Chapter 21

~Kamari~

For the next few weeks, I made it a point to see my people every day. My trio and I would go for a walk amongst the people, and some would even join in. I learned about the vendors that grew up here, and they even told me stories about festivals that used to take place here.

And it seemed Nye became quite popular amongst them, which made me giggle because he barely liked anyone, but he tolerated it. "Nye! Look what I made!" A cute boy comes up to him, and I see the pinched-lip smile on Nye's face before he looks down at him. The boy held a wooden toy that resembled a black dragon. I couldn't help but smile. "It's my first woodworking! Papa, let me go into the shop and create something! Isn't cool."

Don't say something stupid, I prayed to Kadea. As he gazed at the brown-haired boy, Nye smiled and crouched down to him. He took the toy from him and examined it. "Hm, you forgot something," he said, and I saw the boy's eyebrows furrow. "I did?"