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Passed... Or did it?

- That's what it is. You know, that explains a lot - Matteo said.

An hour passed after Caera had gotten the hang of it. In that hour Grey had time to talk about the aether, what it was, how it worked and so on. The old blacksmith didn't quite believe it at first, but after a little demonstration, he believed it in no time.

- But... What about Sylvie? She's your firstborn. So this didn't happen when she was born? Ancient Wasting, I mean - Matteo said, pointing to Sylvie.

- Well, she's not Caera's blood daughter - Grey said, scratching the back of his head. This turn of events made Matteo's jaw drop.

- What do you mean she's not her blood daughter?

- He's also not my blood father, but we're related - Sylvie added. Matteo's jaw pierced the floor of the second floor.

- What the fu-! - Matteo wanted to swear, but Grey covered his mouth with ether.

- You said it too loudly, in case the kids hear - Grey shouted at him - In short, she's my aunt, but because of one incident, all our kin.... almost all of our kin died. And since she's still young, I started taking care of her.

- Whoa. I'm sorry... - the old man said confused.

- It's okay, it's not every day you meet a situation like this - Grey said. His look became a little sad.

- "Oh shit, now he's upset about old memories" - thought Matteo.

- I'll go gather the ingredients for the potion - Grey said with a sigh.

- Wait! Wait. Can you tell me what happened? Why the mana didn't work, but the aether did? - The blacksmith asked.

- Why should I know? There are assumptions, but there's no basis for proving them - Grey answered.

- Can you tell me? I'm just curious, and I'll write it down later, so that this information will be preserved.

- "Are you going to get right to the point, or do you want the pistils and stamens first?" - rang out in Grey's head. He in turn simply ignored his companion's question.

- Eh, I'm sorry, but I can't tell you, because even if I tried, you still wouldn't understand anything.

- Is it that complicated? - asked the blacksmith.

- Yes. Let's just say I have knowledge beyond the reach of even the 'great' Gideon - Grey said.

- Gideon? That mad inventor? Are you sure? - Matteo asked in disbelief.

- Like you, I am a descendant of ancient mages or Jinn. But unlike you, I still have the knowledge of the Jinn, so to speak. So I know so-o-o-o much - Grey answered him and disappeared from the room.

Matteo looked for a few seconds at the place where Grey had been a moment ago, and then turned sharply to Sylvie. The girl looked at him for a moment, then decided that he should be escorted out of the house.

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Evening came. Grey began to worry even more. Caera still hadn't woken up. In order not to wake Caera (he couldn't do it at all), Grey had to try his best to feed the children. There was no baby food at that time, but the children had to be fed.

The next morning the situation was the same. Apparently, the mixture of mana and aether in one organism is not very compatible with it (with the organism). And because of this Caera's body went into hibernation mode, trying to "digest" this mixture.