74. Her Shadow
She handed over the aftermath of the entire venue to Sophia and Pesa. There was nothing special that needed to be handled.
The Crimson Priest had been preparing for a long time, but in the end, it had fallen before Elena and the Dragon King’s family. Its body turned to dust, and its forbidden power was sealed away by Calysia. And with that, this matter was completely over.
After Reina jumped out of the other dimension, Calysia took her hand and rushed back to the Dragon King’s Palace.
This time, Reina was a few minutes late.
Because this time, to ensure absolute safety, she hadn’t brought the dragon egg. She had to hurry home to incubate it. To ensure that Reina could sit on the dragon egg as soon as possible, Calysia used her power to teleport her to the bedchamber in an instant.
The speed was a little too fast, and she was a little dizzy. The spatial authority had also been overused. After devouring Elena, she also needed a large amount of magic power to protect her soul.
Returning home, after continuing to discuss the aftermath with Calysia, Reina returned to the bedchamber and discovered that the bulging dragon egg in the quilt on the bed wasn’t that big.
Originally thinking that an egg thief had broken into the bedchamber, Reina glimpsed a small, light blue tail peeking out from the corner of the quilt. Reina was about to use her hand to tuck the cold little tail into the quilt, but unexpectedly, her wrist was wrapped by the tail.
“Eh? Angelis…”
Lifting a corner of the quilt, Reina discovered that her worries might have been unnecessary.
Three little dragons were sleeping on the dragon egg.
Celes, as the child closest to Reina and the eldest of the three little dragons, actually leaned her entire body against her. She gently pressed her long, fair legs against the dragon egg, placing it on her flat abdomen, just below her slightly swollen chest. Her incubation posture was unprofessional, but all the gaps were filled by her two little sisters. Angelis and Guangying lay on her sides, and the dragon egg was thus protected in the quilt.
Only Angelis, who was both an older and younger sister, was squeezed out a little. Without her sister’s warmth, she was also pushed out of the quilt by Guangying.
She was in a deep sleep, yet tears were streaming down her face, looking aggrieved.
The poor older sister, just to give her younger sister the best space, could only touch the dragon egg with one hand and Guangying’s hand with the other. And now she was about to be pushed out of the quilt.
Sensing her mommy’s presence, she reacted almost instinctively, wrapping her small tail around her mother’s wrist.
Reina had no choice but to pick her up and hold her in front of her chest, caressing her seriously. The little dragon’s weight was very light, and her body was also soft, like a small body pillow.
Angelis finally opened her eyes. She let out a purr, as if afraid of waking others up, and then immediately transformed into her dragon form. After being adjusted by magic, she didn’t become a two-meter-long dragon, but a cute body like a kitten, and burrowed into Reina’s dress.
Angelis lay on her chest, her warm little belly pressed against Reina’s body. The waistband of her dress was also stretched open. Fortunately, Reina’s specially made dress wouldn’t “fall apart” in this situation. The little dragon poked her head out, as if she were expecting something.
“Meow~”
“Angelis, that’s a cat’s sound, not a dragon’s sound!”
“Awoo~”
The little dragon would prioritize making a cute sound instead of explaining with words. Sometimes, Reina found it difficult to guess what they were saying. But now, their purpose was very clear.
—They wanted to drink milk.
Thinking about it carefully, the little dragons had to be fed six times a day, and this was only the second time. As for Celes, she could now be reduced to five times. Just by looking at her size, she could even try to be weaned… But Reina would never let her child suffer.
She first changed into a loose-fitting dress to ensure that the child wouldn’t tear those more form-fitting clothes.
She gently picked up Guangying and placed her on her chest. She quietly slipped under the covers and, while Little Cal was still busy with housework, began to breastfeed them.
But before she began, Reina discovered that the situation was a little abnormal.
Guangying, smelling the scent of food, naturally opened her eyes. But what she was doing now was not opening her mouth and beginning to latch on, acting spoiled, and making cute sounds while drinking milk.
She looked at Reina, and then she became sadder and sadder, trembling, and then even started to cry.
“Sob, sob, sob…”
“Guangying?”
The little dragon girl’s two eyes were soaked in tears. Reina kept wiping her tears so that her eyes wouldn’t be so uncomfortable that she could barely open them. And then, not only did Guangying not get better, but she cried even harder.
As expected, the whole family were crybabies.
But she didn’t know why she was crying. Could it be that Angelis had bullied her? No…
Angelis was a quiet dragon, of the obedient type, just like Guangying.
Reina couldn’t believe that an older sister would bully a younger sister.
It turned out to be true. Angelis, seeing Guangying crying so sadly, was also a little surprised and had to transform back into her half-dragon form and pat her head.
The two sisters had a very good relationship.
She hadn’t expected this to happen before feeding. Fortunately, like Reina, she was very patient.
“Ma… sob, sob, sob… Mama…”
But the more she was comforted, the harder Guangying cried. Calysia ran in and came to Reina’s side.
“Guangying, what’s wrong?”
Reina was a little ashamed.
Calysia quickly lay down beside her. For a moment, besides Celes, who was still incubating her egg and sleeping, the whole family was watching the tearful little Guangying.
Only after Guangying’s crying had subsided a little did Reina begin to ask.
“What’s wrong? Mama is here~”
“Sob, sob, sob…” She actually cried even harder.
Reina understood.
It turned out that the reason Guangying was crying was indeed her. Could it be because she had come back too late and had brought other children? No… it shouldn’t be because of those strange scents from Cadis either. After all, Calysia had already given Reina a simple cleaning with gravity magic.
But if it was her, it was also a little inaccurate.
Because Guangying was clinging to Reina’s body, her two hands wrapped around Reina’s arms, her chin pressed against her chest. The tight fabric, which had been pushed aside, was already completely soaked in her tears, and this was even with Reina wiping her tears.
But besides that, she didn’t dare to do anything. For a moment, when Reina was wiping her tears, she suddenly discovered a difference in her pupils.
Her originally young, somewhat mischievous and gentle eyes now had a hint of melancholy. She seemed to be afraid of something, followed by gratitude and reluctance… It was a very complex emotion, an emotion that was impossible for a dragon of this age to have, besides Celes.
So, Reina’s eyes widened, and in her crying, she noticed a barely perceptible detail. When she understood the reason, she could easily see it even without the Eye of Light.
—She saw the shadow of the former leader of the Shadow of God.
“Mama, sob, sob… don’t leave me…”
