
"Dad will pick you up later." Erekleus kissed his son's face full of affection. "Be a sweet boy and miss Daddy."
"Then give Ana some chocolate."
"Dad will take her later."
"Ana doesn't like to miss people who don't have chocolates." Anastasia ran at Mute, ogah at Erekleus because she had no chocolate.
Seeing the behavior of his son, Erekleus back. Enter the elevator that takes her with Ares and Ale while Anastasia is left alone with Mute.
As soon as they left, Anastasia looked up at her mother.
"Mother angry?"
"Mother just doesn't want you to get hurt." Mute knelt down, aligned himself with his son. "Auntie didn't hurt you, did she? He didn't say anything hurtful like 'you shouldn't have been born' or anything like that, did he?"
"No." Anastasia shook her head for sure. "Auntie Ale gave Ana a chocolate bar. She's good to Ana, Mother."
Mute smiled wryly. "You'll even come if the kidnapper invites you to eat chocolate" he murmured sadly. Imagining it happening just made his body ache.
Though Mute used to not crave chocolate excessively, but why is this child so crazy chocolate?
"Now listen to Mother, Ana." Mute held both of her children's shoulders. "At the meeting, be nice and smile. But if someone did badly, especially Auntie earlier, go behind Uncle Ares."
"Uncle? Not Dad?"
"Uncle Ares is so much better than Dad so just go behind him."
Anastasia nodded. "Yes, Mother."
*
The night of the meeting finally came. Mute only stared at her daughter from the bed mattress when the two maids dressed as well as decorated Anastasia's hair. In all Narendra meetings, everyone is required to dress luxuriously and women mostly wear traditional Narendra clothing.
Anastasia looked adorable as the golden ornaments were dressed on her bushy hair.
"Mother, these clothes are heavy" Anastasia complained.
"Patience a moment and wear it, dear." Mute hugged him as soon as he finished. "Mother believes you, okay?"
"Understand, Mother. If something bad happens, Ana will run to Uncle Ares' back, "the boy repeated to Mute's message tens of times.
"Smart kid."
Icarus came to pick up Anastasia as Erekleus' representative. After kissing Mute's cheek, Anastasia immediately ran towards the man, asking to be carried.
"Ana's clothes are heavy, Ana is lazy to walk."
"Young Miss is adorable." Ikarus happily carried her.
For the first time without having to quietly, Anastasia rose to the surface. It turned out that the location of the meeting was held right by the lake until Anastasia could immediately see Erekleus was near the giant table.
Erekleus who saw Anastasia of course came, receiving the little girl in his arms.
"Little baby." Erekleus rubbed his back and felt very proud because Anastasia was wearing Narendra's clothes. "Dad misses Ana so much."
Anastasia stared curiously at the unfamiliar faces observing her. They were all Erekleus' cousins.
"Well," said Erekleus, turning back. "My brothers and sisters, I'm officially introducing you, this is Anastasia. My daughter."
"I refuse." Astra, Ares' half-sister, raised a hand.
Then the other hands raised up, saying 'I also refused', making Erekleus cengo.
"Wait, why are you guys—"
"Of course we refuse!" elois, Erekleus' youngest brother, who got married last year. "Why are only you allowed to have children?! I support your death only! Just kill Erekleus, right?"
"Yes, just die!" the other sahut.
"I also want to have children but I have to wait until our stupidest little sister gets married, then why are you just willing to hug your son?! Hah, just drown!"
Ares who saw the wave of rejection immediately took Anastasia to lap him.
"Eat this, Little Boy." Ares bodo time, prefers to feed chocolate into the mouth of Anastasia.
If Erekleus dies, Ares happily recognizes this child as his son so everything will be fine.
*
Actually there is a very basic difference to be less noticed. The previous generation, the Eris and Arkas generation became Young Lords, too many lives being wasted as a result of their internal conflicts. The death of Eirene the beloved daughter of Narendra, the exclusion of Elios, the death of Eris' first wife, and even the death threats of Elios and Roxanne.
That is why the entire old generation of Narendra agreed to educate their new generation more wisely in action. Wisdom is this meeting.
"Just shut it down, just die! Kill Erekleus!"
"He's not even a second child, but he acts like a first child!"
"I'M MY MOTHER'S FIRST CHILD!"
"Skin him!"
Anastasia who saw her father fighting with a lot of people just looked at them like a fool.
"Mother said fools like to fight," the boy muttered to Ares while taking a chocolate bribe. "Why are so many fools here, Uncle?"
Ares chuckles. "Because being smart is hard, little boy."
I don't know how long the quarrel took, but obviously they were all battered by each other's deeds. The ones who remained sitting quietly were only partially, at least some of their conscious brothers that was the dumbest joke on the night of this meeting.
Erekleus grimaced holding his bruised cheek. When he turned to his daughter, the boy was staring at Erekleus full of scorn.
"Ana?"
Anastasia threw away her face.
"Dad!" Erekleus became hysterical.
"All right, fools," said Ares who was very proud to stroke Anastasia's head.
He was clearly showing off because Anastasia preferred him over Erekleus himself. "If you're done killing each other, now sit down and listen to your brother talk."
"Give me my son first!"
"Ana doesn't want to!" Even Anastasia was glaring. "Young Master is so stupid that Ana wants to change Ana's father to just be Uncle Ares!"
Erechleus' life seemed to be taken away instantly. His brothers laughed at him while Ares looked increasingly arrogant hugging Anastasia.
"You know how else. Since I'm the First Young Master, of course I'm special." Ares stroking Anastasia's hair. "Now let's get to the heart of the matter. Among you who recognizes Anastasia as my daughter?"
Everyone raised their hands, except for Erekleus.
"Hey!" Erechleus glared in wrath. "If you want children too, just make your own!"
Elois sneered, "The word of the man who makes children in forbidden times."
"Elois, I didn't kill you for respecting Mother!"
"Then because I appreciate Mother, now I want to kill you! Can a child humiliate his mother by having an illegitimate child?!"
"You call my son a bastard?!"
"That's what you call it, it's different for her!" Elois then turned to Anastasia. "Little boy, I don't blame you but your father so don't get mad, okay?"
Anastasia looked at them concerned. "Ana doesn't understand why you guys are like dogs barking."
Like an attack, the chests of Erekleus and Elois each had just been stuck in arrows from the front and back.
Ares laughed out loud, patting Anastasia's head very proudly. "Indeed my daughter is smart," she said full of days.
From now on Ares will actually assume Anastasia's daughter doesn't care about Erekleus protesting.
"Okay, brothers, let's get serious a little bit."