Not a Promise

That was the time when Dawn truly realized the purpose of the stone. It was given to the predecessors of Brantley by deity Chimala. Bianca belonged to Aztec, to Brantley. She was just holding his property till she came of an age. Dawn smiled with mixed feelings churned in her—of love, separation and anxiety. Well, the basic thing was that she had to make her daughter capable of being the Queen of Aztec, and that too without telling her as to what her destiny awaited. 

Daryn walked from there to the cabin along with his wife and two children. What a beautiful moment! From being announced that he would never have babies with the neotide, to the moment he was holding children, he had come a long way. He looked at his wife over the shoulder as he walked beside her and said, "I love you!"