In the dead of night, I carried the child out of the duchy underneath my robes, making sure he still had ample space to breathe. I was able to go through the gates quite easily given my position and since I was only carrying nothing but a pouch tied to my waist band, I practically looked like soone who was only instructed to go out for a quick errand.
I have been living in this city all my life and I am quite confident in my ability to make myself disappear without a trace if I need to. I may have been only a butler in this household but the position have enabled to build tons of connections with people from all walks of life over the years so I know just who to ask and where to go to make it happen.
The first place that ca to my mind was a long ti friend who was a governnt official. I rember telling him that of all governnt offices, why did he have to choose one that is boring but also problematic at the sa ti. He works in the family registration office and who would have thought that the sa job that I laughed about was eventually the one that would be of great help to in this ti of my great need.
As I knocked on the door of his house frantically, he opened the door with his half-lidded and sleepy eyes. He was surprised to see in a shady looking outfit of course and at an ungodly hour with a child in my arms even more. He looked at in confusion and I swear he had thoughts that the child in my arms was my child from who knows where.
He led inside the house and asked to sit on one of the comfortable chairs in his living room. Not wanting to waste anymore ti, I started explaining everything the happened even before I reached the seat he ushered to. He looked at with helpless eyes and sighed but he did not have any second thoughts of helping out.
He went to his office quickly and took out so of the official docunt forms used to set up new families. Upon coming back to the living room, he laid out all the papers and started explaining to the process of how what I wanted can co to fruition.
With his quick thinking and agile hands, he started filling out the forms, falsifying and backdating records for . I looked at him in surprised and he simply rolled his eyes on then murmured, "Yeah... Yeah... This isn’t the first ti so keep your thoughts to yourself."
In the official docunts he created, a new household just popped up under the surna THALORIEN and the head of the family was . I decided to change my na to Kai from my previous na of Oceano. It is better to make it as totally different as possible and even the surna was unique which indicates it as nothing but a commoner’s household. He also made sure that it would seem that I never worked in the duchy and that my commoner household was created under my na when I ca of age.
After my part of the docunt was completed, he then went ahead and added this infant’s and his father as part of my family, my grandson and my son. I gave that young man, my new son his na after all this ti even though it ca too late. I nad him as Lahja which ans "special gift" just like how he was and this child in my otherwise routinary life.
Finally, I nad the new grandson in my arms as Lir following the 3 letter pattern of my new na. Our nas both have sothing to do with water which is quite appropriate for rfolk if I may say so.
To complete the plans, I cut my hair short, shaved my beard and mustache and even changed the way I dress up. and my new grandson then fled towards Cobalt City and stayed in farthest and most inconspicuous area of the city. I found several odd jobs to earn money to take care of my grandson and I personally made sure that he learned how to read and write through .
I just want to clarify that we aren’t poor but it would be hard to explain where I get money to buy food and clothes as well as to pay rent if I do not have a job. It turns out that the pouch that was given to by Lahja was filled with wealth that we don’t even know if Lir and I can use up in our lifetis. My son’s identity is becoming more and more mysterious as ti goes by.
After several years, Lir beca more and more like his father in terms of looks and with it, he gets in trouble no matter how well-mannered or humble he was. The sabotage due to the envy of others as well as lewd looks that are thrown his way were endless from the ti he reached his teenage years. I was always worried for his future especially after the ti when he cos of age.
Fast forward to a few years after that, several weeks after my grandson ca of age, Lir suddenly ca ho with two people in tow in the dead of night. They were wearing hooded capes that obscured their whole body. I really thought that he actually got into big trouble this ti.
It did not help to calm down my nerves when my grandson started to hurriedly close the door and windows until only the light of the candles on our dining table remained. I hope whatever this is, it can be fixed with money or diation.
Once the visitors sowhat felt secured, the two hooded rfolk pulled their hoods back and surprisingly, they were familiar faces. They are the children of the two enemy factions in Coral City where I and Lir originally ca from. It was none other than Neris from the Coralflare family and Itsa from the Frostglow family.
I thought this was all the surprise that I would be getting but I can never be more wrong. The two nobles suddenly kneeled before and from Itsa’s hooded cape, a newborn child was pulled out, wrapped in thick cloth to keep her warm. I took the child in my arms almost instinctively just like the first ti Lir was given to .
As I looked through the cloth, I saw the face of a beautiful little girl that has Itsa’s face and Neris’ hair color. She looked so precious but then cos the confusion on why they are giving the child to out of the blue.
They confessed that they investigated and found out about Lir’s circumstances and that they wanted to ask for my help to do the sa for their daughter since they don’t want her to end up being killed. They promised to give constant child support and visits as the child grows up too. They also asked help if it was possible for to adopt them both in to my family register under different nas and then include Naia as my new grand daughter.
I looked at Lir with furrowed brows, thinking as to why he just had to bring these two nuisances to my ho. As for Naia, she is the only exception to being tagged as a nuisance. I honestly missed carrying a small baby like this since this stupid grandson of mine has grown up already.
I sent Lir quickly to the sa friend’s house that helped more than a decade ago with the instruction for my grandson to tell the guy that he had to "do it for again" and "co to my house with the necessary things". I am sure he would understand what I ant.
It only took about a quarter of an hour when Lir ca back with my old friend. When he arrived at my ho and saw the child in my arms and the two people who look very familiar, he looked at with a face that totally screams "Are you kidding right now?"
I simply nodded with an apologetic smile to him. He sighed and asked what needs to be placed in the official docunts which I readily gave him. The whole thing did not even last an hour and this should all be submitted and finalized when the offices open tomorrow.
After everything has been done, Neris and Itsa reluctantly left their child with together with a bunch of other stuff that a child may need inside a magical pouch. There were even a few packs of what looks to be essences coming from Neris to feed the child for at least a week. I saw Neris crying but Itsa pulled him away before they get caught sneaking out of Coral City.
With that, my family has grown again with one more son, a daughter-in-law (both opted to keep their nas but adopted the new surna) and another grandchild. This is making my heart happy but my head hurt too with how complicated my family has beco. I don’t even have a wife yet!
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