3013 Story of My Life (Part 1)
"Also, while we wait for your bodies and mana cores to develop enough to use chore magic, you can ask Uncle Trion to train you." Lith said and his older brother bit his fork along with his food and swallowed both in surprise.
"He was a drill Sergeant in the army and trained a lot of famous soldiers."
"Is it true, Uncle Trion?" Now the kids looked at him in admiration.
"No." He said, taken by surprise. "I mean, yes. You are too young for any kind of physical training but I can teach you footwork and meditation techniques to hold your focus longer. They will help you in your future studies."
As the triplets pestered Senton and Trion to find time for them in their daily schedule, the Demon thanked Lith via the black chains connecting them.
'Thanks. It's nice to be seen for once.' Trion patted the children's heads, telling them stories from his time in the military. 'I know how much you dislike me so I'm even more grateful for your kindness.'
'Don't be ridiculous. I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing this for them.' Only then did Trion notice how happy Elina and Raaz were.
They had stopped eating and talking, covering their mouths with a hand. The sight of their family happy and united again had veiled their eyes with tears.
'And for her.' Elysia smiled and giggled at her uncle. 'I don't want to drag my daughter in my grudges. I love them more than I despise you. That's all.'
'Then you deserve my thanks even more than I thought. Thank you.' Trion nodded.
The telepathic conversation was just over when Rena threw a breadcrumb at Lith to draw his attention. She mouthed the words 'thank you' and her eyes were misted with tears as well but for egotistical reasons.
Now that the kids had something to do outside the house, she would finally have five minutes for herself. The triplets would be too tired to trample everything in their path and teaching them discipline would make them easier to educate.
"What about me?" Tista grumbled, feeling left out.
"There's nothing for you. I'm sorry." Lith shook his head. "They can't shapeshift and magic is off the table. You can tell them stories of the academy, if you want."
The rest of the breakfast passed with the triplets discussing all the things they wanted to do and making impossible training plans that would require days to be at least 48 hours long.
"Uncle Lith, when can we get our own magical beasts?" They had almost forgotten about it since Onyx and Abominus now ate at the table in their human form with the rest of the family.
"Depends. Are you going to take care of them or do you want them to take care of you?" Lith's serious gaze and stern expression made the triplets understand the importance of the question.
Falco, Teryon, and Lenart huddled up, whispering for a while before agreeing on the answer.
"Both." Falco replied and the other two nodded. "We'll take care of them as we can and we'll follow their instructions."
"Good answer. I'll bring you to the Trawn woods for your fourth birthday and let you have your pick." Lith's words made the kids and Rena erupt with cheers.
"Thank the gods." She said.
Magical beasts were a pet, a friend, a bodyguard, and a full-time nanny at the same time. Sure, they ate a lot, but they were worth their weight in meat. Ever since Leria had got Abominus, Rena felt much safer letting her daughter walk alone.
Also, a magical beast could counter dangerous magical pranks with their spells and keep a child safe whenever they put themselves in danger. They weren't blind followers and wouldn't hesitate to warn the parents when a kid misbehaved.
The reason the triplets didn't already have one was that magical beasts didn't deal well with unreasonable runts. They would treat them like unruly pups but small bites and roars would traumatize a toddler. frёewebηovel.cѳm
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