"Mother, don’t be sad, Kyu~"
’!?’
"M-MOTHER!!"
Both sisters suddenly stood, startled by the little dragon’s words, causing him to tumble from i’s head but she caught him midway.
’What’s this? I could have gotten a scratch on my wings,’ feeling the sudden fall, he shook his head, turning towards both won who were intensely looking at him.
"Who is your father?", i leaned in, locking eyes with him as he sat on her lap, attempting to answer, "He is—"
"He definitely must be a cat," Yue interrupted, enthusiastically lifting her hand to answer.
"Are you an idiot, Yue? How could he be a cat?", i couldn’t help but feel confused by her sister’s absurd guess.
’I, an almighty dragon, resemble a cat from where?’, Sitting comfortably on i’s lap, revealing his whitish and slightly colored tummy, his tail peeking out from beneath, he felt insulted to be compared to a cat while cleaning his teeth with his nails.
i, looking at the lazy creature on her lap, chuckled, understanding the situation.
She gently patted Chrono’s head, "His father is definitely a lizard"
The little dragon, scratching his teeth with his nails while sitting on her lap, looked up at i, who wore a confident smile, ’TCH, why are won are so dumb ’
His words didn’t match his experiences.
Even though he believed he spoke the truth, his forgetful nature kicked in.
He forgot that it was a woman who had crushed him, enslaved him, and even fed him poison today.
’Kekeke, being popular among won is a curse,’ he chuckled, observing how Yue swiftly lifted him away from i.
"No, you’re wrong. He must be a dog!"
Yue tightly hugged Chrono, wrapping her arms around his tummy.
i observed them both before attempting to speak, "No, Yue, you are wr—"
"Bwahaha! Yes, he is indeed a dog," Chrono interrupted her unfinished sentence, laughing heartily.
He felt satisfied that Yue guessed the true identity of the human who always barked at him.
"Kyaaa~, I told you! Who’s Mama’s favorite? Yes, it’s you, Smokey" Yue hugged him tightly, cuddling her face against his tummy, causing him to burst into laughter, "Hahaha... St-op i-t, Human"
His plea went unheard as she continued rubbing her face against him.
i’s mouth twitched at the sight of Yue hugging him.
However, this ti, i didn’t interrupt. She was lost in thought, trying to think of a nickna, using her brain for so ti.
"TOMOTHY"
She finally ca up with a na by combining letters from her favorite qualities: soft, smooth, and fluffy.
She leaned in to take Chrono away from Yue, who kept rubbing her face on him.
WHOOSH
"!?!"
"G-ghost!"
’What the heck, this old man ca here?’
Chrono suddenly saw Adriannel materializing from thin air, feeling confused.
"So, why aren’t you with him?" Ignoring the surprised won, Adriannel lifted Chrono using his neck’s scale, like so cat.
" Kyu~" Not trying to understand his words, Chrono tilted his head, ’Blergh, doing this in front of this old man is disgusting.’
Adriannel calmly looked at him for a mont before slowly lifting him up and then down, swiftly starting to shake him like emptying a piggy bank.
"AHHH!, Y-ou B-old M-an, L-leave !"
Interrupted, Adriannel looked at the small dragon in his hand who was heavily breathing, "Haa...haa....Blergh" Suddenly, after the roller-coaster-like ride, Chrono felt like vomiting.
Bump
Suddenly, the little dragon’s morph wore off, causing his big tummy to puff out, revealing chubby cheeks.
Being hung in the air, looking downward, he wanted to protest.
"Please don’t bully him, s-sir" Yue protested seeing her dear Smokey being treated like that.
But seeing Adriannel’s noble clothes, she didn’t spoke outrageously.
After all, the life of commoners was nothing more than a re pebble for nobles—thrown whenever needed.
Adriannel turned toward her before his eyes widened, seeing sothing unknown to others.
A smile ford on his face, "Catch it"
He threw Chrono towards her, making her hug him, feeling more fluffiness.
She looked at Adriannel, who then turned towards i, still lying on the floor, lost in thought, looking at him with widened eyes.
"Hey, finally found you, kid. You’ve gotten big," Adriannel slightly smiled, ruffling i’s head, causing her to snap out of her reverie.
She felt inexplicable emotions seeing him, biting her lips, clenching her dress, "Why now?"
Yue, hugging the little dragon, looked towards her sister, seeing the strange man who arrived out of nowhere and now her sister’s reaction, confusing her, ’ Did she know him? ’
"I tried to find you guys everywhere"
Hearing Adriannel’s words, a past mory resurfaced in i’s mind, recalling her mother’s assurance to never go far away and to trust this man.
// My little Sweaty, I hope you take care of your sister. I need to go with Aunt Cassandra sowhere else. Until I co back, you can trust that man with silver hair and red eyes. Okay? //
These were the last assurances she heard from her mother before she left them forever, or at least that’s what she thought.
From i’s perspective, their mother had never been away for such an extended period.
Fueled by hope to find her, Yue ran away, prompting i to chase after her.
Their journey led them to the countryside of Vendal Kingdom.
Here, both sisters struggled to survive on their own until a glimr of hope erged.
Count Venlig took them in, providing shelter and a place to live.
He was the only nobleman in their eyes who truly embodied nobility, performing genuine acts of kindness, unlike others who rely held the title without care.
However, his stubborn son continually caused trouble.
The Count’s unwavering love for his son made both sisters grateful, enduring every pain inflicted by their Young Master.
They endured beatings from the whip whenever Young Master Zephyr returned ho or suffered minor injuries from tantrums that resulted in broken glasses.
As young children left alone, enduring such hardships was tough, but they remained grateful to the Count for providing them with shelter and protection.
She gritted her teeth, with anger boiling up, she locked her eyes with Adriannel’s,
All these trials were because of the man standing before them who couldn’t fulfill the promise he made to their mother.
"You are a liar! You’ve forgotten about us, even though our mother trusted you and entrusted our care to you"
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