“Daddy!” Jarot gasped, before turning up to look towards his mother. Jirot, who had wao bully her father, also turo look at her mother, her eyes full of shock. Konarot frowned, rushing up to her father, while Kirot and Karot followed.

  “Don’t look at me like that,” Adam called out, wing, reag down to hold onto his children’s hands. The half elf ale as death, his veins dark and pulsing. He spotted Amira’s gaze upon him, but the half elf just smiled. “Daddy just needs a little time to rest, that’s all.”

  “Daddy, you are okay?” Jirot asked, her voice trembling slightly.

  “Daddy is fine, daddy is fine, daddy just o sleep for a while,” Adam assured, dropping down to embrace his daughter tight. ‘I fot how much that hurt!’

  XP: 23 700Exhaustion: 2Dexterity: 11/12Intelligence: 12/16Health: 79/112

  “Daddy, you must be okay, because you are first pce.” Jirot clutched at his shirt, hiding her face within his chest.

  ‘Okay, maybe I should have rested a few days instead. How could I worry my children like this?’ Adam pnted a firm kiss atop her head, feelihick hair tig his cheek and nose.

  Sonarot forced Adam to take the entire week off, even though he felt much better half way through. ‘Even if you are young, you o rest.’

  “Let’s go py in the park?” Adam offered one m, grabbing a small pack, filling it with snacks, gourds of water, and a set of balls. “Vonda, do you want to e with?”

  “I will remain with Virot and Damrot,” Vonda replied.

  ‘Now that I think about it, we haven’t really gone on a date in a while.’ “Alright.” Adam smiled warmly towards her, his thoughts written upon his face, causing his wife to smile. “Churot, do you want to e along too?”

  Adam led his children to the park, Jirot and Jarot each holding a hand, while the triplets followed him out. Jogak and Citoht along the rest of the children, including Larot, who held Jazool’s hand as she led him forward, while anroup of teens from the extended family estate escorted them. As they made their way, Churot gowards Elder Zijie, noting he wasn’t within his estate.

  Elder Zijin sat opposite Elder Gold, who poured him a cup of tea. He sipped the tea, tasting the gentle fvour of berry, before he reached into his iunid brought out the book, pg it down onto the table between them. Elder Gold tio sip her tea for a moment, before she took the book, flipping through it.

  “The Reavers will arrive soon,” Elder Gold stated.

  “It is best to plete this matter swiftly so repared,” Zijin replied.

  Elder Gold bowed her head, before skimming through a few of the pages, pig them at random, before closing the book. She held the book out towards Elder Zijin, who reached out for it, but she kept it within her hand for a long moment. “It is best for Churot to return to work quickly.”

  “I will not request such of the new Family Head.”

  Elder Gold let out a soft exhale. “Okay.” Ultimately, Zijin uood the situatio, so she o trust in his knowledge in this matter. ‘Kiara is still w, but now that we have another Chaos Enter, we are able to spare Adam once more. Losing Churot’s mathematical abilities is a shame, but he still plete some before and after his enting.’

  “I hope you will sider his age,” Zijin said, still holding the book.

  “He is young enough to work hard.”

  “I hope you will sider his grandfather.”

  Elder Gold let go of the book, g her hands together. ‘How is it that the Rot family possesses all three Chaos Enters?’

  “Elder Gold,” Zijin called out, his voice low, his eyes narrowed.

  Elder Gold held the Elder’s gaze, before she bowed her head, and dismissed the Elder. ‘Since he is also eager to assist the other families, ce aside such thoughts.’ She was gd the Mad Dog was currently training outside of the Iyr, for even just some light trouble from the Mad Dog would have stressed her out too much. She could only hope the Chief would return soon, since her hands were mostly tied when it came to dealing with the half elf.

  The aura within the Iyr had ged. Though the Iyr worked effitly, there was new surge of motivation within the Iyrmen. Each Iyrman worked slightly harder and slightly longer, preparing for the new world which would e to pass ohe Reavers stepped foot upon the nd. Uhe Aldish, who could throw away a huhousand people before realising the threat of the Reavers, the Iyrmen could not waste a single soul.

  Adam kicked the ball gently to his eldest daughter, who passed it to Kirot, tinuing all the way to Jarot. Jarot looked around to find Larot, who ran around with Jazool. Jarot blinked.

  “Jarot, Larot is busy, so pass it to daddy.”

  Jarot looked up towards his father, smiling brightly, before kig the ball excitedly to his father, the ball veering off to the side slightly, but Adam skipped to the side to catch it.

  “What a strong kick!”

  “I kick strong too!” Jirot said.

  “Alright. I’m going to pass it to you, and I want you to kick it strongly back to daddy, okay?”

  “Okay!” Jirot prepared herself, and as the ball rushed to her, she kicked too early, and almost stamped on the ball when she righted herself. Her head tracked the ball which tinued past her, before her head sowards her father in fusion.

  “Oh dear, oh dear, daddy kicked it too slowly?”

  “Smelly boy.” Jirot shook her head, pg her hands on her waist. “What am I to do with you.” She then reached up to her forehead, sighing.

  “Even if you hurt my soul, I’ll five you, since you’re so cute.” Adam refrained from allowing a siear to run down his cheek as the children all ughed at their father, not uanding it wasn’t really a joke.

  Adam set up the b for their piic, his uncles and aunt and cousins also joining him, the group all sitting together, while the other Iyrmen and their children pyed within the park. Adam spotted a few families he had spent some time with, though they were not those he personally knew. All save for one boy who rushed up to them, his legs waddling fidently.

  “Sammich?” Dagek asked.

  “Are you hungry?” Adam asked, reag up to the boy’s lips with a sandwich.

  Dagek reached for it, but allowed his cousin to feed him, before finally accepting the sandwich from his hands. He chewed the sandwich slowly, looking at the other childreling himself beside Maygak, the pair eating quietly.

  ‘It was only a few years ago you were drinking milk, and now you are at school?’ Tohought, dropping himself down onto a nearby bench, allowing his you son to remain with his cousins. He closed his eyes, recalling the face of the little girl, the same girl who had glued Adam to the Rot family. ‘Time is moving so quickly.’

  “Baba?” Konarot called, holding up a gss for the Iyrman.

  “Thank you.” Tonagek checked the water, seeing his refle in the clear water, before he poured the water from above his lips, before holding the back of the girl’s head and feedihe water. “You must drink too, since you are pying so well.”

  Konarot’s tail swayed from side to side, allowing her granduo feed her.

  As the week passed, Adam thought about how many ons he could make for the Iyr. He also thought about how he was going to repce the aus of the Firebdes within Red Oak. More importantly, he thought about how he could spoil all the children before he had to go adventure across the nd.

  Once he finished his week off, he was called to meet with Elder Gold, much to Jirot’s chagrin.

  “Si is Elder Gold…” Jirot said, her lips pursed together, her head tilted forward, her accusatory eyes following her father.

  Adam approached the Great Elder within her gazebo, sitting opposite her. She had cut her hair shorter, revealing her ears more clearly, and the piergs within. She closed her book, tossing it onto the pile beside her. She then raised her hand, in the same motion she had previously, and after a moment she eyed up the half elf.

  “Elder Gold?”

  “I wao thank you for Awakening Churot. Another Chaos Enter in this trying time is a boon we could have only prayed for.”

  “Ah, well, I was the one who wao Awaken him, so I’m gd you accepted.”

  “Even if we ot publicly announce such, please uand we shall not fet this favour.”

  “I know.” Adam smiled slightly, bowing his head lightly. “Is there anything else you needed?”

  “Since you have gifted Churot the ability to ent ons in a simir manner, I ask you to protect the sed vilge.”

  “The one where Sky was killed?”

  “Yes.”

  “Is there anything wrong?”

  “Not as of now, but we ot be sure if a greater dangers lies beyond the horizon.”

  “Alright. Uh, would you mind if I donated some money and some magical items to them as an apology?”

  “You may.”

  “Thank you.” Adam smiled awkwardly. ‘I really should have ented something for them.’

  “Do you wish to take your children to the fort?” Elder Gold asked.

  “Yeah.”

  “Why?”

  “I… don’t think the Iyr views them the same way as the Rot family, and I don’t want that to bee an issue.”

  Elder Gold held the half elf’s gaze for a long moment, before she bowed her head. “Okay.” She watched the half elf go. ‘You will age quickly if you carry so much stress.’

  I thought it was going to happen soon, but apparently it's a ways off.

  At least that thing will happen soon!