Chapter 62

Im fine, just a bit under the weather, Astrid said with a grin plastered across her face as they returned

“Astrid, we’re back!” Elowen, lively as a bunny, hopped over to Astrid’s bedside. Her round face was lit up with a sweet smile.

“Elowen, you’re back. Let me take a look at you. Wow, you’re growing up to be quite the heartbreaker, Astrid said, her face filled with love as she gently caressed Elowen’s soft cheeks.

“Hi, Astrid,” Dorian chimed in, moving closer to greet Astrid.

“Astrid,” Atticus added.

“Hello, Astrid.” Sophia came forward to greet her too.

Astrid was grinning from ear to ear. Tve got loads of sweets. Let me fetch them for you.”

She got off the bed and pulled out a handful of beautifully wrapped candies from her cupboard, distributing them among the four children.

These candies were gifts from the villagers during festivals. She’d saved them for when the kids came around.

the candies and started munching on them, their

chorused in

laughter “Ah, don’t

kids scampered off

Astrid’s laughter turned into tears. Her heart ached so

daughter was about their

were still alive, her child would be as old as them

I believe Celia must have been reborn somewhere else by now, living a happy life in some other corner

been many years now.

felt a lump in her throat. She was a mother too, aware of

could empathize with Astrid’s anguish

regained her composure. “Let’s pack up

Thalassa nodded.

buried in

they had to cross a narrow,

frolicked along the path ahead like little bunnies, with the

walked on her own. Thalassa offered

they arrived

were simple earthen graves with rudimentary stone tombstones and

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