Despite missing July, thanks to his telepathic bond with Talia, Devaguea had still be able to get most of his work done. It also helped that he had left his plans for the month in his office, which meant the advisors had found and followed them. It was mostly a stabilizing month, easing up on expansion to focus on boosting flagging areas of the kingdom. That made it easier to handle while he was away.<br/><br/>Upon finding out that the group had barely won, he congratulated them on a job well done, and immediately gave them the next few weeks off after they all finished their duties for the month. They completed their work in less than a week. This left Devaguea mostly alone in the castle, with only a few remaining behind, Sak'bas, Cynthia, Kesten, and Talia being the ones to stay. Rusilkia took a couple extra days to get her new job in order, being seneschal to king meant a lot of work, but she quickly whip things into order and spent the start of her 'vacation' exploring the city, learning about the unusually designed city. Toward the end of the free time, she left to the hot springs, less for the relaxation and more for the chance to meet her new coworkers.<br/><br/>Still, he used the time to talk with the three women who stayed behind. He mentioned that he felt their fledging nation was strong enough to declare it was a true kingdom now, which meant that he would be coronated as king, and certain... offers would be made to him. He wanted to at least delay having his own people pressure him, and he quickly clarified he meant the civilians, and the... most obvious way to do that was to have an heir already in place. Sadly, that required time he wasn't willing to wait, so the next best option would be to have one already on the way. With none of his current advisors interested in the position of Queen, and for good reason, they all saw the work he put in and wanted no part of it, that meant he needed an alternative.<br/><br/>He paused to let them catch up with him, before he resumed. "So, two of you have expressed some interest in eventually having children, one of you being treaty bound to have at least one. However, I am not applying pressure to make this happens. All it means is that I have to be more guarded while dealing with other nations. If however, we go through with this, I would suggest Sak'bas, due to her not being susceptible to outside influences. Cynthia, your herd is able to be threatened, though only Brevoy is able to easily do so. And Talia, despite our relationship, as my spy master, I have to keep you back. The less others know about you, the easier it is for you to move, and the safer it is."