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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?”

time, I thought artifacts are there to protect the pack.

more trouble it could bring to the pack. Therefore,

they would never try it out. As for honest people, if

feather to be precise,”

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

my own laugh as well. “Your father and Thomas decided to do that because they know what makes a

do we have a real artifact for

finger were my wedding band and my engagement ring. The Moonlit Crystal sparkled

Ciana was

it’s the gem on your mother’s ring.” A familiar voice rang behind

arms and gave

he laughed and peeled Ciana off

Mom told

“It’s just called

head, “If there’s anyone in the world who doesn’t need self-preservation, that’s you, Daddy! Who would want to pick a fight with the most

to butter me up!” Soren gently poked

something in the woods 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

after the baby deer, “Hey,

return until she caught up with her wild

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

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

it wasn’t just people, it

brought for it out of the palm of

to get along with animals. I knew that as she grew up, she’d have to deal with people more than animals, and it wouldn’t always be

lead a pack, and thus she needed 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

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

at us

sighing?” Soren’s arm wrapped around