Tears' Curse

n Resi

oundings. The warm sensation of wild grasses, coupled with a wave of sea-scented air, greeted her. Her shoes were gone, and the layers of her silky garments had trans

,' she muttered inwardly, recalling th

er senses. "Here, wear these." He placed

yes to the middle-aged man sta

ho has been guarding here for decades," he

for their unmatched strength and agility. Whispers among her kind spoke of their unwavering loyalty in protecting dragons on their quests. In addition

led off for a moment, almost forgetting that she wasn't suppos

own eyes, she discerned hints of blue-the color of TinXi. Her gaze then drifted

She froze. Her sight rippled for a second as another drop was extracted from the blueness behind her d

d, feeling a wave of

her hand on a bench nex

roid from the air, squeezing it until it burst into twinkling fragments

caught her just in time. "Sorry, Miracle," he said, "we needed to do th

head. "It's ok

"Let's get in. I

pass through. Books, seemingly weathered by a century or more, adorned the racks beneath the double-stringer stairs. Familiar silver fronds at the corner

friends. And shall bring bac

red her toward the single seater cou

outstretch

ed her, instantly heightening her guard. Miracle's eyes l

re back!" A

ed shoulders re

" Hayden responde

rl in school uniform froze in her t

on?" She sla

boy behind her grumbled, drawing his fa

ore a striking

Miracle, he looked as sh

under his breath a

ayden waved at his children, telling them

r wide eyes darting between her father and Miracle. It wasn't until the eld

nee, Lyn formed a circle by connecting her index fingers with her thumbs,

ker with 600 years of cultivation," she

The brother followed suit. "A fire s

up the corners of her lips. "Just ignore all

sidelong look. "But our dad does

ed to argue. "We

" said th

chuckled

pty teapot in his hand. The moment he did, Lyn hopped over and

. She was so close to Miracle that Miracle had to inch a little to keep h

acting like a

l in nature, Kingsley. How

creeping her out, you're nowhere looking like yo

I'll be counting on y

Lyn and I will be by your side

ing caught Lyn's atte

ngsley arched his br

amazing," Lyn said, h

washing away his annoyance. "I see... a truly white dragon," he

war," Hayden mumbled as he came up from behind,