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?”

there to protect the pack. The more powerful the artifact is, the more protection it would provide. At least

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

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 really know the sacred artifact in the pack house is just an ordinary

ordinary turkey feather to be precise,”

bursting out into laughter. “Mom, that’s…that’s…so bizarre! But so funny. I bet it was

couldn’t hold back my own laugh as well. “Your father and Thomas decided to do

artifact for our

hand. On my left ring finger were my wedding band and

ring?” Ciana was

your mother’s ring.” A familiar voice rang behind

arms

girl,” he laughed and peeled Ciana off

“Daddy, Mom told me about the

laughed, “It’s just

in the world who doesn’t need self-preservation, that’s you, Daddy! Who would

butter me up!” Soren gently poked her

immediately drawn by it. “Wow, what a gorgeous fawn!” Ciana shouted, but by the time

after the baby deer,

her, she wouldn’t return until she caught up

witch power, and I was glad she didn’t. Greater power most times was a burden, and looking at her smiling face, I

Luckily, with her naturally upbeat personality,

people, it was

fawn to come to her, and it was eating the snacks she brought for it out of the palm of her hand. Not only that, a mixture of animals

animals. I knew that as she

are lies and conspiracies, and she needed to be able to see through

want to have to teach Ciana about the dark side of people, but I was a bit worried that my precious

at us before

sighing?” Soren’s arm

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