Stop! Drop your weapons! The war is over!"
The shout echoed across the battlefield, followed by the clatter of steel hitting the rocky ground-sharp metallic notes announcing the end of a millennium of conflict. Soldiers stood amidst the ash, their cheers muffled by tears. But through those rugged shouts, a different sound pierced the air.
From the royal tents pitched behind the firing lines, cries of pain rang out. Mothers were struggling to bring forth new life in the midst of the scent of death.
After a breathless moment of silence that gripped the field, two thin wails broke the stillness of the ash... the cry of a baby boy, followed by the cry of a baby girl.
Yes, those were the voices of Alfredo and Rona.