"Don't worry, I've got this," Thalassa said, straining to help her pull up the zipper, which was proving to be quite the challenge.

"Have you been indulging a bit too much lately?" Thalassa asked as she gave it her all.

The zipper got stuck halfway up her back, refusing to budge any further.

Clearly, Hertha had put on a bit of weight.

"Ah, well, I might have let myself go a bit after marrying Alaric," Hertha admitted sheepishly.

"It's alright, it still fits," Thalassa reassured her, gripping the fabric on either side of the zipper and with a final yank, the zipper slid into place. "There we go."

"Phew, finally done. Glad it still fits," Hertha sighed in relief, her anxiety melting away.

long?" a youthful

life as she quickly pulled the door open. The moment the door swung open, she saw her four children standing in the

while the girls weren't far

her

exclaimed with tears brimming in her eyes, calling out each

much, almost looking like

next, each hug brief but filled with all the strength of her

she last saw her children, and the longer she went without seeing them, the more Thalassa found herself

should be happy, no tears," Elowen consoled her as she was embraced, noticing her mother's eyes glistening.

had grown up,

often," Sophia

for them, just as they loved her in return. During their three years at military school, the children often

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