Page 105 of Legacy of Glass

“Children…plural?” Julius asked cautiously.

Olivia lifted her head so she could see his face, giving him her most determined look. “I want more than one child. Our experience showed that the Legacy can be placated with a much less rigid approach, and the number of our children isn’t something I’m willing to leave up to the Legacy.”

Julius’s brow creased, and he remained silent for a minute as he turned her words over in his head.

“I’m not sure how we haven’t had this conversation before,” he finally said, but Olivia knew.

They’d hardly had a quiet moment in the last six months. Thinking about something as far away as children hadn’t been at the front of their minds.

“I like it, though,” he added, a grin growing over his face.

Olivia breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed.

“I always wanted a sibling,” he added. “I’m glad our future crown prince won’t have to suffer the same loneliness I did.”

Olivia raised an eyebrow. “Are you so sure it will be a crown prince?”

“The Legacy isn’t going to let us go completely,” he told her. “But I can handle having a son first. And second and third, if that’s what we get. Although a little princess would be just as acceptable.”

“Three,” Olivia murmured, leaning back into him. “That sounds nice.” She was silent for a moment. “I want to invite Avery to visit Sovar as well.”

“Avery?” She could hear the frown of concentration in his voice. “The peddler who gave you your mirror?”

She nodded against his chest. “I’ve heard she’s been investigating the Legacies, and I want to ask her to include Sovar in her investigation. I think it’s time we knew why cliffs keep appearing everywhere—our future king has nearly gone over two of them at this point.”

The rumble of Julius’s quiet laughter felt soothing against her cheek.

“If we’re going to take a different approach to the Legacy during our reign,” he said, “then I think it makes sense to learn everything about it that we can. After weeks of deliberation, our best scholars were only able to come up with the strategy of doing everything exactly the same for a second time. I think we’re ready for some new ways of thinking.”

“Exactly.” Joy rose up in Olivia at the sense of unity she felt with her new husband.

She had never felt so excited for the future as she did in that moment, wrapped in his arms, making plans together. Her friends and family would come and go, but she would remain content, buoyed by a lifetime of such moments.