They remained in close companionship for a time before it was finally proposed that they marry to one another and word was sent on to the elves that t...ey were wed.Years passed quickly and things changed little in Erebor, the King's dark hair had gone grey and his resentment to the other races only grew. He and his queen grew to hate one another as well to the point where he could only say for certain one of their three children was his child. He knew she took lovers when she grew particularly. "Mom, you don't have a job; are we homeless now?" Not by a long shot, Tiger. I have my investment account and a vested interest in Sid Weisman Business Enterprises. He forgot I hold thirty percent of the voting stock in the company. By Monday morning he is going to be spitting bullets. He knows he'll be in big trouble if I put my stock in his company up for sale and tell all my customers I've quit."Times are bad right now and I have the most viable customer base in the company. Sid knows that. "The sudden appearance of an otherworldly voice snaps you out of your reverie. Spinning on your feet, you're met with a lustrous, humanoid being, completely devoid of any features or details but clearly the silhouette of an adult male. From the being's heart shown a bright, multi-hued star that radiated power far beyond your mortal comprehension."Most humans capable of this power spend weeks or even years tumbling about in the Ether before grasping their gift of self-awareness. You manged to do. “Need I say it out loud? You’re hard as a brick and I’mwet as a river, I think we are both wanting this tohappen.”What could I say? My wife put her plan in action. We had sex every night,something that hasn’t happened for years, it took aboutthree weeks and I had all but forgotten about it butthen one night she got a text from him “Are you reallywilling to babysit? I’ll pay you.”My wife’s eyes lit up, she jumped out of the chair,showed me.