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Chapter 29 - Going outside

A little beside her stood a fox girl with the same features as Nymeria but much younger—around fifteen years old. She had black hair like Nymeria but possessed striking purple eyes, unlike Nymeria's black ones, and wore a blank expression.

The first thing Renan thought when he saw her was, 'Hmm, five tails.'

While Renan was focused on other things, Nymeria introduced the guests, bringing him out of his thoughts.

"You should already know who this beautiful lady with blue hair is, right?" Nymeria asked Renan.

Renan, who heard her, nodded and replied, "Yes, I know her. She is the daughter of Grand Duke Kael, Sylveria Glacivyre, who was present when I was awakening my elements."

Sylveria, who heard this, smiled softly and said, "Yes, young lord, I'm Sylveria Glacivyre, and it's good to see you back in full health."

Renan nodded and turned to Nymeria, waiting for her to introduce the one standing beside Sylveria. Nymeria, understanding what he wanted, didn't make him wait.

"And this girl, who has a cold look on her face and eyes that seem to see others as inferior beings, is your father's sister, my daughter, and your aunt, Elowyn Lunarisveil," Nymeria said in a dramatic tone.

Elowyn, hearing her mother introduce her like that, didn't react and simply nodded toward Renan. "It's nice to meet you, young lord," she said in a voice that was neither warm nor cold, just blank.

"Nice to meet you too, Aunt," Renan replied and thought inwardly, 'She looks like she was forced to come here, but anyway, that's not my problem.'

Elowyn nodded again and stayed silent. Renan, seeing she had nothing more to say, turned his attention to Nymeria and asked, "Grandmother, now that you've introduced them, should we go?"

"Well, we can, but first I need to inform the Emperor or your Grandma Belinda that I'm taking you out. Since the Emperor might be busy with other things, I'll go and inform your Grandma," Nymeria said as she put Renan back on his feet. "Wait for me here with Sylveria and Elowyn; I won't take long," she said as she left the room.

The three stood in silence for about ten seconds. The room was filled with awkward quietness until Sylveria, unable to bear it, spoke, breaking the tension.

"So, young lord, have you tried using your elements since the awakening?" she asked.

Renan shook his head and replied, "No, I haven't." He thought inwardly, 'Of course, I wouldn't. Were you not there when I almost died trying to test the space element?'

"Oh, is it because of that accident in the awakening hall? Are you scared to use them now?" Sylveria asked, crouching down to Renan's level and looking at his face.

'Hoh, is this girl mocking me or something?' Renan wondered as he studied her face for any sign of teasing. All he saw was an innocent expression with curious eyes. 'I guess she's not,' Renan concluded.

"No, it's not because I'm scared. It's because the elements could be dangerous if I try to use them on my own, so I was waiting for Father or Grandpa to train me," Renan explained.

"I see. You're quite brave, aren't you?" she said, smiling as she began patting his head.

Renan, once again being patted on the head out of nowhere, thought inwardly, 'Not again.'

Meanwhile, Elowyn, who had been silently observing them, continued to watch quietly.

Before Sylveria could ask anything else, the door opened, and Nymeria stepped in. "Renan, get ready. I've informed your Grandma Belinda, and she agreed, so let's go," she said as she entered the room.

Nymeria noticed Renan still standing in place, Sylveria crouched in front of him, and Elowyn standing motionless at her spot, as if no one had moved an inch since she left.

Then Nymeria walked up to Renan and held his hands, this time without lifting him, and said, "Let's go," as they started walking toward the door. However, Nymeria stopped, looked back, and asked with a confused expression, "Why are you two not walking?"

Sylveria, hearing Nymeria's question, tilted her head and replied, "I thought you brought me here just to introduce me to the young lord."

"Huh? Why would I bring you all this way just for an introduction? No, of course, I brought you here to accompany us," Nymeria said while thinking inwardly, 'Well, I thought I'd spend the whole day with Renan in the castle, but there isn't much to do here to keep him entertained. So, I brought you two along so I could show off in front of him while beat... training you two. But now that he wants to go outside, you two can come along as my handymen.'

Sylveria and Elowyn both suddenly felt a shiver run down their spines. 'What was that?' they simultaneously wondered.

"Why are you two still standing there? Let's go—start walking," Nymeria said, snapping them out of their thoughts. The two exchanged a brief glance before quickly following Nymeria as she walked out of the room.