The Demon's Bride

Revelations

"Emma!" A voice interrupted their moment, causing Norman to stop his movements and keeping the hood in place as Emma already had gotten up and ran to the gate under recognizing the voice.

"Phil? What are you doing here?" She asked, watching the small child's smile increased as he saw her in front of him.

The large doors opened enough to let the boy in, who immediately ran to Emma, who took him in her arms, a bright smile matching his as her arms engulfed him.

"What are you doing here? I warned you last time that coming here by yourself is dangerous!"

"I know but I wanted to see you again! I missed you so much Emma" The dark-skinned cried a little, his hug tightening and Emma felt herself doing the same.

"Phil?" Norman called out, causing both of the siblings to look up at him "How did you know that Emma was here?"

"I-" He started but then fell into silence, staring at the ground. Emma got up, having to kneel so she could be at Phil's level, and looked down at the young boy as she waited for his reply "I had heard Mama and Emma talking when she agreed to come here so I knew it since then. I thought that I could maybe see Emma for one minute, just one minute was enough and I would be happy again to see her again so... I just ran here."

The words of the younger had taken Norman by surprise. He had the records of all the children that ever stayed and stood in the Grace Field orphanage to know whose people his family was protecting and of course he had stumbled on Phil's page. As soon as he had seen the number marked on the boy's shirt the first time he had strumbled into Norman's fields made the heir want to check the profile of such boy, finding it with ease under the organized system of his library.

The grades of the exams they did were extraordinary - Just like Emma (Because he would be lying if he denied that he didn't check her profile from time to time)- but he seemed to have underestimated the boy's intelligence.

One month had passed since Emma was here with him and not in Grace Field, was it that painful to miss someone so much that they would risk themselves in a forest full of dangers while they themselves were inoffensive children, unable to defend themselves?

"Phil... That was incredibly dangerous, you know that. What would happen if something went wrong?" Emma's tone was filled with concern and for Norman, the scene almost seemed like a mother scolding her child, what made him accidentally chuckle but shut down when Emma's glare was on him "What's so funny?"

"It's just... I never saw that side of yours." ´It's cute.´ He wanted to add but stopped himself before he could regret it. He then focused on Phil again "You wanted to see Emma?"

Phil hummed, nodding his head and then feeling gloved hands softly ruffling his hair as he looked up to see the hooded figure smiling down at him "Let's make a deal. Since you disappearing and traveling the forest by yourself is a big no as it's alarmingly dangerous, whenever you want to come to see Emma, look at the trees and you'll find one owl there. Give her a letter with Isabella's permission for you to come to visit and I'll personally go pick you up at the gates, what do you think about that?"

Phil's eyes shone with anticipation, being truly happy to be able to see Emma more often but despite Emma's happiness of the fact, she showed a concerned effect.

Norman looked down at Emma as her hand touched his, noticing her expression and wondered if he had done or said something wrong "Emma?"

"Are you sure Norman? Won't this be troublesome to you?" She wasn't an idiot. She had long come to realize that Norman isolated himself from others and letting someone else bargain in his territory - even if it made Emma so happy to have her family with her, even if just for brief moments- was a huge thing to him.