Two days later....
"Waahh...waahhh" a baby cry echoed in the house. Lina was in her bed, energy drained, her blue hair stick to her face because of sweat, she look at the baby beside her, it was a girl, blue hair, black eyes, face chubby and soft.
"Congratulations Lina" Rael said, her face delighted with joy. She took the baby in her arms and poked its cheeks.
"Thank... You" Lina said, she look at her baby and smiled. "Can i hold her" she asked and Rael gave her the baby.
"What will be her name?" Hina asked, holding hinata in her arms. She chuckled as the baby grabbed Lina's finger.
"Her name....will be." Lina thought for a moment, then she look at the baby and glance at free who was asleep in her desk, he had fallen asleep waiting for the baby to be born.
"Elina" Lina said, she smiled as tears drop from her cheeks.
"i understand how it feels" Hina said, her voice was gentle. Rael chuckled at Hina and lina being protective for eachother.
Free muttered something in his sleep. Philip was in the door entrance he look toward Elina in Lina arm, he smiled, a warm and joyful smile " Now i have to work harder" he said, he turn and look outside the window. The bird sleep peacefully on the root tree.
The next day....
"What!!!!!?" Free yelled, Lina was in her bed holding Elina, she was feeding Elina breastmilk.
"You were asleep also, i said if it was a boy you can name him, young master" Lina said, looking toward Free who was still in shock.
"I may have been asleep, but you can wake me up too" Free said, looking down.
"Yeah, but you were deep in sleep so we thought disturbing your sleep will not be good" lina said, putting elina in the bed. "even lady Hina said we shouldn't disturb your sleep" she said, patting Free's head.
"ugh. Fine" Free said, he was pouting and stormed out of the room.
Downstairs free enter the dining table and wait his breakfast. A new maid Philip hired while Hina and Lina were healing was cooking breakfast.
"ahh. Free is upset" the maid said, she was a middle age woman her smile was full of joy, she look at Free pouting in the dining table. "Are you still upset they didn't wake you up" she asked, and she chuckled softly.
"Yeah!. They didn't wake me up, i was happy last night my new sibling was gonna be born but i fell asleep and they didn't wake me up when she was born" he said, the maid gave him food. Free took the spoon and ate slowly.
The new maid just chuckled and took a tray of food and walk upstairs to give Hina and Lina their food.in Hina's room the new maid entered and gave hina a bowl of soup, she bowed and left the room and went into Lina's room and gave her the same soup and left.
In the dining table Free finish eating and he go back to his room and took his spell book. "Mom i'm going outside" he said, entering hina's room"
"ahh. Free it's the first time you go outside" Hina said, she sipped her soup throught the spoon. "Be back before lunch" she said, taking another sip.
"Okay!" Free said and left his room. He walk to the village square and went to the lake to practice water magic. "Let's try advance magic today" he muttered to himself.
A while later he arrived at the lake and opened his book. "Okay let's start" he said and raise his palm. He starts to chant in his mind. the water starts to curl into a circle then slowly it starts to wobble and turn into a dragon like shape. "Woah it's working" Free said, he then move his hand to the left the water dragon turn left, he did it to the right the water dragon turn to the right. "I-its amazing" he said, he deactivate the spell and the water dragon melted Into the lake turning back to water. "That was great" Free said, he turned to his spell book and look at other spells.
Free stand to chant other spells, just then he hears a faint sob. He turn but no one was around. "Maybe i am overhearing things" he said, and turn back to his spell boom. But then the sob came again. "Okay that's it" he said and turn to where the sobs were coming. He walk down to the lake stream and the sobs grow louder and louder eventually he reached to a thick forest. "Okay, this is dangerous" he said but didn't run away.
He stop beside a big tree the sobs were coming from behind the tree, Free walked to the other side and behind the tree was a girl about his age. She had white hairs, her skin was pale but she had pointed ears, an elf and she was sobbing, her cheeks were red from the sobs and her white hair stick to her cheeks, she sobbed under the tree hugging her knees, Free blink.
"Who are you? And why are you this deep in the forest?" Free asked, he stand over her staring at the girl.
The girl look up her eyes were brown. "M-my necklace w-was thrown into the lake by a boy in the village" she said, she hitched mid-sentence.
"And where is that necklace?" Free asked, looking toward the streams.
"It's stuck in a tree in the currents of the water" she said, pointing at a shining necklace stuck in a fallen tree, the currents of the lake was high .
"Okay that... Is troublesome" he said, looking at the strong force of the stream. the girl sobs grow louder.
"Can you do something, that necklace was given to me by my grandma" she said, her voice crack as she talk.
"let's see" Free said, he kneel down and touch the water. It's cold, he thought then he open his book and look for any spells that can help, the girl look at the book.
"Is that a spell book?" she said, her sobs echoing in the strong currents.
"Let's see...ah. there it is" Free said, he tapped his finger at a spell in the middle of many high-tier spell. "Water manipulation. Can i even cast it?" Free muttered, he look at other spells but there was nothing useful. "Okay i can do this, calm down and focus" free said, he pointing his palm toward the lake. "Oo god of tides, grant me your blessing and let the water obey me" he chant, slowly the water started to tremble and and it split into two the necklace was still stuck in the tree. "Go take it" he said, the girl stands up amd she quickly ran and took the necklace out of the tree and came back.
"Thank you!" the girl said, she bowed and wore the necklace back into her neck.
"You're welcome" Free said, he deactivate the spell and the water start to move again. "What is your name anyway" he asked.
"Ohh...My name is Sylvia and i'm a half elf, pleasure to meet you" she said, her hitched sobs faded replaced by a joyful voice. "What's your name" Sylvia asked, to Free.
"My name is Free, nice to meet you" Free said, closing his book.
"So you're Philip's son" Sylvia said, she chuckled and look at Free. "my mom said Philip son is a awkward kid he stay in his house or garden and chant spells and he never go out" she said, laughing softly.
"I-i'm not that awkward and also is my father really that famous" Free said, a bit offended.
"yeah, Philip is doing his job as a protector quite well, you didn't know" Sylvia said, she tilted her head and look at Free with a bit of confusion.
"Y-yes i didn't know that, my dad always comes home laughing and shouting that he slays goblins but i didn't thought he would be that famous" Free said scratching the back of his neck with a awkward smile.
"Well, it's not your fault" Sylvia said, she chuckled, and they start walking back to the village.
"Hey, you said a kid throw your necklace in the water" he ask, turning his gaze to Sylvia.
"Y-yeah his name is Grok, he always make fun of me for being a half elf and for having white hair" she said, her hands trembled, Free gently patted Sylvia's shoulder.
"Okay if that's the case let's go and talk to him" Free said, his eye lit up with a bit of excitement. Let's try some spells, he thought to himself with a faint grin.
"B-but he is a older than you and—bigger too" Sylvia said, looking at Free with a mix of fear and disbelief..
"I'll be fine. No worries" Free said, walking without worry in the world.
"B-but what if he bully you too" Sylvia said, her hands were still trembling.
"We'll see that" Free said, his eye filled with determination.
To be contimied.....
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