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I might open today one or two more chapters.
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After Lord Ca.s.sian found out that he still had his own blood line he cried tears together with his uncle. He officially announced everyone about that, but it didn"t stir any big emotions as his uncle was already old and didn"t had any children.
Xara was quite happy about all the news, but felt bit lost and gloomy as Kendra and Isaa planned to leave next day. She felt that Kendra became quite powerful, but still, as any mother, had fears that something could happen.
Lime a hen, she started running here and there searching for stuff to give them on their way, but realized that Kendra had it all if not even more. Lord Ca.s.sian had to stop her one day as she started gathering all the gold.
"Xara, my love, do you think she will take the gold?" He asked her while his eyes twitched. She literally gathered almost all the gold in one of her s.p.a.ce rings.
"But, but,..." she hung her head down and with wave of hand she put all the gold back. She felt sad and dejected. As mother not to be able anything to give to her children for their trip...
He heard her deep sigh and saw her sad face. "Your love is most important thing. Kendra is wise child. She understand more than most normal human beings. With this trip I hope she will get more self knowledge and awareness. She is cute girl, I really hope we can get her back and treat her good. Anyway she promised to be back before her brother or sister is born. Let her travel for a while. Maybe with that she will learn new things and you do know there is the possibility that she will go to the next realm. So just enjoy the time when she us with us. OK?""
Xara was stuck by the realization. Kendra is already this amazing. With her spread of power surge she can go to next realm anytime she wants. Their life intervened for such short period of time, but she still feels so close to the child like she know her for a lifetime.
She turned her head and with resolution nodded towards Lord Ca.s.sian. He hugged her and kissed forehead. This woman is quite fiery when she feels some annoyance but she loves, those of her choice, with same fire.
They went to visit Kendra"s and Isaa"s home in lower city. So many things change there. People realized how precious their property is even in lower city so they started investing time and money to repair or build better homes.
The streets and walkways were city"s obligation. So the streets were renewed. The sewer cleaned and protected and on streets more people in better clothing walked.
There was still every three days big market day. But once in month the city will organise, outside the city, big city fair and will invite anyone to join in or offer services.
Lord Ca.s.sian was not worried. With his flying and hidden soldiers, no one would dare doing stupid things.
They went to Kendra"s home and saw line of people with bunch of food coming in and leaving there. She nought enough food to feed any town for years if not even for decades.But Lord Ca.s.sian had hunch and it became real. Isaa saw them coming and with s.h.i.+ny eyes she explained what they got.
Most of them were dried food they ordered in summertime. Later she let villagers dry the meat and cheese. Like that, lots of meat could stand for longer periods if time.
Kendra looked at them with big eyes and happily approached. "Father, mother this years food grew quite well. Recount later on how much food would whole fief need in days of emergency. Rest you can sell. We still have the dried fish sale as well."
She told them about her stores and her ideas. Even if they had lots of money, it is always good to have certain reserves. So they nodded as the money would be anyway put as side for the future.
Xara puffed her cheeks in anger. "Instead us giving her, she does it again...After they leave, we need to work hard to prove them that we can survive without any help from her." Then her eyes dimmed."I don"t want her to worry to much and stop her progress only for our sake."
She looked at Kendra that walked here and there and taking all the food into her garden.
After the people left she turned around and saw two people looking at her with sad eyes. It seems she overdid it again. She looked around and mischievously looked at them but they resolutely shook their head.
"This food you will take with you. You can sell it or gift it on your travels. With all the food the fief already produce, we can not only live we can trade as well. Child, this food here leave it with you. Just in case, please." Lord Ca.s.sian"s expression was resolute and didn"t let any s.p.a.ce for negotiations.Xara nodded as well.
Kendra felt warm in her head. They really were worried that they wouldn"t have enough food to take. Then she looked at the amount of food in her garden and thought about the food she already stored and sighed. Maybe on her travels she will need...
She nodded and looked up towards her parents. They gave her bright smile and big hug. Isaa stood on side and shook her head. All the money here was actually planned for the city, but who knows if they will find more people that are in need.
They shortly read the stories about cities outside the fief and it didn"t look well. Even in their fief there were families on bringe of poverty. But now many things changed.
After change of laws, there won"t be any old people that lived on piece of bread and no children running around hungry. Kendra implemented law of school. And in schools children had at least one full meal. And even with that, the fief thrived amazingly.
But , such wealth invited troubles so from time to time some shady people would appear and then they would be gone as the hidden soldiers would take care of them.
With time even the river again became clean as the Lord found way to send the dirt to one place and incarnate it when is filled. Like that the river became clear. Kendra looked at river whenever she pa.s.sed and lately she saw some fishes in it. It seems her father is trying to revive the river. He even put a ban of fis.h.i.+ng in river creatures.
There are many changes he did himself that she believed that they will do just fine without them. Isaa thought about the plans they had to travel and looked at the two people. It seems Kendra just wanted to prepare them before leaving. She sighed.
What their parents didn"t know is that Kendra even made s.p.a.ce for Isaa for an emergency. The amount of food in her s.p.a.ce is terrifying as well. Kendra just over thought everything. But she let her do that so she can rest her heart and enjoy the travels with a piece of mind.
Last couple of days she even let Lais and Ta.s.sio inside her s.p.a.ce. She planned to travel with them. Ta.s.sio offered to fly around but Kendra strictly denied. A big flying dragon could make people fearful if not even terrified.
She bought two sets of commoner"s clothes and made them look used. He looked at clothing with a strange expression. Kendra saw his face and gave him an ultimatum. Going with her wearing these clothes or not going with her at all. She didn"t give him any other option.
He had to accept that it he would be left here. Even tho in human measurements he had lots of years but for a dragon, he was still a child. So sending him into an adventure to learn more about himself and his surrounding is common.
Having such a strong ally like Kendra is, it"s bonus itself. But being with Lais and traveling is a benefit. He looked at her with interest and Lais as usual just ignored him. He sighed, when she will accept his advances?
Kendra saw their silent communication and shook her head. These two seem to be made for each other. He noticed her stare and gave her smile but suddenly felt coldness creeping up his neck again. It was strange, it happens lately often, maybe he is getting sick or old?
What he didn"t know is that Lord Ca.s.sian didn"t know his feelings for Lais and mistook them as feelings for Kendra. He didn"t mind Ta.s.sio as a dragon, but he was definitely too old for her. If she found someone in a similar age...
Xara pinched him and shook her head. "On end it"s her choice. We can"t do anything."He had no other choice than to accept that fact.
Couple of days later everything was ready. The house was empty as she took all the beds into her s.p.a.ce where she made few bungalows near the sea.
She prepared on each sea ten bungalows with all basic stuff needed. But they all planned to live sometimes by the sea sometimes by the lake. Isaa and Lais helped her gathering enough different birds and animals living in the fief, so the buzzing of insects, chirping of birds and sounds of wind could be heard inside s.p.a.ce.
She used one if the power stones and used it as natural light and on the night she had small stones on top to sparkle like stars. Since her s.p.a.ce became larger, her powers grew as well and now the s.p.a.ce became independent from her. It would use some of her internal fire to react as sun and moon changing the magnetic field inside the s.p.a.ce. The only thing that was unchangeable is the season and the temperature.
She still didn"t had enough s.p.a.ce to make different seasons. But she hopes with her travels she could find materials to make it humongous enough to have a change of seasons. But for now, this looked like one of the holiday resorts she saw in prospects in past life.
She checked one more time everything in her storage. Lord Ca.s.sian made her take as many power stones she could. Of course, she didn"t raid whole cave as Xara wanted her. But she took enough in case of an emergency.
She went one more time and gathered true metal as well and put in storage. Like that she was ready to go.
Everyone gathered in the palace to say goodbyes to them. Even Fintan, Sine and Cian came. Kendra actually invited Cian to join them but he got interested in cultivation his powers that he denied it. Even tho Isaa tried hard to explain to him about benefits in cultivation with them he still denied it.
His mother is about to give birth, his uncle became headmaster of the school and great aunt is too old to handle business. He missed Hus family a great deal and planned to stay where he is now.
Isaa was sad and disappointed. She liked Cian but if he didn"t want to come... It seems his dreams are not the same as hers...