It was then when it all began in the coldest part of the world. The world covered with white snow as the cold air pushed harshly against those weak against the harsh winds. A lost traveler stumbled its way into the garden of ice. Seeking nothing bu...
Upon hearing Elias' words Chise felt more at awe and confused at the same as she stared at the horned girl in front of them. Rakugetsu moved forward placing a white cloak over Shalltear's bare arms, the bottom of the cloak brushing against the ground as she made her way over.
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"Sorry, Chise. This form must make you feel uncomfortable, most humans feel afraid when they see me like this." Shalltear said as she approached the three with a shy expression. With wide eyes, Chise quickly shook her head putting her hands in front of her.
"N-Not at all! I think you look cute!" Chise shuttered out making the other female's eyes widen before blushing in embarrassment and shyness.
"R-Really?" Shalltear shuttered, Rakugetsu placed a hand on the blushing girl's shoulder with a gentle smile.
"Of course none are as cute as my master." Blushing Shalltear smiled up at him before turning to Elias with a motherly smile.
"Here, I wanted you to have this," Shalltear said presenting Elias with a small black jar cradled in her hands. Reaching out Elias gently took the jar from her hands with the most sort of grateful expression he could muster.
"Thank you, Shalltear," Elias said gazing down at the shorter girl who giggled.
"Not at all, it's the least I can do. I haven't seen you in so long." Shalltear said with a smile tilting her head slightly to the side.
"What is it?" Ruth spoke out in curiosity.
"Its the pollen powder from the flowers. The pollen not only helps the children grow but also helps this forest. But It can also carry lots of healing properties as well as relieve extreme pain. But if used wrong it can bring extreme pain, poison, as well as memory loss or death." Shalltear warned them with a cold expression recalling the only dark moment the pure powers of the crystal flowers were used for the dark arts.
"Elias is among one of the very few people I trust with such an element," Shalltear added with a smile causing Elias to nod his head just barely his eyes softening just a bit.
"You and Elias must be close then," Chise spoke out noticing the bond the two seemed to share as they stared at one another.
"Yes, I basically raised Elias when he showed up in this forest many years ago. Time works differently here. A mere hour here could be a whole day in the human world. I always thought of Elias as a cute little child, especially in his much smaller form." Shalltear spoke out with a happy blushing look as she placed a hand on her cheek like a proud mother.
Coughing Elias turned his eyes up with an almost embarrassed expression as the shorter girl gigged looking up at him expectedly with her hands behind her back.
"Elias~," Shalltear said teasingly as she put her hands outreaching towards him. With a sigh, he gazed down at Chise who glanced up at him with a confused expression. With his back towards them, Rakugetsu's shoulders shook as he tried not to laugh. Ruth looked at the wolf with a dumbfounded look before his eyes widen in shock as the tall Elias began shrinking till he reached the height of a two-year-old. With a blissful closed-eyed smile Shalltear reached down picking up the child Elias in her arms. Cradling him happily in her arms as she suddenly looked even more beautiful with the glow of a young mother.
