Feng Mei got out from the carriage box and carefully walked down the birdâs wing. A small gust of wing gushed onto her face, bringing about a heavenly rose scent.
âOh, my god I can smell the roses from here!!â
âI know, right!!â Elle jumped about excitedly. âWait till you see the entire garden~~â
âEasy girls, we are still on a birdâs wing. Climb down carefully,â lady Perlin gently held both their hands. Even so, she kept a careful eye on Aiden and Ethan, who were being guided down by Alvin.
Lady Hiliana got down first and waited for them. She helped all of them land safely by giving them a hand.
Feng Mei and Elle jumped down without her help.
âCome here, Iâll show you something amazing!â Elle dragged her over to the other corner.
.....
Feng just smiled at lady Hiliana and ran after her.
âThose two are quite spirited,â lady Perlin whispered, slightly nudging her sister.
Lady Hiliana smiled softly. âWell, those children are going to keep us occupied for a long time.â
âthatâs definite,â Perlin suddenly glanced Aiden, who was getting closer to the ground. âCareful now,â she held out her hand.
The little boy gently held her outstretched hand and jumped down. As for Ethan, he just clung to Alvinâs hands and got down.
Lady Perlin looked at the little hand in her palm. Her eyes started to tear up unconditionally. She subtly wiped it away.
âWhy donât we get in? Itâs getting quite chilly,â she whispered, leading him in.
Aiden was more than happy to follow her lead.
As for Ethan, he just pouted, glancing at his bother.
âWhy donât you join lady Perlin?â Alvin gently whispered.
Ethan just looked that him with a sad smile. âNo,â
âWhy not?â
âI donât want a mother,â
âYou knew?â Alvin raised a brow. âWhen?â
âIâm five, not an idiot,â he mumbled, tugging at his hand. âIs it not possible for us to stay with Feng?â
Alvin squatted down and gently held both his hands. âIt is your decision. If you want to, you can have a loving mother and a wonderful father or you can stay with us. But Iâll tell you a secret.â
âWhat?â Ethan curiously moved close.
âFeng Mei is a part if Rofles family now. So when he itâs time for her coming of age they will only match her with men of the same status,â
Ethan narrowed his eyes into slits. âI am powerful. I would have developed into a great mage by then,â
âSure you can, but if you get adopted into aunt Perlinâs family, your chances of getting chosen are high,â Alvin whispered, patting his cheeks.
Ethan just nodded at him with a thoughtful look. âBut do you think fen will agree to arrange marriage? She is free willed and will choose on her own. I donât necessarily have to depend on anyone,â he said and walked away with a cheerful stride.
Alvin just watched him with a slight smile. Somehow he knew that the little boy will agree to Perlinâs request.
âWait up,â he ran to catch up to them.
Feng glanced back to see lady Perlin and lady Hiliana walking hand in hand. Aiden was next to Perlin, holding her other hand.
âOhhhh itâs happening. They are going to be a family soon. Eeep this is so exciting!!â she hopped around twirling Elleâ with her.
Elle giggled softly. âMeimei, letâs go see the gardens,â
âGirls~ first freshen up, get breakfast and then you girls can go play all your heartâs content,â lady Hiliana said from the distance.
âYes, lady Hiliana~â Feng ran back to her hold her hand.
Elle was holding her other hand.
All of them entered the enormous mansion. The entrance way was a vast arch with a lot of carved angels entangled in flower wines.
Feng watched in awe at the grandeur of that place. As they moved inside, there was a garden which had a lot of blue roses bloomed all over.
She ran close and touched one of them. It was freezing cold to touch, and it froze her finger tip a bit, leaving behind a fresh rose fragrance.
Lady Perlin hurried to her and gently massaged her finger with her warm palm. âWhen they are still in their wine, they freeze your skin.â
âOh, I did not know that,â Feng continued sniffing her finger tip. It smelt heavenly. âThis is so calming,â
âWhen these flowers dry, we make them into rose oil. Iâll get you some,â lady Perlin whispered softly.
Feng smiled widely. âWow, I can use this rose oil for my bath. A rose bath!!!! Oh man, I canât wait for it,â
Lady Perlin then led them to a huge hall.
It was elaborately decorated with a huge crystal chandelier just levitating in the ceiling. There was a wooden stairwell just like she had seen in one of tailor swift Musial video blank space. But this was much more enormous.
She just felt small in this house.
âWait, I am small.â Feng shook her head at her stupid thought.
âWelcome to âFrost Rose Mansionâ.â A man appeared at the top of the stairwell, glancing down at them all.
Seeing his face, Feng froze. She was very familiar with this person.
Because in the game this character is the one who assisted Clarina after her birth family is killed off. He was tenacious in protecting the one he loves but his character was.... So to say morally grey.
And Killing was his hobby.
âShit..... I think we walked into a snake den,â