The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Willow looked

then at Zare, and ultimately, took his hand as well. "Daddy should come too"

Noctually, Willow would just grab my hand and run. But this time, she included Zane.

I raised an eyebrew and looked at him.

Zane couldn't hide the smile on his face. "Alright"

It seemed his storytelling was really effective. He would need to tell Willow more stories from now un

The three of us went downstairs together,

After training, we continued practicing basic fighting techniques. Once we had finished everything and had washed up, we sat down at the dining table. Milton still felt bad for Willow. "She's still young Making her wake up early and run every day will affect her sleep" Wiio defended herself, saying, "But Grandpa, I feel like my body is getting stronger after training!" Milton was surprised "Really?"

but now,

Willow was happy with

knew that Milton was concerned about her. She smiled at him, then lowered her head

nearby, remarked,

kids didn't exercise much. They preferred to stay at home and play

Willow was different. At such a young age, she already understood the

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to stick close to me. However, today, she was drawn in by the story and stayed close to

very pleased. Its large hand rested on her back, gently patting

listened along as well. The more I listened, the more

different from

but he turned those principles

felt like these things had really

eyes sparkling as she looked at Zane. "Daddy, were