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?”

use, but for a long time, I thought artifacts are there to protect the pack. The more

the 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 to know that Alvar pack only has a low-threatening

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

turkey feather to be

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

and Thomas decided to do

we have a real artifact for our pack?”

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

Ciana

on your mother’s ring.” A

into my husband’s arms and gave him

monkey girl,” he laughed and peeled Ciana

and turned to ask, “Daddy, Mom told me

“It’s

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 powerful

butter me up!” Soren

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

ran after the baby deer, “Hey,

until she caught up with her wild

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

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 her get truly angry at others. She was our sunshine. She was everyone’s

just people, it was animals

the snacks she brought for it out of the palm of her hand. Not only that, a mixture of animals started to gather, bowing to

that as she grew up, she’d have

daughter, she was groomed to 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,

sighed. If 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

smile and waved at us before she

sighing?” Soren’s arm wrapped around my

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