A girl was running around the corners of the villa continuously turning her head in all directions obviously looking for someone. She looks to be around five with baby fat and chubby cheeks. This was Elius who was looking for her brother, she was wearing siver coloured gown and her hair was tied into two braids looking as cute as a doll.
When she couldn't find him she went to the moongaze lake and there he was.
Thadius was laying on the small boat near the shore occasionally he would eat the fruits placed near him. The nine year old Thadius wore a long black robe which looked impeccable with his pitch black hair. He had skin so supple and clear it would make countless women jealous and his most striking feature were those Ruby red eyes they were currently closed. Hearing his sister he didn't react much just eating the fruit and leasurely sitting. Elius came to her brother and asked why he didn't answer puffing her cheeks looking like a squirrel. Seeing her like this Thadius couldn't ignore her anymore so he jumped to the shore and picked her up. Elius then forgetting her anger recounted how she went to the training ground and everyone placed Hercule and his sword skills and how he already has the bearings of a young saint. Elius knew Hercule was strong but she also knew her big brother was stronger but she didn't like that only her and her parents knew about Thadius's strength.
Thadius knew what his sister was thinking and pinched her chubby cheeks and tickled her making her giggle. Thadius knew Hercule was talented, hardworking and since he was the clan head's son he was provided with the best of resources to maximize his potential but Thadius had no interest in this since he never saw Hercule as competition. It was not because Thadius was arrogant or was overestimating himself he was just that confident. The Lariat Minor world was divider into three parts two of which were continents and the rest was the aquatic region. The human region and beast region were the two continents. Maximus often took Thadius to the beast region to make him better utilize his battle heart. He has fought many near death battles and has thus developed absolute confidence in his abilities. One year after the awakening he asked his father to take him there making his mother so mad her hair started flying, even though his mother vehemently reduced his father easily agreed liking his son's decision to temper himself near death. This decision made his mother so angry she almost grinded her teath to dust and scolded Maximus till he felt like his ears were bleeding but since he still didn't back down so she had to agree. A year in Lariat Minor world had seventeen months with each month having thirty days and she made them promise they had to comeback every other month for five days.
Three years passed like this and thadiusu was now at the second meridian and had accessed seven accupoints in the second stage which was leagues ahead of others in his batch and even though eleven years old Hercule had just accessed his twenty third accupoint in second stage Thadius knew he could beat him if they fought but Thadius was not interested in fighting those who were weaker than him and he also had no interest in being the saint son of the clan. He was just like the clouds free and unbothered.
The two siblings went to their parents who were enjoying each others company in their personal garden. Looking at her kids Lady Elena had a bright smile took Elius in her lap while running Thadius's head. Maximus was looking at this scene thinking what else could a man want when he remembered something and told his family about an important upcomming event which was the new generation get together. It was the event where the different clans of the human region get together with their new generation, feast and strengthen the bonds between different clans atleast that's the general knowledge for the public but the clans knew the actual reason is for the clans to show their talents and for the youths to make name for themselves.
Maximus asked Thadius if he wanted to participate making Thadius think.