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After everything, Anton was surely aware of how Nessa was feeling..
..Rushed..
..Afraid..
..Confused..
but if this was the concern the Kingdom was facing, then it was the queen's job to handle it.
He wasn't intending to remind her.
He just took her gently by the hands and pulled her close.
And after a few seconds of just them breathing, she finally confessed her biggest concern.
"What if something happens to you?"
"It won't." He replied affirmatively.
"But what if-"
"Princess, look at me." He pulled her away from him just a little, so her big, wet eyes could look into his. "My only goal in life is you. To keep you safe and happy. Now how could I do that if I let something bad happen to me?" This answer didn't ease her any. Her eyes shifted down to the left in a doubt he could still see on her face. "Honey," he said softly, using his finger to draw her chin back to his attention. "We were just about to get Our lives started when the world turned upside down and they put us in this castle. So you have bigger responsibilities now, that's okay. Do you really think I'm going to miss the real start of our lives?"
"I guess not but... don't you feel like the timings just not right?"
Anton smiled widely and pulled her over to sit on their bed. "You can't always push everything off, you know."
Now Nessa was confused. "What do you mean?"
"You've done this ever since I met you. Life isn't about waiting for the right time to do things, it's about things just happening and you being ready to roll with it."
"I'm not good at rolling with it," she said disappointedly.
"And That is another thing you've done since I met you." She tilted her head at him. "You are so unsure of yourself! And yet, when thousands of zoites were homeless and hurt and at a loss and No One knew what to do about it, you didn't even Hesitate to step up to the audience and explain how we were going to fix it together." She still looked unsure. "You are... the single most... Brave... and organized... and Wonderful... and Ready person I have ever met. It is unbelievable." He took her hand and softly kissed it. She gave him a gentle smile in response. "Now," he propped up, ready to give a pep talk. "You are the queen. Pretty rock awesome job," he chuckled, thinking back to when they were joking about making a traveling circus food cart with Ripple as their ninja guardian. "And there's a job to do! So you're on top of it, and your friends are on top of it, and the plan is in motion. But it starts with this teensy little minor thing..." he smiled mischievously at her. "This tinesy thing... that we've been wanting for a while anyways..."
She gave him a look. "Like I said, bad timing. This seems Crazy to be part of it."
"Okay, yes, I can see where you would think that. But If what we heard through the grapevine is true, then they won't bother you if you're carrying a seed..." (They had heard that if this conspiracy knew that you knew about them, they'd make you disappear; never to be seen again. But they won't attack pregnant mothers until the seed is laid. They were going to act swiftly to try to take them out, but they thought the queen ought to be protected in this manner as well). She continued giving him that 'really?' face. "Hey all I know is that that was Ripple's method and look at her, she's fine! And now she's got a toddler and another one on the way!" Her arms dropped to her side like she had been defeated. He shrugged. "But, like I said, I only want to make you happy. So if this isn't something you want anymore-"
"No that's not it. I do want a baby, this just seems insane! Like I'd be making it more difficult on myself... how am I supposed to fight them if I'm pregnant?"
"Woah woah, who said anything about you fighting them?" She looked at him blankly. "Nuh uh, My Queen isn't going to put herself in danger like it means nothing."
"Now hang on, wasn't that the original plan? That we all go, and..."
"Yes, that was the original plan. But after you left the meeting I said I wasn't going to let you go. We'll just have to be strong enough without you."
"Anton, that doesn't make sense. What kind of queen would I be if I didn't face danger directly? If I don't get my hands dirty?"
"What kind of queen would you be if you were Dead?! I'm not letting you go Nessa. Besides, how sketchy would it be if the queen just disappeared for a few days? I can get away with something like that but not you, you can't. So you'll be sitting in this stone tower looking down at the world, and you'll have guards and you'll be carrying a seed."
Nessa huffed. "How come you get to decide all this?"
He kissed her on the head. "Cause I'm your Other Half, that's why. Now come get in my arms, I've been dying to try this. >:3

Description
After everything, Anton was surely aware of how Nessa was feeling..
..Rushed..
..Afraid..
..Confused..
but if this was the concern the Kingdom was facing, then it was the queen's job to handle it.
He wasn't intending to remind her.
He just took her gently by the hands and pulled her close.
And after a few seconds of just them breathing, she finally confessed her biggest concern.
"What if something happens to you?"
"It won't." He replied affirmatively.
"But what if-"
"Princess, look at me." He pulled her away from him just a little, so her big, wet eyes could look into his. "My only goal in life is you. To keep you safe and happy. Now how could I do that if I let something bad happen to me?" This answer didn't ease her any. Her eyes shifted down to the left in a doubt he could still see on her face. "Honey," he said softly, using his finger to draw her chin back to his attention. "We were just about to get Our lives started when the world turned upside down and they put us in this castle. So you have bigger responsibilities now, that's okay. Do you really think I'm going to miss the real start of our lives?"
"I guess not but... don't you feel like the timings just not right?"
Anton smiled widely and pulled her over to sit on their bed. "You can't always push everything off, you know."
Now Nessa was confused. "What do you mean?"
"You've done this ever since I met you. Life isn't about waiting for the right time to do things, it's about things just happening and you being ready to roll with it."
"I'm not good at rolling with it," she said disappointedly.
"And That is another thing you've done since I met you." She tilted her head at him. "You are so unsure of yourself! And yet, when thousands of zoites were homeless and hurt and at a loss and No One knew what to do about it, you didn't even Hesitate to step up to the audience and explain how we were going to fix it together." She still looked unsure. "You are... the single most... Brave... and organized... and Wonderful... and Ready person I have ever met. It is unbelievable." He took her hand and softly kissed it. She gave him a gentle smile in response. "Now," he propped up, ready to give a pep talk. "You are the queen. Pretty rock awesome job," he chuckled, thinking back to when they were joking about making a traveling circus food cart with Ripple as their ninja guardian. "And there's a job to do! So you're on top of it, and your friends are on top of it, and the plan is in motion. But it starts with this teensy little minor thing..." he smiled mischievously at her. "This tinesy thing... that we've been wanting for a while anyways..."
She gave him a look. "Like I said, bad timing. This seems Crazy to be part of it."
"Okay, yes, I can see where you would think that. But If what we heard through the grapevine is true, then they won't bother you if you're carrying a seed..." (They had heard that if this conspiracy knew that you knew about them, they'd make you disappear; never to be seen again. But they won't attack pregnant mothers until the seed is laid. They were going to act swiftly to try to take them out, but they thought the queen ought to be protected in this manner as well). She continued giving him that 'really?' face. "Hey all I know is that that was Ripple's method and look at her, she's fine! And now she's got a toddler and another one on the way!" Her arms dropped to her side like she had been defeated. He shrugged. "But, like I said, I only want to make you happy. So if this isn't something you want anymore-"
"No that's not it. I do want a baby, this just seems insane! Like I'd be making it more difficult on myself... how am I supposed to fight them if I'm pregnant?"
"Woah woah, who said anything about you fighting them?" She looked at him blankly. "Nuh uh, My Queen isn't going to put herself in danger like it means nothing."
"Now hang on, wasn't that the original plan? That we all go, and..."
"Yes, that was the original plan. But after you left the meeting I said I wasn't going to let you go. We'll just have to be strong enough without you."
"Anton, that doesn't make sense. What kind of queen would I be if I didn't face danger directly? If I don't get my hands dirty?"
"What kind of queen would you be if you were Dead?! I'm not letting you go Nessa. Besides, how sketchy would it be if the queen just disappeared for a few days? I can get away with something like that but not you, you can't. So you'll be sitting in this stone tower looking down at the world, and you'll have guards and you'll be carrying a seed."
Nessa huffed. "How come you get to decide all this?"
He kissed her on the head. "Cause I'm your Other Half, that's why. Now come get in my arms, I've been dying to try this. >:3