18. Dummy Celes
Celes was also being petted by her mother.
And Reina hadn’t given her a proper caress in 20 minutes!
She was a child, and naturally wanted the best treatment.
After her epiphany, Reina’s attempts to “win back” Celes were all in vain.
She could only continue to chat with Mura, instructing her on the future direction and situation of the elven kingdom. She discovered that Mura, to a certain extent, understood her better than she did, and she felt a sense of relief.
“Be careful, Aurora. I understand, Lady Dragon Queen.”
“Yes, you must be careful. To be honest, I don’t think we can give her any loopholes within this century. In fact, I have a very bold guess now, and I hope it doesn’t become a reality.”
“Understood. I will continue to pay attention to the [God’s Tree].”
Until they returned home, Reina didn’t know how to appease Celes.
Celes, as if captured by Calysia, would not run to her no matter what, and would even look at her with a resentful expression, as if to say, “You don’t want me anymore!”
For this, Reina took out many small gold coins and toys, intending to tease her before dinner arrived. But Celes was very different from the stereotypical child.
Ordinary dragon children would like shiny little toys, but Celes, since birth…
“Celes, come, Mama will take you to the garden~”
“Hmph~”
“Celes, Mama will take you for a ride.”
“Dummy,” Celes said, clinging to Calysia’s shoulder.
Reina sighed.
Seeing this, Calysia took a sip of tea, cleared her throat, and said with a mischievous smile:
“Is Reina really going to abandon us, mother and daughter?”
“Sob, sob, dummy Master…”
Reina was a little anxious, but in the end, she just sighed.
“Reina, where are you going?” Seeing Reina turn to leave, Calysia asked with concern.
“I’m going to cook…”
“Now, it’s only 3 PM. It’s too early to prepare. It’s not a wedding banquet.”
“Then I’ll go and sweep the floor.”
“But your belly… mmph, you’re not allowed to use magic?”
“Awoo… then I’ll go to sleep.”
Reina said in self-deprecation. As she was leaving, she glanced at the little dragon on Calysia’s body, but unfortunately, Celes wasn’t looking at Reina, but had fallen asleep on Calysia’s body.
“Then I’ll do the housework. I’ll bring the food to the bedchamber at six, and then we’ll go for a walk in the central park at night.”
“Mmm.”
Reina nuzzled against Calysia’s outstretched hand and returned to the bedchamber.
She took off her clothes, intending to brew new content for the “Dragon Mother’s Guide” while also falling asleep with these wild thoughts.
But her mind was full of Calysia and Celes.
Although as a mother, she absolutely couldn’t be so casual, she still felt wronged.
Why wasn’t Celes with me?
Dummy Master, you didn’t even say a few words for me…
It would have been fine if she had just put Celes in my arms…
Could it be that Little Cal also likes Celes more, and Celes also likes Calysia more, and thinks I’m a pitiful breeding machine?
“Sob, sob…”
Reina’s reason told her that these were all fantasies, and forcefully pulled her out of the world of imagination.
She tossed and turned, the energy of her body being drained by the dragon egg… she was very sleepy, but couldn’t sleep.
No matter what, she was very concerned.
She always had a feeling of being abandoned.
For a moment, Reina felt her body was very cold. The loneliness of pregnancy actually quietly emerged at this moment, echoing in Reina’s mind. Her legs also began to tremble.
Some more extreme fragments began to flash in her mind.
Once, there were some dragon mothers who had lost their children, and those people, without exception, would basically be shrouded in self-blame and loneliness for the rest of their lives. Even with a mate’s companionship, they couldn’t get rid of it.
“Sob, sob…”
Reina curled into a ball. In the end, she had still underestimated the dragon race’s concept of love.
Seeing that the clock had reached four, she knew that this painful time would last for another two hours.
Fortunately, she wasn’t blind now.
So, she decided to get up and find Calysia for company.
But before she could get up, Calysia walked in.
“Master?!”
She was holding the little dragon, who was lying on her shoulder. What made Reina sad was that Celes still didn’t want to see her.
She seemed to be really angry.
Reina wanted to use the [Eye of Light] to see what Celes was thinking, but she decided not to use this ability on her own family.
“Master, weren’t you cooking?”
But what she didn’t expect was that Calysia actually said with a smile:
“Because Celes kept crying for you, I had no choice but to come to the bedchamber.”
“Celes?”
Reina glanced at the little dragon, but the latter still didn’t look at her.
Calysia stuffed Celes into Reina’s arms and immediately turned to leave.
“I still have to watch the fire. I’ll leave Celes to you.”
“Eh, eh!”
What do you mean, “leave Celes to me”?!
What a strange way of saying it…
But when that soft, fragrant little dragon was in her arms again, Reina’s heart melted again, and her sense of helplessness disappeared.
Unfortunately, Celes still had her back to her.
“Little Celes, it’s Mama’s fault.”
She proactively apologized, then placed the little dragon on her chest. Looking at the time, it was about time to breastfeed.
But Celes had no reaction. Even when she was right in front of her, she didn’t seem to have any interest.
“Celes, dummy.”
Just as Reina thought there was a problem with her educational policy and was about to fall into deep self-doubt, she was surprised again.
“Eh? Celes…”
“Mama, dummy…” Before Reina could continue, she added.
She spread her wings and pressed them against Reina’s belly.
“So, what does ‘dummy’ mean?”
“Dummy is Mama, and also Celes. Other people are not dummies. We are dummies.”
In that instant, Reina completely understood what Celes meant by “dummy.”
Yes…
She should have completely understood from the very beginning.
Because wasn’t “dummy” a word she often used to describe Calysia?
And this word, in Reina’s family, was not a derogatory term.
Rather than representing “stupid,” it was more of a word that leaned towards “cute.”
Celes had never said “dummy” to anyone else, because in her eyes, this was a word that could only be used by close people.
It was just a way of showing affection.
Had I also said that to Calysia?
No way…
And this time, Reina lost.
Because Celes was using her own way to express her apology…
Reina was shocked, but she had to admit that the little dragon could already sense emotions at such a young age.
At least she understood that this emotion of Reina’s required her to take some action.
“Little Celes, hehe, you really are my good daughter,” Reina nuzzled against her head.
“Dummy Mommy.”
After saying these words, Celes finally began to eat gently.
Celes’s voice was very soft, and gradually, she returned to her normal state.
Reina began to massage the little dragon’s horns at the same time.
But just then, she felt a twitch like an electric shock.
“Mmph…”
Suddenly, her belly trembled.
The day of laying the dragon egg was gradually approaching.
As that day approached, the activity of the dragon egg would become more and more frequent.
Now it was once every few days, and in the last few days, it would be two to three times a day.
But this tremor made Reina collapse on the bed.
