The One

TWENTYNINE

Agnus sat quietly next to Morten.
They had actually placed a lounge for him to lay on and he had pretty much dozed off immediately.
Figures, he was drugged up to the high heavens.

Agnus looked around the yard,
Kur was standing with Siu, his brother and sister in law.
They were talking animatedly. He wondered where her parents were.

Aya had been a slave, she had no clue about her parentage herself.
So, it didn't matter. But all the others must have families?

Teddy was conversing with his own parents, but Four and one were with him.

Ivana, two, was talking to Libby.
Several other councilors had joined them.

Which made him wonder who his mother was verbally destroying, she wasn't anywhere to be seen. He stood, scanning the courtyard.

They had set up a table with food, which was just out of view for him.
She must be there and he stepped around some ferns and lilies to see.

Morten's Brother was there with his wife, they were debating some food. Agnus had the strong sense the wife was pregnant, he wouldn't be surprised if they were trying to figure out what she could eat.

His brain slapped him around the ears with sudden realization.
His Mother was behind them, calmly talking to Aya.
He started walking their way before he could stop himself.
He cringed, what was he doing? And redirected to getting food.

It was fine! His mother and Aya could talk!
Why was that even a problem?
As he tried to get his brain back in some type of line he realized he could overhear their conversation.

He desperately started looking for a plate and tried to ignore their conversation.

"So you're not even sure if you are a Green?"
his mother's voice intruding on his thoughts.

"No, it doesn't really matter though."
Came Aya's smaller voice.

He realized he was straining to hear her,
stop it! He told himself.

Ge did quite well ignoring the conversation for the next 5 minutes as he looked at Mortens brother and sister in law discussing scallops.

But Then his burning ears heard it.
"How many children did you have as a concubine?"

He held his breath.

"None... successfully."

"That is sad and lucky at the same time."

"Do you know what this is?" Said a voice right next to him and Agnus almost dropped the plate he had pretended to fill.
Agnus sputtered, trying to collect his thoughts, looking at Morten's brother before him.
A slightly rougher, wider and pudgier version of Morten.

"That's, some kind of sea fruit. It's mostly served raw so I.."
He stopped talking, realizing he was acting on the assumption his wife was pregnant which may not be true or a secret.

Morten's brother shrugged and turned back towards his wife.
"No," he called, turning around,
"No, honey! Don't" he shouted at her as she was actually moving something to her mouth.

Agnus was now caught not trying to listen to either conversation as they had a some words.
He tried to focus intensely on the food,
caught a few more sentences which was his mother telling the truth about his nipple loss and decided to vacate.

Morten was actually awake as he arrived back.

"Holy cow, these painkillers just take you out sporadically!" He smiled.
" Sorry about that, what I miss? "

Agnus sat back down, " Nothing. "
He said while his brain offered him 25 options between the suspected pregnancy and Aya talking to his mother.

Morten noticed it way faster, for one he was laying in a way that offered him a view of the buffet, secondly he was probably looking for his family,
"Oh, Aya is talking to your mom."