siren smiled faintly, looking down to the ground for a moment before looking back up. "You want me and Mierla to move into one of the guest bedrooms of the palace?"

     Isabela blushed a little. "I'd… I'd be sharing my bedroom with you two, actually…"

     "And as for the beds?" Axiothea raised an eyebrow, sounding a little amused.

     "Well, I could set something up for Mierla… I'll make sure it's all nice and comfy for her… and as for you…" Isabela blushed harder. "...I could loan you my bed for the time being."

    "This…" Axiothea began to say, softly. "This sounds suspiciously a lot like a proposal, Izzy."

     Isabela grinned softly at the siren, her cheeks flushing red quite a lot with blush. She shrugged. "Maybe it is."

     "You like each other!" Mierla giggled.

     "Well, I uh…" Isabela responded.

      "Yes… Yes we do, dear," Axiothea said in response to Mierla's comment. "Tell me, Mierla… Do you want to move to Acriania with the Queen?"

      Mierla bounced up and down, grinning and clapping. "Yes! Yes!"

      Axiothea chuckled a little at her daughter's excitement before moving closer to Isabela—-they were barely a foot away from each other now. "We'll take you up on your offer then…" She blushed gently as she lowered her voice so Mierla wouldn't hear what she was about to say—-then, she whispered to Isabela. "And maybe… I'll provide you with a prince later." Axiothea winked at Isabela.

     Isabela was very sure that she was blushing harder than she ever had in her entire life.

     Axiothea smirked before leaning in to kiss Isabela—-and to Isabela, that kiss was the best feeling in the world.