As night fell, the moon hung high in the sky, and its soft light fell on the flagstones of Cravenna House.
As the crisp sound of horse hooves stopped, the two women got off the carriage one after another.
Standing in front of the gate of the mansion, Zola smiled and stretched out her hand to Liya.
"Thank you, Miss Liya, for taking me for a ride."
"I need to visit the Emperor in the name of the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow, so I won't stay any longer."
Seeing this, Liya also smiled, stretched out her hand, and shook Zola's hand.
"I hope Miss Zola will keep it in mind about cooperation."
"Of course."
Zola smiled sincerely.
I spent some time in Brighton, especially the Cravenna Arsenal that Liya mentioned.
The appearance of these things has made Zola feel the deep power and mystery of this family.
It is hard to imagine that these powers, which are even comparable to some countries, only appear in the families of an empire.
The Chamber of Commerce's carriage had been waiting nearby for a long time. The guard stood in front of the luxurious carriage decorated with gold patterns and opened the door for Zola.
It wasn't until Zola got on the carriage and left that Liya's commercial smile returned to calmness.
She turned back, looked at her mansion, and sighed deeply.
"well……"
How should I put it, Liya was actually quite resistant to going home.
Mainly, she didn't know how to face Victor.
It’s not that I felt embarrassed about having my body exposed.
We are all adults, not to mention that the other person is Victor and no one else.
But what Victor said.
'Cravenna is a cursed family'
"Can't there be a mage in this family..."
Liya whispered these words softly, feeling melancholy for a while.
After Victor left, she went to look up her family tree.
Looking at the family tree, Liya traced her ancestors back almost eighteen generations.
The final result is...
There really has never been a mage in the Cravenna family.
It was difficult for her to accept this fact, because if the Cravenna family was really like what Victor said.
Then it's very possible.
Victor, a mage, is not his biological son.
Thinking that neither her mother nor Victor's mother had appeared, this idea kept echoing in her mind.
Liya's mind was in chaos, and she could no longer imagine what would happen next.
It would be okay if she didn't know.
But it was Victor who took the initiative to tell her.
If she saw Victor again in the future, would she still be able to treat him as her brother normally...
Looking at Liya standing at the door of the mansion, completely lost in thought.
The servants at the door looked at each other, wondering whether they should remind Miss Liya whether to go in first.
But at this time, a voice sounded, making the servants breathe a sigh of relief.
It also brought Liya's thoughts back to reality.
"Leah?"
"What are you doing here?"
A familiar voice sounded, causing Liya to raise her head and look for the sound.
Kokot was sitting on the cloud, with his hands behind his back to support the cloud, one leg raised, looking at Liya with a strange look.
"You've been muttering since just now and not coming in. What's on your mind?"
Seeing Kokot, Liya chuckled and shook her head.
"No, it's nothing."
She quickly adjusted herself, put one hand on her hip, looked at Kokot, and asked with some confusion:
"But you... why aren't you sleeping at this time?"
"Well...why do you all have to ask this when you see me?"
"Maybe that's why you're basically sleeping every time I see you."
Hearing Liya's words, Kokot sighed helplessly.
Well, can't argue with that.
However, she still fell into thinking slightly because of Liya's words.
Simply put, she couldn't sleep.
Ever since she was woken up by Victor, she seemed to have completely lost her sleepiness.
Originally, when she was in Blython, she thought her sleep quality had deteriorated because she had lost the clouds.
In addition, the elves there kept disturbing her sleep, causing her to be unable to sleep at all.
So she pestered Victor and asked him to take her back to her dream garden early.
Moreover, Kokot got his wish and got his cloud back.
But no matter how she fell asleep and closed her eyes, she couldn't fall asleep.
Originally, I could fall asleep by closing my eyes for just one second.
This made Kokot very depressed.
But Liya in front of her didn't seem to be entangled in this matter. She just pondered for a while, then spread her hands and said casually:
"Forget it, as long as you don't fall asleep tomorrow, it'll be fine."
Tomorrow, Kokot will formally propose to establish diplomatic relations with the Empire as the representative of the Elf Forest.
Victor had already told the emperor about this matter in advance.
Hearing this, Kokot couldn't help but panic.
"But...I have never done such a thing..."
"Can I really handle this?"
Hearing the worry in Kokot's heart, Liya sighed and comforted casually:
"You are an elf."
"There is no country that does not want the friendship of the elves."
This is no lie.
Nature is the strictest mother. No disaster or favor in the world can avoid the laws of nature.
But elves are different.
Elves are nature's most loving children.
And if you can gain the friendship of the elves, you will naturally be blessed accordingly.
No one wants to mess with nature.
But these words may not have any effect on Kokot.
Looking at Kokot, who was hundreds of years old and still panicking like a child, Liya couldn't help but smile and said:
"If nothing else works, there will still be Victor."
"Oh, yes, I still have Victor."
Hearing this, Kokot instantly felt relieved.
She no longer had any worries, and slumped behind her, lazily lying on the soft clouds.
Seeing this, Liya couldn't help but feel a little funny.
But soon, as if she realized something, she suddenly stopped laughing.
She lowered her head slightly and subconsciously touched her chest with one hand.
When exactly did the three words 'Victor' become the most reassuring words in her heart?
This name seems to have some kind of magic power.
No matter what difficulties occur, I just want to think of Victor.
So things that are obviously unresolved seem to be solved easily.
Liya knew this sentiment all too well.
This is 'dependency'.
Unknowingly, she began to rely on Victor again just like she did when she was a child.
When she was a child, her father was very busy and she never saw her mother.
She can only rely on her remaining relatives, her brother, Victor.
It was not until later that her father passed away, and she gradually recognized Victor's coldness.
After that, she struck out on her own.
As a result, in Liya's heart, there was no longer this emotion called 'dependence'.
However, now...
Leah took a deep breath.
Victor is not her biological brother.
She must recognize this fact.
I can no longer rely on him.
Just as Liya was thinking, Kokot's voice sounded again.
"That's right, Liya."
"Have you seen Victor? He has been out all day and still hasn't come back."
"Um?"
Liya was slightly startled.
She couldn't help but frown slightly when she heard Kokot's words.
It's so late and Victor hasn't come home yet?
Subconsciously, Liya felt a little angry.
No, why should she be angry?
Whether Victor comes back or not is up to him, and she has no right to care about him.
That's not right... Even though Victor is not her biological brother, he is still the head of the Cravenna family.
As the head of the family, you don't go home all night, and why do you want to go out and fool around?
As a result, Liya naturally fell into a tangle again.
"I originally wanted to go out to look for him and bring this guy to the door, but I happened to see you at the door."
Kokot sat up again and turned Yunduo sideways, revealing the figure behind Yunduo.
Hearing Kokot's words, Liya felt curious.
And when she paid attention to the creature behind Kokot's clouds, her brain briefly went blank.
Because that is a completely abnormal creature.
Its body shape is like a red hound.
Mighty and tall.
But the most abnormal thing is its three astonishing heads.
Every dog head was sticking out its tongue, huffing and drooling.
This is an absolutely abnormal dog.
But for some reason, when she saw these three hounds, Liya always felt inexplicably familiar.
It was as if she had seen it somewhere once before.
Although it is not very similar to the red hound in front of me, but...
"Cerberus, the watchdog of hell?"
She hesitated and said the names of the three hounds, then raised her head to see Kokot's reaction.
At this time, Kokot opened his mouth slightly.
"How do you know what it's called? Did Victor already tell you?"
"God, I thought he would give this to you as a surprise."
However, she didn't notice.
The expression of Liya in front of her gradually became very complicated.
Because Liya remembered.
It was unknown when Victor had explained something to her.
So, he used magic to demonstrate three different animals for her.
Victor always remembered his original joke promise.
"The three-headed dog of hell - Cerberus."
"If I get a chance, I'll give you something real."
And now, he has really brought this real Cerberus back.
"call……"
Liya took a deep breath and recovered a little from the extremely complicated emotions in her heart.
After that, she raised her head again, smiled and said to Kokot in front of her:
"Tomorrow, if Victor doesn't come back yet."
"I'll go find him with you."
