A party with Caroline would be easier, and would mean that they wouldn't have too much family time at once. Zelda hummed in consideration — but smiled with mirth at Alfred at his last thought.

"We might want him walking more first," Zelda pointed out. Orion had mastered crawling, but he had not yet escalated to taking steps. "But if he's taking steps by then — I don't see any reason we can't try." She wouldn't trust anyone else with teaching Orion how to swim, but Alfred was so familiar with the water that he'd probably master it. Besides — he'd taught Zelda. And if Alfred was teaching Orion that day, then it got her off the hook a bit.

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