For a moment, I was worried about the idea of 5 beautiful women with apparently a lot of money to spend going for a walk together in a neighborhood full of stores of all kinds. Of course, there's the possibility of just going for a walk, but that possibility is very remote, especially when we're in the middle of a commercial district and, from what I understand, mother and Abigail are rich women who are thirsty for cuteness.
From my deductions, it is very likely that they stop at the first store that sells baby clothes and only leave there when they are sure that there is nothing else to try or buy in the store. I think about 5 or 6 hours would be the minimum it would last, amidst the indecision, preferences, search for options, tests, exchanges and refusals...
This is bad? Not exactly. But I don't want to spend 3 hours watching the 'take off clothes, put on clothes, press cheek' style and repeat the process.
Fortunately, I remembered that I can just doze off at any time when this all gets too boring for me, and then it's all over and I'm free. So I'm not really minding the idea of going out for a walk with the girls.
"Mahara, Aglaya..." Mom called the two who were still nervous and not paying attention to the conversation.
"Arkex." Aglaya was the first to respond, she was a little shocked when she was called out suddenly, but she was relatively relaxed.
"Oir, Arkex." Mahara didn't have such a calm reaction, she stood up abruptly, pushing and almost knocking over the chair she was sitting on.
"I'm sorry for exposing you like this, girls." I think the mother is apologizing for taking off their mask in an environment where they don't feel safe and comfortable. But these excuses seem more like 'You guys handled it well' than 'it won't happen again'.
"Just like Abigail said, we have to face the situation in front of us with everything we have, no matter how scary it seems, we can't hide and pray that the problem will go away without us doing anything. This will not happen."
Unlike before, mom started to speak more firmly, trying to remember the situation they are going through. Which leaves me wondering what exactly this situation is...
"We have been completely inactive against this for years, just living with this problem, we cannot continue like this, girls, we need to change, if not for us, for Apollo."
I?
"Hendrina, Sonia, Marien, Anya, you and I, we will all need to change for the better, we will have to overcome our challenges and adapt now that we have Apollo with us. He's going to live with us, and I don't want him to grow up in an environment as depressing as our house, girls. I want him to be proud to have been raised with us, I want us all to be examples for him."
"Arkex, muit ueir apoir queir nasoi noius ncoai pxoai meps pasloe asnose asfeids qwes itur lasoe chie vposa eudia doas eoc ni tusi roas oelq ncoq nnea." Mahara seemed very surprised by Mom's words, in a bad way... She's still nervous, but she started stuttering as she spoke.
"Mansie asofie opoxa neix pasoe ncois risur asoirba asiore asporie qeurei asnoe, Arkex."
"I don't see any problems with that, Mahara, on the contrary, I think it will be much better for Apollo because of it. Apollo is not a dragon by birth, he can be confused, sad, embarrassed or even worse when he has the maturity to understand reality. The more support he has, the better."
I already understand that part, Mom. I don't think this will be a problem.
"Besides, he is my chosen one, the one who started my Nexum, my one and only destined. You understand what that means, don't you?"
Hmm? Mahara and Aglaya suddenly turned pale, but they didn't say anything and just nodded frantically. Abigail mentioned this earlier, it seems like this Nexum event seems to be something very important the way it was mentioned, is it something special for dragons? And what exactly is this event?
"I don't want to bring this up until we get back home and everyone is together, including you two, Abigail and Libertas…" The last two were surprised to be mentioned by Mom, but they also seem happy about it.
"Can you all promise me, here and now, that you will help me in the years to come? And not just me, Apollo will also need a family, I hope you can dedicate your efforts to him having a good and happy family."
"Noias djoas eiqui oapoe dpasoi dsjor asoe asoir ciue fioe siojnmf sper dnoe, Arkex. Asoe ciur qoer nu aoir kgore kier poawei euid shori sjie aspoir qpoir fleo lfehi dnjos eoids naoe dpos poiria dspoe clyut doiw thdor asjkoe ndjao endhoa rporq djkpas…" Aglaya spoke nervously, she also looks uncomfortable.
Unlike Libertas and Abigail who were happily surprised, I think this matter is a little too sensitive for Aglaya and Mahara. They are both still nervous, tense and uncomfortable, I have no idea why they don't like this subject. Or are they just nervous because they don't have their masks on?
"Don't worry, you're not being forced into anything, I'm just asking for your help. But honestly…" Mom walked to the store door with me on her lap as she spoke, Abigail also followed us silently. Arriving at the door, Abigail went forward and opened the door while Mom stopped and turned to look at Mahara and Aglaya who were still standing near the table, and said:
"I already consider you my family. I hope you can do the same for Apollo."
... ...
I have no idea what just happened, but I know one thing: Mom is an amazing person. If there's one thing I trust, it's my ability to judge people. I can be deceived by good liars, but that's not easy to happen. However, I doubt that Mom is a liar who is trying to portray herself as a saint. This is not happening.
Just the way she said this to Mahara and Aglaya gave me such a… pleasurable feeling. I could feel the passion in her voice, she really spoke from the bottom of her heart, even though she was a baby I got goosebumps with emotion.
And from Mahara and Aglaya's reaction, they also felt the same thing I felt, they couldn't do anything but remain completely paralyzed and unresponsive. Abigail and Libertas, for some reason gave a slight smile before we left the store, I think they already knew this was going to happen.
For now, I want nothing more than to snuggle and relax in this incredible woman's lap... I know I may not offer motherly love to her like I did to my mother in my past life, but mother is showing herself to be someone who deserves to be loved sincerely...
It seems like an hour or so has passed since we left the store, since then we've been just strolling around the village, yes, just strolling as incredible as it may seem. No shopping spree, no wasting time gossiping and not stopping to test the products, I think I was worried for nothing, fortunately.
At the same time, I was a little sad that I couldn't appreciate the wide variety of people on the street a little more. Fortunately, it won't be the last time I have this chance, I hope to come back here many more times in the future, so I don't need to rush, I'll enjoy it much more in the not so distant future.
Anyway, now we are in the middle of a small park, more like a large lake surrounded by a beautiful field of green grass with trees scattered randomly to provide refreshing shade. Yes, a really beautiful, simple and pleasant place, perfect for a picnic with the family on a weekend.
One interesting thing I noticed was that while we were strolling, ribs were nowhere to be seen, I remember mother asking Mahara to park the carriage nearby, but I saw no sign of her.
However, I realized that no one had paid attention to this detail, not to mention the fact that Mahara and Aglaya spent the entire tour following us a few steps behind, enveloped in a very serious silence, I think that's why Mahara wasn't questioned about the whereabouts of the girl. carriage.
They were both already wearing the mask, they put it on just before leaving the store, so they were relatively relaxed, at least they weren't shaking or constantly looking around. But they should be a little more relaxed, I think, if it weren't for that last conversation with Mom. It was a delicate matter indeed.
But what confused me a little was that Mom wasn't at all worried about our carriage disappearing along with our bear. She seemed more concerned with deciding which way to go on the tour than knowing about our carriage.
But after we arrived at the park, I realized that for some reason ribs were already here and so was the carriage. The most intriguing thing was that cutlet was already without the carriage's equipment and was lying comfortably in the shade of a large tree, the same one we are now getting ready for lunch.
Ahh, I can't leave out the fact that somehow, Aglaya managed to get a table and chairs for 6 people out of the picnic basket she brought. Furthermore, she practically got a complete feast, enough to fill the table with all kinds of lunch foods, some jugs of juice, plates and cutlery, etc.
But the most impressive thing was when Abigail snapped her fingers and everything started to float and organize itself neatly, leaving everything perfectly in the right places. It was a very eye-opening display of magic, which made me want to grow up faster and explore the secrets of this world.
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