Beginning Of A Legend

Somewhere in the Elven Continent.....

Do you think she's going to be fine? An elf with brown hair and red eyes asked.

He was wearing an expensive wine linen robe and looked like he was in his late fifties.

"Calm down Dad, he's going to be fine" Another elf who looked to be in his early twenties answered.

He had the same hair color and eyes like the man in front of him and they looked a bit alike.

"I don't know why I'm feeling this anxious" the old man said as he wiped the sweat off his face with a handkerchief.

"Maybe it's because of what happened to your mother" He added.

The young man looked at him pitifully before giving him a consoling hug.

"Don't worry, it won't happen to her" the young man said as he patted his father's back.

The old man was Samael De Croix. He was the Patriarch of the Croix clan in the Nemea Kingdom of the Elven continent.

The young man was his son, Alexander De Croix. They were attending a ceremony in a neighboring city on behalf of their King and stumbled upon a pregnant lady who was almost in labor.

After losing his beloved wife in labor due to a stupid decision he made, Samael didn't think twice and changed his course of travel to the nearest Almshouse.

A few minutes later, they heard the crying of a baby and both sighed in relief because the worst didn't happen.

"Is she okay" Samael immediately asked as soon as the midwife emerged out of the labor room.

"Yes. Your daughter and the baby are both in good conditions" The midwife replied, mistaking Samael to be the father of the lady.

"Congratulations young man, you have cute bouncy baby boy. You can go inside and see her" The midwife added as she patted Alexander's shoulder with a smile before walking away.

"Uhh..she's not my—" the woman disappeared from the hallway before Alexander could correct her.

Samael smiled at his son's conflicted expression before entering the labor room to see the lady.

"How are you feeling….."

"Ariana"

"My name is Samael. Samael De Croix"

"How are you feeling Ariana?" Samael asked as soon as his gaze landed on the lady.

"I'm feeling better. Thank you so much for your help. And I'm sorry if I bothered you" Ariana said

"Don't worry, this is just the least we could do for a fellow elf..uhh— half elf" Samael said.

"Which Kingdom are you from? And why were you alone in the woods?" Samael asked.

He already had a hunch who the lady infront of him was because there was only one elf who was allowed to roam the Winterglen Kingdom freely without being touched or harassed and he also found her around the Winterglen bother which made him more suspicious.

Ariana sighed as if remembering something before answering the questions.

"Winterglen Kingdom" Ariana replied confirming his hunch.

"Are you perhaps the daughter of Lucas?" Samael asked and Ariana nodded her head.

Samael didn't ask any questions and only hummed before moving towards the baby in the crib.

"Your son is really cute" he said as he pinched the baby's cheeks softly.

Ariana didn't say anything and just smiled.

Just then a conflicted Alexander walked in but froze the moment his gaze landed on the beauty infront of him.

The lady before him possessed a mesmerizing combination of blue eyes and black hair, accentuating her ethereal beauty with delicate elfin features that added to her captivating allure.

Because the lady was in a dangerous condition when they brought her to the nearest almshouse, he didn't get to look at her really well and now that he was seeing her clearly something struck inside him.

"Ariana this is my son, Alexander" Samael introduced his son, who has somehow forgotten how to talk.

"H…Hi" Alexander stuttered.

Ariana only smiled at him because, she has seen this scene countless times and she was used to it.

"Come and look at this boy son, isn't he cute?" Samael said as he broke him out of his daze.

As the two appreciated the looks of the new born baby, Samael turned around to ask Ariana a question, the moment he came to a realization.

"Isn't he supposed to be a delf? Yet he's fair" Samael asked in surprise.

"I would have imagined the worst but he has the piercing eyes of demons and his ears looks more of a human which is what delves look like right" Alexander added also in confusion.

Samael also agreed with him because the boy looked everything like a delf except for his skin color.

Delves were known for their dark skin, although they weren't common, they weren't rare either. Samael has seen a delf once in his life while Alexander on the other hand has never seen one until today.

As they were in deep thoughts, they heard the knock on the door.

"Come" Samael answered and a guard wearing the royal military uniform of the Croix clan with one gold crest which read 'Captain" bowed before stating his report.

"Sir, I have received a report there's a snowstorm coming. We're just a few hours away from the a the blood moon city where the teleportation gate is located, so I suggest we continue our journey and rest there for tonight and use the teleportation gate tomorrow"

"Mmm. Make preparations, I'll be out in a few minutes" Samael replied and the captain bowed before leaving.

"Ariana, would you like to come with us? We can drop you in the Blood moon city since it's part of your father's territories, you'll be safer there than here" Samael proposed and looked at Alexander who was looking at Ariana with hopeful eyes.

"Thank you so much Alexander and Samael. I really appreciate what you've done for me but I can't come with you. I'm not alone. I was with someone before you found me in the woods. He just left me a few hours to search for something and that was when this baby here decided to come" Ariana said she picked up her baby gently from the Crib.

"He'll search for me when he returns and doesn't find at where he left me, so I would want to stay here a little longer and wait for him".

Samael nodded in understanding and Alexander sighed in disappointment. He had hoped that the lady would travel with them so that he would have a chance to know her more but it seemed that wouldn't be happening.

"Alright then, we'll like to take our leave."

"Until we meet again Ariana, take care of yourself and little…?"

"Declan, I have decided to name him Declan" Ariana said.

"Okay. Until we meet again" Samael said and gave her brief nod before he turned and walked out.

Alexander also gave her a brief nod and followed behind his father.

After they left. A cloaked figure materialized beside Ariana.

"Congratulations my lady" The cloaked figure said.

"Thank you Zareel." Ariana replied with smile.