Discreetly, the way she was sure Betla wouldn’t notice, Aranya swiftly pulled more magic onto her stomach and it did a great job at hiding the small bump. She chuckled nervously, “How could you say that, Betla? Of course, I'm not.” She sat back on the bed and watched as Betla sat on the stone and she looked across the cave with a knowing look in her eyes, examining to see whether or not something had been tempered within the cave.
She turned back to look at Aranya, and she was certain the fire she saw in there was nothing sort of a joke. The fact that Betla came here to see her, didn't wait for her to go back to the palace was enough to tell her that something was up. “Is everything alright, Betla?” She couldn't help but ask, suddenly aware of the dark ambience and the cold Betla’s presen
