Herwin arrives panting. He sees the corpses on the floor and is surprised to see Leiana's body on the floor.
"Treat Yana and Karl!" Herwin ordered his men.
A group of men enter and follow his order. A man is kneeling beside me and Leiana. They put their hand above our wounds and a light appeared from their palm. Slowly our wounds are closing and fading. He looked at Leitz who is standing facing his back to him.
"Leitz..." he is about to grab Leitz.
However, Leitz suddenly turns around and catches his hand. Herwin flinches on seeing Leitz's glowing eyes and blank expression. However, more shocking to him is that Leitz is covered in blood from his hair to his feet.
"Leitz, do you recognize me?"
"Mommy... blood..." Leitz mumbled with his dazed eyes.
"Leitz calms down... everything will be fine..." Herwin trying to bring him back to his senses.
Leitz pulls him closer and his other hand is raised with a knife.
"Wait, Leitz!" I yelled out.
Herwin grabs Leitz's hand with a knife and stops it from stabbing him. Leiana slowly opens her eyes and gains consciousness.
"Ughh... what... Leitz? Where is Leitz!" Leiana immediately sits up and looks around worriedly. Until her eyes landed on Sir Herwin and Leitz.
"LEITZ WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" she shouted.
Leitz perks up hearing her voice. He loosens up on Herwin's wrist and Herwin let him go. Leitz turns around and sees Leiana looking at him with worried eyes.
"Mommy..."
[ LEIANA POV ]
I gasp seeing Leitz's eyes glowing and covered in blood with a blank expression.
"Leitz, my darling..." I said painfully. Seeing my son looking like that as if there is, a knife stabbing into my heart.
"Leitz, it's okay. Come to mommy..." opening my arms widely and try to smile at him.
Leitz's eyes slowly back to normal and his eyes soften. "MOMMY!" he ran dash and hug me.
"Mommy!" he cried out.
"My son... I'm sorry..." hugging him back tightly.
Ever since that night, every time Leitz sees me bleeding even if it is a small wound, he'll get sensitive. His eyes will glow and that made me worried. Therefore, I decided to train Leitz on how to control his power and emotions.
After that night the two of us move into the new house. We live together with Herwin who had been living alone. On the outside, Herwin is like a rich count having a mansion and servants at home. Leitz and I live a nice life together with Herwin. It is as if we are his family, I am his daughter and Leitz is his grandson.
Even though we will not problem with our living costs since Sir Herwin provided us with everything. I insisted to continue working under him, not as a server but as a member of the Black Hawks.
"Yana, you don't have to do this. If you want to work then just continue as the server. Taking missions and such will just endanger you. Are you thinking about Leitz? What if something happens to you?" he nagged as if nagging at his stubborn daughter.
"I promise you nothing will happen to me. I will just do some easy and safe tasks, okay? So, stop being so overprotective old man. Besides, I couldn't live in your house for free."
Herwin sighed. "Haa~ this child. I told you that I already see you as my daughter so you don't have to feel a burden about it."
"That is the reason why I am feeling burdened. You treat us like your own family. A daughter and grandson but... we both know that we weren't related in blood."
"It isn't just because of blood that people could become family. It is how you treat each other. Even blood-related couldn't be called family since they are killing each other because of power."
I look at Herwin with a soft gaze. I'm touched and warm because of what he said.
"Thank you, old man.... You are like a father to me..." I said sincerely.
Herwin smiled gently at me as a doting father should. "Then you can call me dad if you want to..."
"Eww... it's gross..." acting disgusted.
"This missy...." messing my hair.
"But I like it, dad..."
Herwin beamed at what he heard. Leitz arrived and dash towards them.
...
"Mommy! Grandpa!"
"Leitz!"
5 YEARS LATER
"Yana, you didn't have a clue as to who were the assassins five years ago?" confirmed me again.
I sighed and shake my head. The two of us are sitting inside his office and keep on finding clues as to who were those assassins that attack us that night. We couldn't find any clues since all of them were dead. There are no things that could give away even just where the organization belongs to.
"Who is wanting to kill you?"
"I am wondering as well."
I learn from the old man that the accident I went through before the assassination. It is the time before I possessed Leiana's body. Someone tried to kidnap me but then I manage to escape, that is when I jump out of the carriage. My head hit the ground which made me lose my memories. That is what they believe but the truth is Leiana left her body to me.
I might be dreaming fragments of Leiana's past life but there is no information about her running away or anything. All I can dream of is her life when she was young and her teen days I don't have any leads as to why I am in this kind of situation.
Oh, Leiana! I need your divine intervention for me to complete your favor! I sigh looking outside the window.
*****
One day, an invitation letter came. When I'm about to leave the mansion to go to the tavern. The butler stops me and gives me the letter.
"Lady Yana, a letter came for you." Handing out the letter.
"For me?" receiving the letter. "Thanks."
Upon arriving at the tavern, I open the letter while sitting at the counter. Karl who is standing behind the counter is curious. I look at him.
"What's that?" he asks curiously.
"A letter?" I said in an obvious tone.
"From whom?"
I look at the paper. "Oh, it's from Vera!" I answered excitedly. I read the letter out loud.
Dear Leiana,
It has been a while since we see each other. Ever since Johann took over his father's position, everything got busy all of a sudden. I have so many things to tell you that I do not think this paper could accommodate all.
Therefore, I am inviting you to the twins coming birthday party. It will be held in the third week but I want you to come tomorrow so that we could have lots of time to catch up with each other.
Truly yours,
Vera
"So, it was an invitation letter," Karl stated.
"Seems like the twins will turn ten now."
"Leitz will be so happy to hear this good news."
Leitz suddenly storms inside. "Mom!"
"You came back early today? Are you done playing?"
"Yeah..." Leitz notices the letter I am holding. "What's that?"
"This is an invitation letter from your Tita Vera." Raising the letter. "She is inviting us to attend the twins coming birthday party."
"So, we are going to the capital?" Leitz said with excitement and a joyous tone.
I stone upon realizing what my son said. That's right. Vera is now staying in the capital. If we want to attend, we should be heading to the capital and staying there for a week! How could I possibly forget that important detail?
"You just realized it now?" Karl said with sighed.
I gaze at him. He knew! "Why didn't you tell me?" whined at him.
"Because you look excited."
I frowned. I admit I got excited over there but to forget such a thing... Haaa~ it seems like I was about to give my son to his father without a fight.
"Why mom? Is there a problem going to the capital?" Leitz asked innocently and worried.
Yes, your father might be there so that is a problem!
"Mom?"
"Ah... I'm just worried since there were many bad people in the capital."
"Don't worry mom, I will protect you!" Leitz said reliably and smiled at me.
"Pfft! Who is protecting who?" patted his head. "But anyways, thank you, Leitz."
"Sure mom! Whenever!" he giggled.
I am sure Leitz will be sad if I will say that we wouldn't be attending just because I am worried about those circumstances' chances.
"Now will you go home early so that you can tell the butler to prepare our luggage?"
"Sure!"
"Brend! Please bring Leitz back home," calling the person who is sitting not far away from me and a member of the hawk.
"Okay, Yana!" he smiled. "Leitz come."
"See you later mom!"
"See you..."
Karl and I watch Leitz together with Brend leaving the tavern.
"Are you sure about this?" he asked once again leaning on the counter.
I glance at Karl. "Are you asking me this now? You didn't even tell me beforehand that we were heading to the capital before I could tell everything to Leitz," I complained. "If I suddenly take back what I said then do you think he will be jumping in happiness?"
"You have a point..."
"Ha~ I guess there is a small chance that the duke will be bumped into us."
"You think so? The capital is a small world for the nobles, especially in such big events and parties."
Nope, it will not since it should be when Leitz is at the age of fifteen. The Leitz right now is just a ten years old child. Surely, the story will not make any changes to itself. I didn't do anything that could cause the plot to change. I am just having my peaceful life here with Leitz and will just attend a party of my friend. There will be no reason for the plot to change at all.
"I am positive on this!" clenching my hand, fires up.
"Why do you suddenly feel fired up about this?"
*****
The next morning, Leitz and I made our way to the capital. It said in the letter that a carriage would arrive to fetch us. After three days, of travel, we arrive at a certain mansion. The servants greeted us and helped us with our luggage.
In front of the servants, the Marquess and Marchioness Renmann, along with their son, Hebron is standing to welcome us.
"Leianaaa!" Vera dash and hug me.
"Hahaha, I miss you too, Vera." Hugging her back.
"Welcome Leiana," Johann greeted me standing behind his wife.
"Thank you, Johann." I smiled.
When Vera distanced herself Hebron suddenly clung to my hip.
"I miss you, Tita Leiana!"
"Oh my... I miss you too, Hebron." Patting his head. "You grow up well!"
Hebron beams at me when someone suddenly grabbed his collar from behind and pulled him away. Herbon turns around and sees Leitz forcing a smile with a dark aura.
"Don't you miss me, Hebron?" Leitz grips his shoulder tightly.
"Ah... ah... Yes! I... miss you too." Herbon is forced to smile.
Leitz stood beside Hebron and put his arms on his back. "Good... good... let's have a good time together!" he said with a sweet smile while tapping on Hebron's back with his strength.
Hebron wants to cough blood from the strong tap on his back but he holds it in and smiles. "O... of course!"
"These two were great friends!" Vera said happily.
"Looking at this two, I can foresee the ladies would cry for," Johann said.
"I guess so...," I said hesitantly.
Since when did my son learn how to bully someone? I just notice this, but Leitz as he grows seems overprotective of me. I can't help but see it as him being adorable.
We went inside the mansion and the servants carried our luggage upstairs. We stay in the living room, where the servants put some sweets and refreshments on the table. I sit across from the couple.
Hebron immediately walks toward me and is about to sit by my side. However, Leitz pushes him enough to step aside. Leitz without hesitation sit beside me, while Hebron pouts at him. He saw the vacant seat on the other side of me and immediately sit there.
Leitz secretly looks at Hebron and when their eyes meet, he glares at him. Hebron smirks at him and tongues out to him. The couple and I chuckle at the boys' cuteness.