Ebraham still did not know the mother's name or her situation, but he did not mind that. He would eventually know it when she opens up later on.
Since he had time, he went to the storage hall at the ground floor. There were many things neatly stored in the storage; mineral ores that were unearthed when the Sky Pillar was installed; seeds collection of numerous useful plants; treasures retrieved from the Void Storage Pocket; food harvested from the Stable Agricultural Program; and so on.
Even with those many things filling the storage hall, there were still a lot of extra room in the storage.
Ebraham's main intention by going to the storage hall was to check on the food and daily needs for normal human consumption. Now that the young woman was awake, Ebraham was against on still feeding her the Fasting Potion.
The Fasting Potion was an excellent nutrition intake, but it was tasteless. Continuous consumption of Fasting Potion would rob one's enjoyment in tasting good food. Deprived of one enjoyment in life would dampen one's motivation. It was unwise to demotivate someone who was recovering.
Unlike soldiers in wartime, it was not necessary for the young woman to continue consuming the Fasting Potion.
So, Ebraham decided to held a feast for dinner tonight. Mainly, it was to provide the young woman a warm welcome to this foreign world. Subsequently, it was to motivate her with a delicious meal.
The food harvested from the Stable Agricultural Program was only for a small amount from the perspective of a nation, even so, with only the young woman as the main consumer, the food would last until the end of the year.
Moreover, this estimation was made by discounting the fact that more food would be harvested later on throughout the year and the Stable Agricultural Program was improving by time.
So, it was acceptable to splurge a little in this auspicious event.
The main dish for the feast was whole roasted pheasant. Ebraham caught a plump pheasant that lived a care-free life in the indoor park and seasoned it with variety of herbs for additional flavour.
Other than that, he also prepared spring fruits, flower salad, juices and breads.
The feast was planned to be held at the lakeside of the indoor park, so, Ebraham was setting up the place. While he was at it, he instructed the maid automata to cook the breads for the feast.
Everything was ready just before sunset.
The inside of the Sky Pillar was originally pitch black before the major renovation was made. Other than the used area that was illuminated by light magic, everywhere was pitch black as if in a cave.
Considering the size of Sky Pillar, it was to be expected that sunlight could not enter the building. Furthermore, it did not even have windows.
With his ability, Ebraham did not mind the darkness. But not the same could be said for others.
So, when the major renovation was made, Ebraham also illuminated the Sky Pillar with light magic. Other than that, the wall of Sky Pillar glowed a gentle copy of the sky's colour, so people could indicate the time of the day by looking at it, just like looking at the sky.
When the feast started, the area was coloured with gentle orange which calmed one's heart but stimulated one's hunger.
Alicia arrived at the scene after being led by the maid. When she arrived there with babies in her arms, she saw Ebraham and the hundreds of fairies was waiting for her by the lakeside.
The table was filled with delicious looking food and beverages. A bonfire was lit near the gathering area. The cracking sound of bonfire and chirping of insects created a festive atmosphere for the event.
After Ebraham had left from the room, Alicia took a long period of time to think over about her situation.
First, she was relieved that she was away from the danger of raiders.
But then, she was confused on what to do next now that she could no longer return home.
What's more, she was now at a fantastical world of magic which makes her even more confused.
While Alicia was boggling her mind, the clock ticked by and the feeding time for the babies arrived. The twins did not cry to show that they were hungry, but they wiggled into her clothes on their own instead.
Alicia was startled by the sudden movements. When she checked on the babies, she saw her babies was sucking her breastmilk without needing her help.
Suddenly it dawned on her.
Unknowingly, her babies had grown so big. They could even feed themselves without her help.
If she continued being down like this, she would miss more memorial moments of her babies growing.
She adjusted her mind set and look at the bright side of her situation. Since she had fatefully arrived at a new world, she should also make a new start.
Alicia comforted her heart by gently stroking her babies back as they were breastfeeding. While doing so, Alicia organized her mind and thought of what to do next.
After the twins were full, Alicia remembered that she needs to help the babies burp or they would feel discomfort. But before she could even pat their back, the twins had burped on their own.
Instantly, Alicia felt heartache seeing her poor babies acting independently. They were only three days old, yet they did not need to relied on her, their mother to burp.
Although she might be exaggerating as some babies could actually burp on their own, she firmly believed that she needed to get herself together or she would be an unreliable mother.
And again, Alicia unintentionally motivated herself by observing the solace of her heart, her babies and firmly decided her action plans.
While swaying the twins to sleep, Alicia checked on the chest that hold her belongings. When she touched it, the chest suddenly opened as if reacting to her magical energy.
Alicia did not know the mechanism behind it, but her focus was for her belongings inside the chest so she put the issue aside and took out all her belongings.
After finding out that everything was in place, Alicia was let out the sigh of relief. Only by seeing the familiar things would truly calm her heart.
She took her wedding ring and wore it on her finger. She habitually stroked the ring while in daze. The room was silent and babies were sleeping. Nobody knew what was going on in her mind.
Knock. Knock.
Alicia was awakened from her reverie by the knocking sound. When she opened the door, she saw the maid that came with Ebraham earlier this morning. The maid was still expressionless just like the first time Alicia met her.
"■■■■■■"
The maid said something while gesturing for Alicia to follow her.
After hearing the maid's voice, Alicia had a weird feeling. Unlike Ebraham whom Alicia could generally understand his word, Alicia did not understand a word that the maid was saying.
The maid's voice felt soulless but Alicia did not know if it was just her feeling. It was more of a sound than a voice.
Nonetheless, Alicia still followed the maid.
When she walked out of the room, she was greeted by crown of trees. Lush green leaves filled her vision. To her right and left sides was a long curving corridor.
When Alicia stepped closer to the edge of the corridor, she saw a small lake that was surrounded by trees down below, and a neck cranking high wall up above, faint sunlight peeking into the building could be seen from the roof.
"Wow. So, this is the Sky Pillar" Alicia said while covering her mouth that she forgot to close.
Alicia enjoyed the amazing sight for a moment. She could hear faint laughter down at the lake.
Then, the maid continued to lead Alicia to the feast venue while unintentionally giving her a tour.
They were on the second floor, so, the maid operated the elevator to get to the ground floor.
Alicia was fascinated by the scenery of the indoor park, so, they took quite a detour before winding up at the venue.
The twins were already awakened when Alicia arrived at the lakeside where the feast took place. They happily giggled at the sight of people.
"Come. Sit here. Everyone was waiting for you" Ebraham urged Alicia to sit at the seat of honour.
"I suddenly feel like eating a roasted pheasant, so I roasted it whole. Here. Eat up. Eat up" Ebraham said while he served a cut up piece of pheasant to Alicia.
The menu on the table was every humble. Roasted pheasant, baked bread, flower salad, seasonal fruits and juices.
Alicia noticed that Ebraham held the feast to make her feel welcomed and comfortable with the new place. He did not even force her to talk about her situation. Alicia was grateful at Ebraham's kind gesture.
So, Alicia enjoyed the feast while she made small talk with Ebraham and the fairies in the surrounding.
Delicious food and laughter filled the venue.
Although Alicia did not understand most of what they were saying, she truly felt welcomed at this new place. This gave her hope to look at the silver lining of her future.