Delilah even began to tear up yeah IÆm sorry I ran away so much IÆm sorry I skipped out on training so often But I
Hush ItÆs all forgiven Annie squeezed her daughter tightly Even the fickle and pessimistic Annie couldnÆt help but be swayed by the straightforward nature of her daughter Her knuckles went white from how hard she wanted to grip her daughter to protect her but she kept her grip within normal bounds Since Randidly had so generously taught their daughter how powerful the dangers in this world was all Annie needed to do now was play the concerned parent Daddy and mommy are here
Dozer hearing his cue reached out and used his broad hand to gently pat DelilahÆs back Annie was slightly miffed that they hadnÆt thought to bring a camera to immortalize this harmonious moment when Delilah spoke again and shattered AnnieÆs rosy sense of satisfaction
Also is it possible that IÆm in love IsnÆt love an adult thing
eh Annie blinked Strangely her lips were abruptly dry Wait what did you just say
Delilah was still held in AnnieÆs arm but it was difficult for Annie to see her daughterÆs face as she was frowning down at AnnieÆs shoulder Love Like mommy daddy stuff A boy I met in the Dungeon said that I was in love with him but I would need to wait until IÆm older to marry So how do I know if IÆm in love with him
He said Annie felt like breathing out fire She shot Dozer a glance to warn him not to stop her from hunting this boy down but as soon as she saw the set of DozerÆs eyes Annie immediately felt the aggression drain out of her body And again that inner version of Annie began to laugh maniacally Hehehe this husband of mine might be very stoic normally but he does have quite the temper when the mood strikes him Ah this is the wild man that I fell for
The corners of DozerÆs mouth were very tight as he took the initiative to answer DelilahÆs question if you donÆt know if you love him you donÆt Love is a big thing but mostly itÆs being sure Now this boy
But doesnÆt mommy talk about how long you pursued her before she said yes Delilah insisted So she didnÆt love you immediately So maybe I just donÆt know yet How can I be sure I wonÆt love him someday
DozerÆs expression tightened further If it happens it will happen What is this boyÆs name
His nameÆs Annon Delilah replied without much thought Then her face pinched as though the key to concentration was simply pressing her features more closely together Are there Skills for love too Maybe I should learn some
Dozer turned and walked away without saying anything Annie had to release a bit of her image power as a White Hunter in order to screen Delilah from the ominous cracking sounds that Dozer released as he moved The two and a half meter tall man moved silently but Annie could see the veins on DozerÆs neck pulsing with his heartbeat
Annie batted her eyelashes at DozerÆs back Break some bones for me my lovely prince
Tatiana stepped off the small platform onto the island and raised her voice Randidly Are you prepared
Her voice clearly echoed through the misted areas of the GhosthoundÆs island Not that she needed to speak for him to sense her but undoubtedly Randidly was tied up in some sort of training from which he would need to be disentangled But to her surprise the only noise that Tatiana heard in response to her call was the sounds of hammering and shouts from where the GhosthoundÆs residence was being erected Despite her words Randidly Ghosthound didnÆt respond at all
The mist spirits circled around Tatiana cheerfully doing a lot to alleviate the feeling of awkwardness in her heart Is Randidly not here
Shaking her head Tatiana followed her intuition and began to walk across the island Although the information she received from the Skill wasnÆt exact it was more than enough to track Randidly down on the small island He was definitely present She walked for a few minutes and soon came to an area where the perpetual silver mist was thinning it seemed Randidly was currently sitting in the sun
Tatiana soon saw Randidly sitting on a stool and gazing out toward the horizon A tall leafy tree swayed above him painting the picture of a philosopher musing on the beauty of nature Just as she was opening her mouth to speak again however she felt there was something strange about the scene she was seeing After a single blink Tatiana narrowed her eyes
As she sharpened her gaze for a second examination she once more saw Randidly sitting on a stool below a leafy oak tree that seemed to be swaying slightly in the wind This time she also noticed that beneath RandidlyÆs bare feet there was a thick carpet of grass that appeared soft enough to serve as a bed The early morning sunlight on his face was warm and golden
Yet Tatiana felt no wind in the surrounding area Nor was it at all likely that there was grass here this island was almost constantly covered in silver mist Had Randidly been sitting here so long that his vital energy had spurred the growth of plant life beneath him That was possible but Tatiana had another theory everything she was seeing right now was an image that Randidly had conjured
What pushed her in that direction was the coloration of the sunlight With winter rapidly overtaking them golden sunlight like that wasnÆt a common sight these days
Tentatively Tatiana took another step out of the silver mist and into the clear area It wasnÆt that she felt any sort of apprehension toward the vision in front of her Rather it would be better to say that she couldnÆt believe that Randidly was so deeply distracted that he hadnÆt noticed her approach In addition it made her overwhelmed that RandidlyÆs trip into the Dungeon had improved his images to this extent For several seconds she had been entirely fooled despite the logical inconsistencies of what she was seeing
Randidly Tatiana began to get his attention but her word was suppressed by the surrounding space as though the slightest interference on the image was considered a trespass The image didnÆt take kindly to any interference and immediately squashed it Even her own ears could barely catch the word she had shaped
Even worse after she had spoken she sensed a strange change in the image in front of her While Randidly remained motionless upon his stool a dark swirling shadow floated up from his black hair and rapidly swelled in size The swirling of the shadow accelerated giving it the look of an inky whirlpool that hovered above RandidlyÆs shoulder
Somehow it reminded her of a lidless eye that was staring right at her
Tatiana felt a chill in her heart as she looked at that whirlpool Tendrils of darkness began to extend outward from that darkness reaching out toward where Tatiana was standing And as those meandering feelers approached her body Tatiana realized that her skin was numb and her muscles were stiff She awkwardly took a step backward and exploded with her own sharp image to counter that the strange heaviness that covered her body Although she didnÆt want to unduly disturb Randidly that dark whirlwind was clearly announcing its malicious intent She felt no qualms from lashing out especially when she knew there was very little chance of her accidentally injuring Randidly
TatianaÆs expression twisted as she sensed the outcome of lashing out with her image She had thought that RandidlyÆs image was like a pool of water and her image would be able to disturb the surface and alert him sitting at the center of it Even if the stoneÆ of her image was small in relation to the pool already present it would still spread ripples Yet her image was devoured by the air in front of her even before the tendrils from the dark whirlpool reached it
Her image was like a child climbing under a massive woolen blanket Any sort of movements she made could barely affect the whole With her strength it was almost impossible to pull the blanket off the bed and alert the man slumbering within
Damnit Randidly even your passive image is so powerful
Right when Tatiana began to truly panic thick golden roots imposed themselves between the swirling darkness and Tatiana Shimmering characters ran across the roots catching the eye Just as Tatiana was regarding their sudden appearance with shock another wave of roots shot upward and completely bound the struggling vortex The pit of darkness flared to twice its original size and lashed about Yet before those shimmering golden roots the whirlpool could do nothing