As the days grew shorter and colder Elric and the others feel into a route, even as Cherry Blossom's and Rain's bellies swelled. Every morning Elric would awaken two hours before dawn in Dragon City and take a few fish he had caught the previous night to Rinu before returning to Dragon City Castle in time to eat breakfast and take Sareia, Jade Thorn Rose, and Moon Shadow to the academy. On the first day of the week he would teach a class on spell crafting theory, and the rest of the week he would split between duties in his kingdom, and the obligations he had as the Crown Prince of Vellen Kingdom. He did his best to give all of the women in his life an equal share of his attention, but Blaze and Sareia always seemed to get a little more than the others.