Prerogative

"Uncle, uncle, those stars are so pretty!"

Ailun tugged at Jin's collar and pointed his finger at one of the paintings at a distance.

It was a painting of the beautiful night sky with twinkling stars amidst the grey clouds. However, the ground was a barren land with leafless trees all around and not a single soul present to admire the stars' ethereal shine. It almost looked like a desert.

Jin stared at it, faint memories of his childhood tracing in his mind.

Shui loved looking at the stars. They would always spend a lot of time on their villa's terraces to gaze at the night sky and trace the stars in them, trying to find different constellations.

Little Shui giggled. "That is Aries!"

Jin seriously said, "That is Leo, silly."

She puffed up her cheeks. "That is definitely Aries! You are just bullying me."

"Yes…they are pretty," he murmured.

"The bottom is just a sad desert though."