Chapter 11: the family conflict

In free's room, he sat down trying to brush off what he saw last night. "It should be a dream. Yeah a dream!" free muttered to himself, grabbing his head.

He turn to the spell book he got in his birth day. He took it and went downstairs.

"young master, where are you going?" lina said cleaning the dining table.

"O-outside, to play" free said, he ran out from the house with his pen and spell book in hand.

"he definetly saw it.." lina muttered to herself, as she went back to clean the room.

Outside the house...

Free was alone beneath the root tree "maybe i should just cast a spell or two" free said, he opened the book. free looked at the Beginner-class spell section. "This one looks good he thought" he said, looking at a earth type beginner-class spell.

Oo gods of the earth, grant me your blessing and love, earth wall!, he chanted in his mind. The ground trembled and a big wall longer that his house appeared in the garden. "wow this is huge!" he said, glancing at the walls.

"WOW, WHAT'S THIS!!" philip said, he was looking up to the wall's top, amazed. "Free you did this" he ask.

"Y-yeah.." free said, hesitating a bit. Sweated poured down his neck.

"what's wrong?" philip said, glancing towards free. "did something happen?" he asked.

"N-no. It's nothing" free said, he quickly took the book and pen and left the tree root and entered the house.

"what's wrong with him?" philip muttered to himself. He left the garden to hunt again.

Back at free's room. free was breathing hard. that was close, he thought. He looked outside through the window, the wind touch his black hair. I had to tell hina about this, he thought before he open the spell book again.

And so like that days passed free couldn't bring himself to tell hina about what he saw on his birthday night... And so just like that a month passed.

A month has passed and i'm still not able to tell hina about it, he thought. His blue eyes look toward lina who was hanging clothes in the garden. "lina..." he muttered, barely above a whisper.

Young master is staring at me again. he knew what happen that night, Lina thought. She tried to ignore the intense stare free was doing.

At night in the dining table everyone were eating. "everyone listen" hina said, turning everyone attention to her.

"What's the matter mom?" free said, he drink his soup.

"ohh free~. I wanted to tell you that you are gonna have a sibling soon" hina said, beaming.

Free froze, "really" he ask, his face filled with happiness and uneasiness.

"yes! Elder rael herself said that" hina said, laughing.

"i will have a little sibling. This is the best news ever" free said, his hand trembling from happiness.

But then, lina stand up from her table and bow to hina.

"W-what happen lina, why are ypu bowing?" hina ask, she was confused.

"lady hina,i-i'm sorry" she said, her face low. "i'm.....pregnant too..." she said, silence filled the room. Hina and philip both froze.

"W-WHAT!" hina shouted in shock. Just then philip suddenly stands up.

"i-i'm sorry, but i think.....i am the father..." philip said, sweat poured down his chin.

There was a pin drop silence, free didn't eat his food. Hina face was filled with dread and disbelief...

The next day...

"I SAID DON'T TALK TO ME!!!" hina yelled, locked in her room.

"please honey, open the door. I'm really sorry for what i did" philip said, outside the room knocking on the door over and over.

"I AM NOT YOUR HONEY!" hina yelled again.

"L-lady hina, please open the door" lina said, knocking gently. "it was all my fault, i made lord philip do it" lina said, her eye were glassy.

"please lina, don't defend him" hina said crying in her room.

Free was sitting silently in the living room with chief hemire and rael, they rush here as soon as they heard what had happen.

"the situation is very bad" rael muttered, she wasn't energetic today.

"we can't do anything about it, if hina is this upset" hemire said, his ears twitch at the noise upstairs.

"Free you should go and play outside" rael said, her voice filled with worry.

"N-no i will stay until, they calm themselves down" free said, his voice was a whisper. I didn't know she will get pregnant in just one night, Free thought. The noise upstairs grow louder.

"ohh dear, it is getting worse" rael said, covering free's ears. "if this get worse hina and lina's child might get affected by it" she said.

"we can't interrupt them, this is their family problem" hemire said, pinching the bridge of his nose.

Free stand up from where he was sitting and started walking toward the stairs.

"Free, it's not good for you to go upstairs" rael said, trying to stop him.

"i'll talk with mon she will definitely listen to me" he said, walking upstairs.

Rael tried to stop him but hemire stop her. "let free handle it" he said, closing his eyes.

Upstairs philip was still knocking on their room's door, free came, he push philip aside.

"Ahh! Free why are you here?!" philip yelled.

"Dad, please let me talk to mom" he said, and stand infront of the door.

"M-mom, can i enter" he said, softly knocking the door.

The door clicked and open, free entered and close it.

"mom why are you angry?" Free ask, his voice low.

"because your father did something very wrong" hina replied, tear falling down her cheeks.

"i-it was no one fault that night...." free said, sitting beside hina.

"What do you mean?" she asked, her cheeks were red.

"it happen during my birthday, that night. I was awake" he said, looking outside. "i heard some noise outside my room that day. When i go there to check lina and dad were doing something, both were drunk" he said, tear falling down.

"S-so please forgive dad" he pleaded, gripping hina's hand tightly.

"F-free?" Hina muttered,then she pat his head. "so no one is at.....fault" she said, her jaws clench and she cried embracing free in her arms.

Down stairs philip staring at the floor his face was down. Lina was sobbing in the dining table. Rael and hemire were silently waiting.

Footsteps sound came, free came down with hina behind him.

Philip quickly stand up "hina" he said, his eyes were glassy. "I-i am very sorry" he apologized again.

Hina was silent for a moment. "Is... Is it true you were drunk that night?" she asked, her voice was trembling.

Philip look up, he thought she will hit him or something. "Y-yes, i was" he said, his voice filled with guilt.

"O-okay then, i forgive you" hina said, finally cracking a faint smile. "But promise me you won't ever drink too much again" she said.

"Y-YEAH I WON'T!" philip shouted.

"lina come here" hina called.

"Y-yes lady hina" lina said, still quietly sobbing.

She entered the living room. Her footsteps heavy. "tell me ypu want to have this child....or not" hina said, her voice was gentle.

"W-well, i-if you approve. I would like to have it" lina said, placing a hand in her stomach.

"if that's the case. then, i approve it" hina said, chuckling.

"r-really" lina ask, she look up to hina.

Hina nodded, and place a hand on lina's shoulder "you will have it" she said.

"T-thank you" lina said, tear fall down from her cheek.

"everything is settled now" hemire said, he stand up and walk to the entrance. "be careful next time, okay philip" he said, and left.

"yes, chief" philip said, cracking a grin.

Outside the path hemire was scartching his chin. Free....you're more wiser than your age. The village future is bright, he thought. Smiling as he walk down the path.

At the house "thank you, hina. For forgiving me" philip said, wiping tears off his face.

"just don't get drunk too much okay" she said, giving his head a light hit.

Lina was silent, she sat on the chair smiling. Young master, thank you so much, she thought.

To be continued.....

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