Chapter 788

Chapter 133: Bonus Story–Happy Birthday, Mila-Part 1

*Mila*

***14 Years Later***

“Wait a second!” Ciana’s eyes grew wide open as she gasped, “So the real artifact of our pack is not the Feather of Justice?!”

“Correct,” I confirmed.

Ciana jumped down from a low branch of a cherry tree, in her arms were some freshly picked, luscious, red fruit. She dropped the large heart-shaped cherries on the picnic blanket and sat down next to me.

“I need a moment to process this,” she frowned, digesting the new knowledge as she popped a cherry in her mouth. “…Um…um, Mom, you have to pack those. They are so sweet! Especially since they’re hand-picked by your lovely daughter. They will remind you to miss me on your trip!”

Tomorrow was the anniversary for Soren and I. Not our wedding anniversary, but the first time we met. We usually went on a trip just the two of us, but before we were on our way, we always made sure to spend some time with Ciana in our vacation home at the edge of our packland.

“Thanks, honey. I will,” I smiled as Ciana shoved one cherry against my lips.

“Mom, but…why?”

“Huh?”

“The artifact,” she reminded me. Oh, right. She pulled me back on our topic. “Does it mean that our Alvar pack has no artifact at all, and we’ve been lying to our people?!”

“While we will never intentionally hurt others, the reality is there are people who always want more strength, wealth, influence, you name it. Driven by greed, those people aren’t afraid to harm others for their own benefit.”

“So, you and Dad decided to lie to the entire pack?”

“Ciana, think about this. What use is the artifact other than being taken out and shown to the pack during routine ceremonies?”

moment, “You’re right. It really doesn’t have much real use, but for a long time, I thought artifacts are there to protect the pack. The more powerful the artifact is, the more protection it would provide. At least that’s what a lot of

powerful the artifact is, the more trouble it could bring to the pack. Therefore, it’s best for others to know that Alvar pack only has a low-threatening artifact—a feather that could tell whether one is lying or

the person is telling the truth, nothing would happen,” Ciana caught on. “If the person is lying, the Goddess would punish them. Liars wouldn’t want to be punished by the Goddess, and therefore, of course, they would never try it out. As for honest people, if they try to use the feather, nothing would happen…Thus no one would

to

second then started coughing while bursting out into laughter. “Mom, that’s…that’s…so

actually,” I couldn’t hold back my own laugh as well. “Your father and Thomas decided to do that because they know what makes a pack

real artifact for our pack?” Ciana asked

finger were my wedding band and my engagement ring. The

Ciana

gem on your mother’s

my husband’s arms and

monkey girl,” he laughed and

conversation and turned to ask, “Daddy, Mom told me

“It’s

“If there’s anyone in the world who doesn’t need self-preservation, that’s you,

to butter me up!” Soren gently poked

Ciana’s full attention was immediately drawn by it. “Wow, what a gorgeous fawn!” Ciana shouted, but by the time I lifted my head to look, all I saw was

ran after the baby

wouldn’t return until she caught up with her wild

times was a burden, and looking at

because there was no need for her to do so. Luckily, with her naturally upbeat personality, it was rare to see her get truly angry at others. She was our sunshine. She was everyone’s sunshine. It was hard to not smile when she

people, it

the distance, Ciana had somehow “persuaded” the fawn to come to her, and it was eating the snacks she brought for it out of

as she grew up, she’d have to

conspiracies, and she needed to be able to see through

the dark side of people, but I was a bit worried that my precious child would get hurt someday. Especially since Soren and I traveled away for

waved at us before she went deeper into the

are you sighing?” Soren’s arm wrapped around

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