7-The Hayes family
Grace saw a humongous, beautiful dragon.
The dragon looked at her warmly and spoke"The little girl of the Hayes family, you are deemed worthy of my protection. May the goddess of Gaia be with you."
Then the dragon disappeared.
A light penetrated Grace forehead. A new mark appeared in her forehead. A beautiful symbol was drawn in her forehead.
The adventurer went and hugged Grace tightly.
"My niece, you are my niece."he exclaimed in joy and happiness
Grace was clueless, but felt great joy and happiness coming from the adventurer.
"So are you my uncle?"she asked
The adventurer looked at her with loving eyes.
"Yes dear, you are my niece. Oh I just realized that I haven't introduce myself. My name is Ron, I'm your mother's older brother. The dragon you just saw now is our family's guardian. Long time ago, he had made a vow to our ancestors that he will continue protecting us and our future generations. You receiving his blessings proves that you are one of us. Now that your identity is proven, Grace are you willing to follow me?"asked the adventurer
Grace hugged the adventurer tightly and nodded her head.
Ron could feel his shoulder's getting wet. He gently embraced the little girl in his arms.
Damon looked conflicted by the scene he saw just now but he was very happy for Grace.
Grace softly cried in Ron's arm.
It took a while before she settled down.
"My adorable niece, let's go home, I'm sure my parents would be so happy to see you."said Ron gently to Grace
Grace looked nervous and asked"Will they really love me?"
Ron without any hesitation said"Of course they will love you! You are our precious little princess only daughter."
Grace smiled slightly and mumbled in her heart"I hope they like me."
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Before Ron met Grace,
"The Duke of South, the heir of the Hayes family, sir Ron, from the bottom of my heart I would like to thank you for helping us. Is there any possible way I can help you?"asked an ethereal being, the mythical creature, the legendary unicorn.
Ron looked at the imperial family's guardian protector and began to contemplate.
"The great one, please allow me to find my younger sister! I still believe strongly in my heart that she is somewhere out there in this world. I know she is alive. Please help me find her whereabouts."requested Ron
The horn in the unicorn began to shine brightly.
"The brave one, who saved us. What you seek is still alive, go quickly. I can't help you find the exact location of the person you seek but I can provide you a clue to find your missing sister. Quickly, head to a town near the forest of never return, you will be pleased to find a clue about your missing sister."said the guardian of the imperial family as it disappeared.
After the guardian of the imperial family disappeared, the royal family came and thank Ron for helping them out.
The royal family asked him to stay for a meal but he politely declined and went back home.
As soon as he reached home, he notified his parents about the news he got from the mystical beast. He told his parents that he will be leaving the state for the time being and will go to the town near the forest of never return.
His parents cried when they heard the news, they were so happy that their precious daughter was still alive.
When Ron arrived in the town, he saw a small girl with black hair curling up in a ball and sleeping in a street.
The little girl caught his eyes because of her rare black hair. Black hair is very rare among the population, only a handful of people has black hair.
When the little girl woke up, he was shocked to see his little sister's exact replica.
He wanted to ask the little girl some questions but suddenly the little girl looked in so much pain.
Before he could process the current situation, he had already carried the little girl in his arms.
He hoped that nothing happens to this little girl.
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Fast forward to the present situation
Ron looked at his niece in satisfaction.
He didn't want to leave his niece alone, he wanted to hug her all day long but then Damon felt pretty annoyed and kicked Ron in the face.
Ron was shocked that the kick from that tiny dog was strong enough to push him back and hurt him.
Damon looked at Ron with indifference and went to sit in Grace's lap.
"Even if you are Grace's uncle, you are unqualified to hug her for a long time"mocked Damon in his heart
Damon and Ron stared at each other