When Cian flew back on his cloud, he saw from far a large group of people fighting beasts. At first, he wanted to give them help, but the recognized some face from the cloud. Feeling that there is something he should not join in, he just flew back to the cloud. Kendra and Isaa already saw him and waited for him.
As soon he jumped off the cloud, it disappeared and suddenly cloud pattern tattoo could be seen on his shoulder. Isaa curiously neared him and stared at the cute pattern.
Then she looked at Kendra in the grievance. ""I just realized how cute and handy such a tattoo can be. I would like to have my could always around me as well. Please. ""
Kendra held her head as she realized that she missed such an incredible idea. She waved her hand and Isaa"s cloud came floating around Isaa, trying to snuggle with her like some kind of dog.
Isaa smiled at it and patted it as it floated around her and then looked at Kendra with expectant eyes. Kendra waved her hand and as cloud disappeared a small cute cloud tattoo appeared on Isaa"s fingernail.
She didn"t notice the tattoo and tried to look at her arms and legs and then with big wronged eyes stared at Kendra.
""Do you want such big tattoo like Cian? Or is that pretty print on your little fingernail not by your taste?"" She pointed at pinky at her left hand.
Isaa looked at her fingers and saw a beautiful small cloud imprinted in her fingernail. Looking closely she could see that the cloud print had eyes and mouth and happily winked and smiled at her. She curiously looked at Kendra to see her face full of smiles.
""This...?""
""Our clouds have some kind of intelligence, but not real body, or eyes, or mouth. So all I can do is to give the tattoo print some facial expression so it can show you its feelings. It cants talk tho but if you look at its expressions you will know its true feelings.""
Isaa looked at the print and saw it opening mouth a couple of times and then laughed. ""Is it hungry?""
""You need to find out yourself. It is after all your companion. Cherish it.""
Isaa dazedly walked as she looked at her hand and Cian right behind her, looking at funny expressions the cloud made. They looked at each other and laughed. Isaa looked at his tattoo and then at Kendra. ""Why don"t you make him a face as well?""
Kendra looked at Cian that fervently shook his head. He is not interested in cute things, but seeing cute stuff on Isaa is something else. ""I like mine just like this. It looks so heroic.""
Isaa nodded. ""True, it looks good on you. I planned to have one as well, but the one I got is perfect for me.""
They walked away as they spoke about the similarities and differences in their clouds under Kendra"s eyes. She turned her head as she used her power to speed up the big cloud. Soon they will be home. Soon.
A couple of days pa.s.sed Kendra"s heart became more nervous as she started recognizing the tall mountains far away. She looked at them with happy eyes.""They never looked as pretty as today. Sigh.""
Everyone looked at each other as they stared at the wall of scary mountains. The needle-like surface with all those sharpness made it looks like a wall of swords that was pointed at them. ""Little girl neared Kendra and looked at the scary line of mountains and then stared at Kendra. ""This place is our new home?""
Kendra, Cian and Isaa laughed.
Kendra looked at the little girl with great gentleness and shook her head. ""Soon you will see your home. I think you gonna like it very much.""
""Is it a pretty place?"" The little girl looked at the wall but trusted Kendra.
Bunch of children stood near Kendra and looked at her with big eyes.
Isaa stepped forward and started explaining. ""We have sea, and mountains, hills filled with fruits and vegetables. People living there in peace and content. There are no wars there no scary people and no hunger. People work and live comfortably.""
""Can we plant something as well. I always had that wish..."" One woman from the Tribe looked at her with expectancy.
Kendra nodded. ""Since my parents knew about your Tribe they already prepared for you everything. You can choose to stay together and we can build a village for you or you can choose the place of staying at other villages.""
Everyone talked at the same time only the people from Lord Williams were quiet. Suddenly one of the young men that stood always by young Lord"s side knelt in front of Kendra.
""Just stand up and talk, it makes me uncomfortable when you are kneeling."" Kendra picked him up from the floor.
He looked at her and then with a red face looked shyly at the woman that lost children. ""I would like to stay here as well, if possible. I know she will never have me in her eyes, but at least I can be near her and give her support. There is no home for me to go back. My family is dead, just I alone stayed in this world. Please, grant me this wish. I promise I will work hard to help as much as I can.""
The woman looked at him faintly but then turned her head while shrugging. ""I made my decision. Do not put such a big burden on my head. If you want to stay, stay, but don"t be my burden. I can"t think of anything else.""
He nodded and smiled at her. ""I will not be a burden. Just want to be there and see you sometimes...""
She didn"t say anything else so he turned happily towards Kendra. ""Please... She didn"t send me away. If I can be near her I am willing to stay alone for the rest of my life.""
Kendra looked at him and sighed. ""You could... ""
She saw him slightly shaking his head. ""The only thing I want is her love. Nothing else matters, absolutely nothing.""
Kendra scrunched her eyebrows. ""We do not accommodate useless people. If you want to stay here you need to train... completely.""
He understood her meaning and his face contorted. ""But...""
Kendra just smiled like a cat that found something interesting. ""No. The head of the guards will arrange your training. After that, you can stay at the place nearby teh creatures and stand guard. To protect them... all of them.""
The woman turned her head and smiled at Kendra gratefully, while the young man still stood there stunned .""Does that mean...?""
The woman came towards him glared at him. ""Didn"t you say you won"t be a burden to me. So do as she said.""
He looked at the two of them in confusion and then bowed deeply. I shall do as you wish. ""
Kendra"s eyes never woman"s face so she could see thinge of pink color on her cheeks. ""He is a good man. If the two of you could consider both going on training, wouldn"t that be fine? Then with the strength of the dual cultivators that place would be safe for them to finally live a safe life.""
This time woman was confused as she looked at Kendra. ""You mean, I...""
The man jumped from the floor and understood something. ""I feared all the time talking about this, but you are like me? We can train together?""
She still couldn"t understand the whole situation. ""How is this possible, I never felt anything.""
Kendra smiled at her. ""Of course not. Having powers is not something that could hurt. But if the two of you combine your powers, the s.h.i.+eld that protects the creatures would be almost impenetrable. ""
The woman looked at the small child in front of her and started shedding tears, startling Kendra. ""Why are you crying?""
""If I knew about my powers before, I could have saved my children from that man earlier. ""
Kendra shook her head. ""No, at that time, you would have died as well. No one would have left you alive in case of you would resend him.""
The woman stood still for a moment and realized that indeed that could be true. ""Still, I believed and trusted him at that time like a fool. I know things are not my children, but inside them, there is still their memory. I...""
Kendra had an uncomfortable feeling while thinking about that but Lord William was near and walked towards them with heavy steps, supported by Lady Williams. ""Young Lady, I am sorry what I am about to say. But those insects will lose their memories after a short time. If they go back to the place where they came from, the memories will fade in a couple of days and nothing is left from that moment on. ""
Kendra sighed in relief, but the suddenly felt weakness in her knees. ""So, their memories are gone by now?""
Lord Williams shook his head. ""No, as long they live in humans they still have some of the memories of his previous carriers. Wait I have an idea. Saul, come here. The bugs that survived the death of her children are inside you, right?""
The man looked at the woman and smiled gently. ""Yes. But their memories are starting to fade. I think if you have any questions, you should ask now.""
The woman approached his body and smiled. ""I loved my children and I know they loved me. I hope they don"t resent me. I couldn"t save them.""
Suddenly a child"s voice could be heard from Saul"s mouth. ""Mother is the bestest mother in the whole world.""
Then there was a slight stance and then the voice of another child. ""You, bestest is not... sigh. It hurts, right? ""
The first child sighed. ""It hurts, but I will not cry. If I do that he might find it nice and will try to torture me more. This way we can just die faster and not give him any chance to make it even worse. Brother, do you think mother will be able to start a new life?""
The second child hissed as it seems in pain. ""She must. If she is too cropped up in the past, then how can we reincarnate. Our souls might just wander this world, not alive and not dead. I hope she can be happy. Maybe we can reincarnate to be her sons again. It"s not bad to have such amazing mom.""
The first chidl started as it seems to breathe heavily. ""Brother, before these poisons don"t start to hurt us even more, let"s break the poison in our teeth. You know she told us to use only in case there is absolutely no other idea.""
The second child coughed. ""I know. I will break it 3...2...1 ... Mom, I love you, brother I love you...
The second child"s voice faded as the first chidl could be heard. ""So mean, leaving all alone. How can I find him and take him back to look after the chance to come back? That little fool. Mom, I will take care of my little brother, you just live well and wait for us. If nothing else we will wait for you. Love you...""
Saul"s body was drenched in sweat as he finished. Kendra put a restorative spell on him and at the same time she stared at the woman that sat lip in front of her. ""They really are good children. They seem to be well behaved. thinking about it tehy are really filial and cute.""
That lady swayed a bit and just was about to faint, teh young man rushed towards her and the princess carried her to his room. Isaa looked ta Kendra with a slight twitch on her face. Is she a matchmaker?
The woman went on her knees and thanked Kendra. She went forward to pick her up and smiled brightly at her. Just then she realized one thing.
They are almost there... Home...