We walked home, just us.
The rest decided to help out mother and make sure the rest of the family will attend.
" Well that was a hit.."
He put me down front of the house. " Sure was..I bet they only stayed to drink some more.."
Inside the children playing with dolls and picking theirs favourite sweets some wearing gold necklaces and bracelets too big for their little wrists.
Eleanor and Cata were sharing some wine and trying them on. " What? " - she stopped and addressed our accusing eyes." ..blame your daughter..she wanted to show them. "
Anna wore more gold than this village ever seen around her neck along with a tiara woven nicely and that creepy mask Zephyr brought for me..
I found it interesting at first because Carlos swore it's something special but other than keeping the wind away it did nothing but futher messed with my eyesight.
We decided to use it as decoration but Anna got there first.
" That's fine..she looks happy. " - he didn't mind as usual and just enjoyed his daughter having fun.
" You sure are a great father Lord. "
" Please..Zephyr, I insist..and thank you. "
Cata probably had some experience with bad fathers..at least that was my bet seeing her eyes when she looked at her own daughter.
" If you don't mind asking how are you related to Ceron..I don't see the resemblance. "
She shook her head. " Me, my husband and Olivia joined them 3 years ago. We lived in Metla down south east, one of the closest cities to the Karta border and has a divine beast, Metla the Water Queen of the sea. "
Zephyr perked up at the end there. " Your city..former city, doesn't it have a blessed to deal with it? "
Her smiled was sad thinking back. " Yes they had but not even Ehlite's blessing seemed enough and after some died a terrible deaths, the feudal Lord finally decided to abandon the city and evacuated, it's people.. that was the reason we left. "
Well at least he took it's people to safety.
" ..This abandoned city..Metla where did it's people end up? "
" Scattered to the winds..some who had important skills, blacksmith, healers and such went to the capital..Lord Chambers is a Lord in name only. He himself had to leave his own lands."
Insatel was large..so much so, I never could believe just how big until Zephyr took me up the sky.
The Sen cuts through all kingdoms ending up in the sea around the continent. Things like this happened years ago and yet the news never reached here.
" We meet the Troupe in Malai some time after that. My husband is handy with the sword so we were welcomed. Then he joined the war effort six months ago, sent on reconnaissance, MIA ever since then. "
6 months ago her husband might have been one of those idiots like Alexander..he just didn't have a trusted brother to stop him.
But ultimately like all just wanted a better life overall, for his family.
Her story was sadly mirrored by so many.
In our last visit to Malai more and more missing posters went up..not in the war efforts..just gone without a trace. Nice lifes, happy families..yet, just gone.
" What is your husbands name dear Cata? "
" Eric Brennan. Where ever he is now.."
She believed him alive..even after months of absence.
" Thank you for telling us...it must've been hard. " - Zephyr tapped her hands and took a look at our own daughter playing with Olivia and Ciren. " I ask the Lord of the city to look into it in a few days. "
" Y- you know Lord Mai? "
Oh..I guess nobody told them?
" Zephyr here has a blessing. Also Carlos from the hall and the ladies white and blue haired ones? Them as well. "
She looked at me like, I was barking at her.
" Me and my family has quite a few abilities under our belt..like Veila Monroe's. " - Zephyr explained with a proud smile.
" Th-thank you. Any help is appreciated. I did my best but, no answers were given other than he is missing. "
She grasped at the hope Zephyr offered.
" Don't worry about it..if they know something, I'll get it out of them. "
" Dad!!.."
He was rattled a little from the sudden scream.
" Yes princess? "
She was sneaking closer and was smart enough too take off the gold and pack it up.
" Can you show them? They don't believe me.."
I looked at the kids to busy with the toys and sweets to pay attention.
He..well it was obvious.
He took them outside kids and Cata.
Eleanor purposely stayed with me.
" So..tell me? Why did you freaked out when it turned out that Marcus guy sent them? "
I told her everything fast because didn't know how long they're going to stay out there.
" ..Okay. So what, I'm hearing here is that Marcus is a blessed, he mentioned his name in a conversation you didn't understand and he payed in gold for this lot to end up here.." - her facial expressions didn't really change through out my story. "..for me that doesn't sound all that alarming.."
"But..
" Lylly..I remember your wedding. He was in love with Zephyr..so he paid for his entertainment. We probably never see him again and if we do..what can he possibly do he didn't do that night? "
Her words annoyed me not because she didn't believe me but when hearing a level headed person making ease at your worries is an annoying thing..
Her words had some merit but Zephyr and the others arrived and that was the end of it for now.
" ..phyr you can touch the sky whenever you feel like it. We thought Viela's blessing was a miracle.
I can't believe what we just witnessed. "
Cata and children loved his power like everyone.
Myself, I couldn't stop thinking what Eli just said..
' ..We probably never see him again and if we do..what can he possibly do? '
I rather we never found out. The man made my skin crawl.