As Shannon and Gelatria took a stroll through the grassy plains, the duchess cradled her swollen belly with her hands, marveling at its size. She had only been studying inflation under the great sorceress for, what, ten months since her former rival made up with her? Still, she had come so far since the very first time she inflated. The embarrassment and fear she once had were now but distant memories as she breathed the air on the crisp spring afternoon.