Elric could be seen sitting on his throne with a bottle of goat milk in one hand, and a large back floof ball in the other. Seeing the two day old direwolf laying in his arms while being feed from a bottle, one of the guards thinking it was a newborn wrapped in a fur blanket said, "Congratulations your eminence. Is it a boy or a girl?"
"A boy. But I am not sure why you are congratulating me."
"The entire empire should be celebrating the birth of the first born."
"Really? I did not think that Snowy giving birth was that big of a deal."
"When did you take a mistress named Snowy your eminence, I was not aware of any woman in the castle with the name."
"Ohhhh, I think you are mistaken. This is not my child. I might have to give you a day or so off duty to see an apothecary about your eyes."
"My eyes are just fine Emperor Vellen, but thank you for your concern."