What Chief was angry about was the bird view of the house. Even if it was painted to look like other houses, like a ruin, but the roof was whole and the house stood proudly straight.
Kendra sighed and shook her head. "Chief, sometimes things are not like you think they are. Let"s first see what"s going on before thinking the worst."
He scoffed and looked still at the house. They slowly descended and saw a bunch of free animals sleeping on the floor in the garden, children sleeping outside on beds covered with slight muslin material, as protection against mosquitoes.
They walked slowly trough completely clean house and saw a woman sitting in a chair holding a small baby in her hands while tears came down her cheeks. A couple of tears still hung on her eyelashes. She looked like she had grievances in her dreams.
Her husband sat on a chair and fell asleep on the table. His side view showed that he seemed to be a kind man as his face had loving expression but the slight stroke of white in his hair showed that he had a hard life. He seemed to be worried as well.
Kendra released them from their sleep and smiled at the child in mothers arms as it woke up first and curiously a looked at them. The children are rarely dizzy after sleep, but parents as they were tired from daily life were in a daze for a few moments before realizing that there were a group of people in their home.
"Who are you?" The man jumped from his seat and run towards his wife standing in front of her, as protection. He still felt slight dizziness after sleep, but soon his mind cleared and he saw Chief with them. "Chief?"
Lais waved her hand and made a soundproof wall around them. "Now we can talk and won"t wake up your children."
The woman looked at them still in a daze, but her eyes suddenly constricted as she saw the blond head of a child in Lais hands. "Celia!" Her voice was filled with urgency but in the same time, she was relieved.
Chief sighed. At first, he hoped somewhat that the child is not the one they looked for. He found the child quite cute. It seems he really needs to go to Caledon city and check the orphanage. His wife was all flame when he told her the idea.
"Celia. Nice name. Could you tell us what is actually going on here." Said Lais while holding tightly small child still in her embrace.
"Celia is of course not our child, but we love her really just as much we love our own, if not even more." Said man while he walked towards her. He stroked slowly over her head and laughed dryly. "The story is long, or short, as of my point of view it is to short."
The woman stood up slowly and with loving eyes looked at the child. "Celia." Her whispers broke Kendra"s spell and the child slowly opened eyes. She saw the two people looking at her and her smile became bright as two rows of pearl white teeth came and word came our her mouth. "Hug."
The man smiled and took her from Lais hands and hugged her tightly while she held with one hand woman"s hand. "Mother, you don"t feel well. I will help."The woman shook her head and with a smile gave her big kiss on her cheek while Celia chuckled. "Mom, these people are like me and you. I think they are good. We can trust them." She turned her head and looked at stunned Kendra and laughed. "You are powerful, but your energy is unstable. You need to grow your powers to become stronger."
Everyone became silent while stating at a strange child that had a serious expression. Kendra remembered about the warning Marcus gave them and realized how dangerous that was. "You are from other world?"
The child nodded. "I was in a great fight and escaped just moments before annihilation. Unfortunately, I lost almost all my powers and was somehow sent to this world. These people found me in the woods when I was a baby. Actually, in the beginning, I didn"t remember who I was. But as I started gaining power again..."
"She was worried that her powers could hurt us as she was unstable so we went every day to the woods to train. But one day I couldn"t feel her presence anymore and searched first alone than with husband and children, but she was somehow gone. I heard that some people steal children and sell them so I was worried. I went to Chief, but those d.a.m.nable n.o.bles don"t let him off for a minute. So no one helped us. Husband went to the forest every day and searched for her but after weeks of her loss, we couldn"t find her and had no way to do it. I bought even some strange doll that the salesperson told me would help me talk to Celia but whatever I did, the doll didn"t work."
Kendra looked at the doll on the small cabinet and knew that this was the reason for the dark energy that came from their home. "This thing is dangerous, literally. I can feel the energy around you, why didn"t you go for testing."
The woman looked at her not understanding what is Kendra talking about. "What testing?"
Chief shook his head with a sigh. "You was worried so much that you didn"t even realize that the whole city was on feet to get tested for powers?"
She looked questioningly at her husband and he shrugged with a curious face as well. Chief shook his head. But Kendra was actually interested in these two people. "You two seem to be unusual as well. What is your story."
The man realized that they all still were standing and smiled. "Please sit first. It will take time to explain."
Ta.s.sio nodded while Kendra waved her hand and released energy wisps around them making the wall truly soundproof and magic proof. Celia chuckled and turned to her. "I want to hug you, would you mind?"
Kendra narrowed her eyes and nodded. This child...wait for its not child, but I am not a child as well but acting as one...She contemplated for a few moments before taking her in as. "Don"t try anything strange or I will literally beat you up. I don"t care that you have a small child"s body."
Isaa stood still the whole time. Her eyes were whole time on the child"s face but her expression was terrifying. She realized that she could have brought everyone in danger as she found child cute. What if next time she brings in real danger?
Kendra saw her expression and patted her head."I know what is on your mind. Your kindness is not wrong. Helping someone in need is never wrong. Even if you help the wrong person, it"s still not wrong. Please don"t worry so much. No matter if you help human, demon, ancient or your worst enemy, do it if you think its right. Go by the feel. Our life span will go longer as we cultivate. But what is life without interesting happenings? Everything we do is an experience. Don"t change your heart only because you feel a bit betrayed. Trust me, please, it"s easier to ignore their actions than take it to heart. Upgrade your powers and calm your mind. Or do you think with your fiery temperament you will pa.s.s the last test?"
Isaa"s eyes went red but she swallowed her anger and grief and closed her eyes. Kendra first gave Celia back to her parents and took Isaa in arms and slowly chanted calming words. "You are one with a sea of powers. Go there and calm your mind. Inside a sea of powers, you will find blue wisp, connect yo it and understand. You have to understand your powers."
While she slowly whispered in her ears, Ta.s.sio covered them with his body so the Chief and child"s patents wouldn"t hear their words. But Celia was power user so she heard them clearly. Her understanding of powers was strangely connected to their words.
Ta.s.sio saw Kendra"s wink.
"If you don"t mind, we shall destroy the doll. It has quite a bit of dark energy in it. It could harm your children." He was about to touch the doll, but Celia suddenly appeared and hugged her. "I know what you plan, but don"t destroy this. This doll has soul stone inside it and someone close to me is actually trapped inside."
Ta.s.sio sneaked a glance at Lais and knew that the persons soul that was trapped in that soul stone must be her love or someone she really cared about. Lais rolled her eyes as she could feel his burning eyes at her and turned her back at him. He sighed.
Kendra saw those two acting like two stubborn children. Maybe... A playful smile emerged on corners of her lips and with a small wave of her finger, she pushed had m slightly near Lais. He was so surprised that he almost tripped over her and as she stepped fast back he smacked with full speed straight at the floor.
He turned his face and as his nose turned red he looked at Lais aggrieved. She turned her face towards Kendra, but saw her shocked expression and thought that Ta.s.sio might just have done that because he wanted to be close to her.
She sternly looked at Ta.s.sio, but seeing his nose all red she sighed. "You are a healer. Heal !"
Ta.s.sio stood up from the floor under their stunning eyes and with a snap of his finger, the redness disappeared. He turned his eyes and stared at Kendra that gave him a wink. He understood why she did that, but if she somehow just let him know what she would do... Then he wouldn"t have embarra.s.sed himself in front of Lais.
"Sorry." She mouthed silently while she sheepishly smiled. He shrugged his shoulders and smiled back. What is done is done.
All these things happen in front of three stunned people. Chief loudly coughed couple times but no one took notice of him. He looked at the two people in front of him and understood that they are stunned from these all as well.
Finally, they all sat down and the man started explaining. Black eyes of the doll stared at them unmoving with the deepness in it...