Gracen echoed her, "Good night," before closing his eyes to sleep.
Renan, who was just going along with whatever Namari was doing, thought inwardly, 'Well, I guess I'll sleep for now. Honestly, this life isn't that bad,' he thought as he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
--Next Morning--
"Renan, your Grandmother is here, and look who I brought with ," Nyria said as she opened the door to Renan's room without knocking.
As she entered, her eyes first scanned the bed, but not finding him there, she glanced around the room. Soon, she spotted him standing on a stool by the window, gazing outside. "There you are," Nyria said, walking toward him with a smile.
Renan, hearing the door open behind him, turned to see who it was. "Oh, Grandmother, you're finally here. I was waiting for you," he said, watching her approach with long strides and a small smile on her face, which started to grow into a big smile.
Nyria's smile grew wider at his words. "Oh, did you miss your Grandmother? Worry not. Today, I've finished all my work so I can spend the entire day with you without any interruptions," she said, scooping him up effortlessly when she reached him.
Renan nodded silently, letting Nyria hold him without any protest.
"Hmm, where are your mother and father?" Nyria asked, noticing neither Namari nor Gracen was in the room.
"Mother left early this morning, saying she was close to breaking through to the 8th circle. She dragged Father with her, even though he looked reluctant. But, in the end, he wasn't strong enough to resist her," Renan explained, the last part tinged with mild disappointnt.
"I see," Nyria replied thoughtfully, her mind wandering. 'So that battle maniac skipped training yesterday. It seems that the girl has beco a bit more responsible. Still, she didn't even wait for before vanishing. I suppose next ti, I'll give her so... training lessons myself.'
"So, what were you looking at out of the window?" she asked after shaking off her thoughts.
"Hmm, I was just looking at the outside world. Mother hasn't let go out because of the war. She said there were so enemies who might target if they discovered that I was her child. So, I've been stuck inside until now," Renan explained, adding a sad tone for effect.
"Well, that's part of the reason, but not the whole story," Nyria said.
"Huh?" Renan uttered, confused.
"How long do you think they can hide your existence? Eventually, everyone will know about you. That's why your Grandma Belinda ca up with an idea: instead of hiding you completely, we would only conceal key details, like your elents and other critical information. This makes our enemies hesitate, unsure if they should act. Until now, your existence wasn't officially announced, because doing so before your awakening would have been dangerous. Spies could have infiltrated, putting you at risk, and your information about elents could potentially get leaked. But because of your unexpectedly rapid growth, the awakening ceremony happened early, and your birth was officially announced to the world yesterday," Nyria explained.
'What does the awakening of my elent have to do with enemies attacking?' Renan thought. Then, realizing that, 'Wait, why am I even stressing my brain, I can just ask her,' and that's what he did, he asked her.
"Well," Nyria began, "if the enemy knew what elents you possess and how much control you have over them, they wouldn't wait. They'd attack imdiately, not giving you ti to grow. But if they don't know, they might assu your strength is slightly above or equal to Namari's. While Namari's power is remarkable, it's not enough to change the course of the war entirely. That uncertainty forces them to wait and prepare, rather than risk an imdiate assault," she explained further.
"Now that your elents have awakened, you're allowed to go outside," she added.
"But," she continued, "you'll need to take soone strong with you every ti you leave."
Renan's spirits lifted at the news. He could finally be allowed to go outside! He considered asking Nyria to go out with him. As a Grand Duchess, she was undoubtedly powerful. But when he glanced at her, she seed to be staring straight into his soul. 'Is she waiting for to ask her?' he wondered.
"Hmm, Grandmother, can you go out with ?" he finally asked.
Nyria replied instantly, "Of course, I can! But first, let introduce you to soone I brought with ," she said, turning around with Renan still in her arms.
Just as Nyria turned around, Renan could finally see who it was. There stood two people. One of them was Sylveria Glacivyre, the daughter of Kael, Grand Duke of the Glacivyre family. With her long blue hair and blue eyes, she looked as beautiful as always, a small smile gracing her face.
A little beside her stood a fox girl with the sa features as Nyria but much younger—around fifteen years old. She had black hair like Nyria but possessed striking purple eyes, unlike Nyria's black ones, and wore a blank expression.
The first thing Renan thought when he saw her was, 'Hmm, five tails.'
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