After scrambling for a while, Bernal released Kulenna and welcomed his mother with a smile.
"I'm here."
Bernal jogged along, then ran into Eva's arms.
Eva could not help but smile at how happy Bernal was.
"Mom, you're here at the right time. I'm hungry."
Hearing this, Eva held Bernal's hand and smiled.
"Then let's have our dinner. Where's Master Kulenna?"
"I'm here, ma'am."
At this moment, the black water on his body had already receded. Kulenna, whose consciousness had been affected by Bernal's contamination, walked up with a normal expression.
Eva asked excitedly.
"Master, how's Bernal?"
Although she had been told that Bernal was not talentless, he was a genuine genius.
However, Eva still felt as if she were dreaming.
Therefore, the moment she saw Kulenna, she asked about Bernal's training progress.
"It's going very smoothly. I've already activated a portion of the energy in Young Master Nielson's body. All I need to do now is teach Young Master Nielson how to use it, and the training will be on track." Kulenna said slowly.
In order to reassure Eva, Bernal raised his hand and said proudly, "Mother, look! My new power!"
Light condensed, and an energy ball gathered in Bernal's hand.
However, it quickly disappeared, and Bernal's expression became dejected.
Eva could not help but feel proud of Bernal's performance.
While she was feeling proud, she looked at the dejected Bernal and comforted him with a smile.
"Don't be anxious, my child. I believe that with Master Kulenna's help, you will surely be able to control your powers fully and become a powerful person one day."
"Okay." Hearing Eva's words of comfort, Bernal pulled himself together and nodded firmly.
"When I become stronger, I want to be like my father. I want to protect Mother and Liluca!"
"Then I'll wait for this day."
Eva was ecstatic to hear what Bernal said. She had a feeling that good things had happened one after another since the attack.
Her mood had never been that good either. The bliss made her feel like she was in a dream.
Eva brought Bernal and Kulenna to the dining room, followed by Alia.
On the way, the servants in Nielson's house bowed when they saw the three of them.
Though when their eyes landed on Alia, a strange emotion grew in their hearts.
She was clearly an outsider, but she could get so close to their young master, Nielson's future heir.
Jealousy.
The servants were deeply jealous of Alia's current treatment and her status.
Meanwhile, the emotions of some maids became profound.
To them, Alia's ignorant appearance was a disguise. In reality, Alia's heart was extremely vicious.
What annoyed these maids the most was Alia's appearance.
It was simply too perfect.
Any man would become tempted when they see Alia.
Even Moss was spellbound for a few seconds in the beginning because he had never seen such a beautiful person.
The more beautiful and perfect an object was, the more people wanted to destroy it and leave their marks on it.
It was the same for women and men.
Under such circumstances, except for Moss, Eva and Bernal, every servant was filled with hostility towards Alia.
Alia was already used to these covetous and hostile gazes.
It was more appropriate to say that she was not bothered by it from the beginning.
Neither Bernal nor Alia had ever bothered about their thoughts.
When they arrived at the dining room, the dining table was already filled with sumptuous dishes.
Soon, everyone sat down, and Alia sat on Bernal's left.
Yes, as a maid, Alia was actually eating at the same table as her master.
And it was at the front.
It could be said to be an unprecedented event, but it had happened just like that.
Kulenna looked at Alia in surprise.
Although his mind had been corrupted, he still retained a portion of his consciousness and self-awareness. It was just that he was now under Bernal's orders.
Therefore, he had such a reaction when he saw Alia take a seat beside Bernal.
Both Moss and Eva ignored Kulenna's expression, having no intention of explaining.
To a certain extent, it was a sizable scandal.
However, they had no choice. After all, Alia was the savior of his son, and Bernal relied on her.
Seeing that neither Moss nor Eva had any reaction, Kulenna did not probe further tactfully.
"Thank you so much for coming, Master Kulenna. You have our gratitude."
Moss raised the wine glass in his hand and gestured at Kulenna.
The latter also raised his glass in response.
"You flatter me, my lord. I have to thank my lord for his trust in me. It's my honor to be Young Master Nielson's teacher."
"Mm." Moss was not good with words, so he only nodded.
Eva smiled and said, "After a busy day, Master Kulenna must be starving. It is the first time we're hosting an elf. I wonder if this is to your liking."
Different races had different eating habits.
For example, the elves generally refused to eat meat.
They believed that the meat of most animals and monsters was filthy.
As for the ones they raised, they were considered comrades who fought with them. They were like family members and would naturally not eat them.
Hence, elves would essentially never single bite of meat in their entire lives.
It was not until this moment that Bernal realized that Kulenna was not a mixed-blood but a purebred elf.
He looked at Kulenna in surprise, curious as to why a purebred elf would take up a post in the human kingdom.
He felt that there must be a fascinating story behind this.
It seemed like he could look forward to the bedtime story these few days.
With this thought, Bernal looked at today's dinner.
Most of them were vegetarian.
Clearly, it was specially arranged for Kulenna.
The smile on Kulenna's face brightened up when he saw the exquisite food.
"Please don't mind. I didn't avoid meat in the past few years while living in Liluca."
Despite his words, Kulenna was still delighted to taste the delicious fruits and vegetables.