Looking at mom with wide eyes, I asked in a low voice.
“Going home…?”
She smiled and nodded her head, tears visible in the corners of her eyes.
“Yes. In the capital. Everyone is dying to meet you there.
Your amazing grandfather and grandmother, your uncle and aunt, as well as your big sister~.”
I stared at her with open eyes.
Hearing her say that, my eyes filled with tears again.
Nowadays, I didn’t have any control over them.
A single tear slid through my cold cheeks.
Its warmth quickly brought me back to reality.
Cleaning my face with my sleeves, I looked at her again.
She smiled, longing visible in her eyes.
“Yes~. Your grandfather said not to tell about him. You will only know once you meet him.
He is an amazing person. Same for your grandma, uncle and aunt.
Your big sis is cool too. I haven’t seen her since she was only one year old.
Your uncle praises her so much in every letter.
She also had her birthday.
Meaning she should be 7 years old by now. Your birthday is also coming next week.
Seems like we will be celebrating it there.
It will be fun~!”
She was very happy and excited right now.
Dad was also the same in this manner. He was very excited. He was naturally a member of this family.
We were a big family and… this melted another something in my heart.
I was so lucky to have such wonderful parents.
I was going to become an older brother. 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘭．𝑜𝘳𝘨
On top of that, I was going to meet my whole family now.
The joy this new life gave me was unparalleled but, now it offered more.
I had no words to explain this joy, and neither did I had enough tears to express my feelings.
Sitting down on the bed, I looked at them with a happy smile and closed my eyes.
Smiling back at me, they both sat back down beside me.
Dad put Tuuli down by the window and hugged me gently.
Mom did the same, with a little more care.
These last two days were the most precious ones of my life.
I now had everything that I longed for in my previous life.
There wasn’t anything more I knew I wanted…
After a bit, I pulled myself up.
Looking at mom, I asked in an anticipating tone.
“So, mom? When are we departing?
Will we… go in a carriage?”
She smiled and answered in her usual cheerful tone.
“Yes~. We will be going in a carriage.
A BIG one. You will like it.
And we are leaving in the morning~!”
At her answer, a worried expression clouded dad’s face.
He hurriedly stood up and shouted at her.
“Nolen! If we are leaving in the morning, we don’t have much time to pack up!
You two chat here, I will do the packing downstairs.”
He hurriedly ran out of the door, not minding our chuckles.
He was indeed a house dad.
Packing up everything needed in such a short time was indeed difficult.
He was going to be busy all day long.
Good thing there were storage devices. We won’t have much luggage.
Looking around the room, I sighed in remorse.
I was going to leave this house for the first time.
The house that I lived in ever since I could remember.
I was going away from that very place.
Mom saw the look in my eyes and sighed helplessly, another smile painted on her face.
“Don’t worry Eon. We can come here whenever we want. This is our home too.
In fact, this would be our fourth home~.”
She chuckled and shook her head.
“We will visit the other two when you grow up a bit.
Until then, we will be in the capital.
In the house, I lived ever since I know.
Your dad and I lived in the same house before coming here.
You will love it~!”
Looking at her happy face, a smile appeared on my face as well.
“Ok~!”
Hugging her gently I returned to Tuuli.
A [Familiar] was more than just your pet. It was a partner.
A friend, family, one that stayed by your side forever.
The bond between familiar and master held great value in this world.
That was the reason… having a familiar was a big deal.
You aren’t the one that chooses them, neither they are the ones to choose you.
It isn’t a one-sided thing.
When you meet that ‘one’ beast, you would naturally know that ‘you are the one’.
It’s a bit romantic, like some love at first sight. And here, the love happens on both sides.
Not some one-sided love but two parties falling in love at first sight.
Some people may not find the one they are looking for forever in their life.
Some may find it in unique, unknown situations.
Like falling from a cliff or drowning in the ocean.
The affinity of an element also plays a big role in this matter.
If you are someone with fire affinity your familiar will also be one with a fire affinity.
The attraction toward each other is greatly different.
Tuuli was a wind element energy beast. So, her master will definitely have high wind affinity.
Most mages only had one or two natural affinities so they had much less difficulty finding a familiar.
Mages like dad and me who have three or more natural elemental affinities have a great range of options.
And that is the reason we can’t connect with beasts of only one element.
We could definitely play with them, just like Tuuli but, the bond of familiar would never be forged.
This is the reason dad still didn’t have a familiar.
He had seen, met, and killed many energy beasts but he never found the ‘one’ he could connect with.
Hopefully, dad could find one in the future.
I tickled the large eagle under its neck and it laughed slowly.
Tuuli may be a (Yellow) ranked energy beast in her fully grown form.
She was just a baby of my age right now.
Books said the [Great wind eagle] are rare birds who mainly reside in southern regions of the continent.
They grow big enough in fifteen years that the masters could travel on their back.
I wanted to ride on its back too!
But, that thoughts now had to go away. Just like tuuli.
Mom tied a small letter on her leg and, we said our goodbyes to her.
As soon as it jumped off the window and opened its large wings, a strong wind engulfed the ground.
-SWIIIIIIIIIIIIIISH!
Just like a passing wind, tuuli disappeared and everything quieted down.
Turning back, I faced mom.
“Let’s go mom~. We should help dad!”
She chuckled and shook her head.
She knew I would say this.
Holding my hand, mom and I walked out with bright smiles.