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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?”

much real use, but for a long time, I thought artifacts are there to protect

opposite,” I sighed, “in my experience, the more powerful the artifact is, the more trouble it could bring to the pack. Therefore, it’s best for others

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,

feather to be precise,” I pointed

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

was your uncle Thomas’ idea, 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 really powerful is never

do we have a real artifact for our pack?” Ciana asked

finger were my wedding band and my engagement ring.

ring?” Ciana

the gem on your mother’s ring.” A

Ciana jumped into my husband’s arms and gave him a tight

he laughed and peeled Ciana off

didn’t forget about our conversation and turned to ask, “Daddy, Mom told me about the

Soren laughed, “It’s

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

try to butter me up!” Soren gently poked

flashed, and 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

the baby deer,

her, she wouldn’t return until she caught up with

bad, Ciana didn’t inherit my witch power, and I was glad she didn’t. Greater power most times was a burden, and looking at her smiling face, I knew the Goddess had already given my daughter her

Soren and me, Ciana was an open book, happiness or displeasure, people around her could easily tell. She didn’t hide her emotions because there was no need for her to do so. Luckily, with her naturally upbeat personality, it was rare to see

it wasn’t just people, it was

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

knew that as she grew up, she’d have to deal with people more than animals, and it

to understand there are lies and conspiracies, and she needed to be able to see through them and protect herself and her people from them. For example, today’s topic

possible, I didn’t want to have to teach Ciana about 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

smile and waved at us before she went deeper into

sighing?” Soren’s arm wrapped around