Ash, Damon, Lucas, Louis and Henry, the five of them stood before Ian as Ian took a good look at them. He hadn't seen them for three whole days so he was a little too happy , like a doting, clingy parent.
"Were you waiting for us, brother?"
Lucas asked. Seeing how Ian wasn't shocked or surprised after seeing them, and how he welcomed them as if he had been waiting for a long time, that's the impression Lucas got.
"Of course I was waiting. Why else would I take a nap here?"
Ian jumped down from the tree branch and approached them.
"So you knew.."
Ash wasn't too surprised since he could feel it to some extent. He would've done the same if he was in Ian's position, specially since Ian knew Ash would be able to track him.
"Yeah. You guys came a long way. Was it hard?"
Ian started ruffling their hai
"So what's the plan?"Louis asked after putting all the kids to sleep. Since he was the eldest, and the one who had accompanied Ian several times before in his secret outings, he figured Ian would give him some clue."I'm going to look for a particular person.""A person?""Yes. A little girl. She's.. in a lot of pain right now.. and desperately needs a savior.. "Ian remembered the little girl from the novel. Even after three years, she'd still be little while she discovers something like that accidentally.'She must be tiny right now.'"So we're saving someone..""Yes. And then we'll take her with us."'Although I need to do a few things more before I do that.'"I see.."Seeing how Louis's questions soon came to an end, Ian wondered if he was
As Ian woke up yawning early in the morning, he was met with the scene of five kids curling up around him in his bed.They all had separate beds yet somehow managed to get on Ian's in the middle of the night. Ian imagined the scene of them crawling up to his bed, half asleep and couldn't help but chuckle.As they all woke up soon after, Ian took them and went out to check for some local breakfast. He wanted to taste the varieties all around the country as he travelled. And this would be the start."Welcome, young master. Did you have a comfortable sleep?"The innkeeper welcomed Ian and his party. They had sharp eyes so they could tell at first glance that Ian and his party weren't commoners or simple rich young masters. And their tone had changed accordingly."Yeah. Your rooms are pretty comfortable."Ian nodded and greeted them back.
"Stop."Ian asked Louis to stop and he quickly took back the sword that was halfway up in the wind towards the wolfs direction.The village kids, although scared and shivering, didn't move away from the wolf till the last second, fearing that the sword might go up again and harm the wolf.As Louis came back following Ian's order, Henry also couldn't figure out the situation and stepped back. Ian slowly approached the kids as he knew they were scared and in desperate need of help."It's okay.They won't harm the wolf.See? No weapon."Ian approached them slowly and crouched down to get on the same eye level as the kids. They looked at Ian and the fact that he didn't look threatening at all helped the kids calm down a lot.As they looked more accepting of Ian's presence, he smiled and tried
The half conscious wolf started walking towards Ian, the source of the delicious smell that woke him up.The other's and even Ian himself were left baffled when they heard the wolf speak and didn't move from their position."Meat..."It glanced at the steak in Ian's pan and mumbled. Soon, it was just steps away from Ian and looked like it was planning on pouncing on him for the food.Ian planned on talking to it nicely since it could understand human language and even speak it. But before he could even open his mouth, he saw the shadow of a wolf as big as him jumping towards him."Stop! It's hot!"He reflexively used his water to create a shield in front of him as he shouted.Bam!The wolf ran directly into the water barrier and fell down, whimpering while grabbing it's head in pain. It l
Ian fell asleep. After playing with the wolf tribe kid for a long time, he was exhausted both mentally and physically.It was the first time Ian had to deal with a kid that actually behaved like a kid, playful, unrestrained and way too energetic.As he fell asleep from exhaustion, Ian thanked the heavens for making his kids so mature and thoughtful. He was talking about Ash, Lucas and the others of course. They were all his kids.But Ian's sleep was over just as quickly as he had fallen asleep. Since his three familiars were working hard inside his body, all of his fatigue disappeared in the span of a few hours.Yaawwwnnn...As he stretched his body after waking up and sitting straight, he could feel something small beside him.Ian looked to the side and was surprised to find the wolf kid sleeping beside him on the same bed. He
Inside a tree house in the middle of the forest.Ash and his mother, the queen of the demons, were facing each other. The other's inside the room, including Ian, was watching the scene unfold with great curious."Didn't I ask you not to come so soon?"Ash asked an unusual question. And before Ian could figure out the meaning behind his words, he made eye contact with the queen by chance. The queen smiled mischievously after Ash asked those questions. And as for Ian.."Huh?What??What do you mean by that?!"He was a confused mess. Ian looked between Ash and the queen simultaneously wanting an explanation of the situation."Why did you come?Going as far as revealing my identity.. It better be an emergency."Ash was glaring at his mother as he spoke those words one
"It was my selfish wish to not give you the answers that you deserved to know and keep you by my side."Ian smiled as he spoke those words, traces of sadness that no one knew the source of visible in his smile. Ash wondered what made Ian look at him with such expression but couldn't figure out."Anyways! You're not mad at me for hiding your identity, right?"Ian snapped out of the gloomy atmosphere that he had surrounding him for a second and asked back, cheerful once again.Ash looked shocked by the speed of his transformation and shook his head impulsively."So you're not mad? You sure?"Ian asked once again, this time, giving Ash the chance to answer properly. Even Ian found it funny how Ash was panicking and answering on whims."I'm not mad. I also hid it from you so I don't even have the right to be mad."&nb
It was late at night.Ash and the kids inside had fallen asleep after having their dinner.Ian and the Queen decided to have a talk so they went out. Since they didn't want to go somewhere far from the kids, they decided to sit down on the root of the huge tree that Ian had built the house on."So that's how things have been.. "The Queen sighed and sat down. She looked relieved for some reason."What do you mean?"Ian asked, curious."The things my son said.. about you knowing his race and still supporting him, guiding him, caring for him.. It all sounded too unreal before.""That's understandable.."'If I wasn't someone from another world but the original Adrian, he would've only felt irritated at seeing Ash dying by the ditch.And if they figured out