Yup. This is for that depressing authors note, and the hiatus. As you can guess, that title is inspired. Here's one last update before my hiatus.

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As queen Tilef strode towards the castle, the hood wrapped around the baby's head fell back, revealing something.

red hair.

Now, to some people, this wouldn't be strange. What most people don't realize, is that, while people share traits, so do other species. For example, Queen Tilef's species had black hair.

Only one particular species had red hair. Water demons.

Water demons, burned by fire, much more so than regular creatures. Able to live underwater, and use the sea as sustenance. They look like humans, but in truth, they are far, far different.

Queen Tilef knew that she couldn't take kylemodius in like that, that he would be immediately rejected. It was time to fight.

Fight for a life.

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I considered ending it right there, but since this is the last chapter for a bit, and that was short....

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She quickly strode to the woods, knowing that she was running out of time. 

She walked, through the dark trees, over the wet, mossy stones. Eventually, she found what she was looking for.

Nightweed, thought to be useless, but with the proper treatment, it could be used for infinite possibilities.

She quickly plucked some, and, using some water and leaves, made a dye which she learned about which would be impossible to remove for a month. It was simple, really. All she had to do was apply some once a month, and nobody would realize. Her husband would have the son he wanted, the citizens would have their prince, and kylemodius? He could have a normal childhood. She could find a more permanent solution when he got older, and could take the secret of what he REALLY was to the grave.

After it had applied, she walked back to the castle. Once there, she saw her husband. She knew what she had to do. Only her, and kylemodius 's mother would know what he was, and if what she suspected was right,

Well, two can keep a secret if one of them is dead.