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?”

artifacts are there to

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

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

turkey feather to be precise,” I

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

and Thomas decided to do

have a real artifact for our

On my left ring finger

Ciana

gem on your mother’s

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

monkey girl,” he laughed and peeled

ask, “Daddy, Mom told me about the Feather of Justice. You guys

“It’s

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

try to butter me up!” Soren gently

flashed, and Ciana’s full attention was immediately drawn by it. “Wow, what a gorgeous fawn!” Ciana shouted, but by the time I

after the baby deer, “Hey,

wouldn’t return until she caught up with her wild furry

didn’t. Greater power most times was a burden, and looking at her smiling face, I knew the Goddess had already given my

so. Luckily, with her naturally upbeat

just people, it was animals

and it was eating the snacks she brought for it out of the palm of her

by my daughter’s ability to get along with animals. I knew that as she grew up, she’d have to deal

thus she needed to understand there are lies and conspiracies, and she needed to be able to see

bit worried that my precious child would get hurt someday. Especially since Soren and I traveled away for a couple of

waved at us before she

are you sighing?” Soren’s arm wrapped around

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