Grassland

Chapter 035 Grassland

Anindira and Zia soon return home with Ruvi after their short conversation with Gavriel. The young teenager, who had met Anindira and Halvir while eating fish in the river.

Just as they arrived home, lunch was served and ready to be eaten.

After finishing eating, Zia invited Anindira to the grassland. This time, Ezra also came with them. Escorted by Koza, bringing his children along.

''Uwwahhh!''

Anindira was amazed by the view of the lush grassland stretching out like an endless ocean. Like a green carpet spread out on a mountain slope with beautiful colorful flower embroidery standing out here and there.

Hundreds. No. Thousands of butterflies danced around, adding to the excitement.

Occasionally, small colorful birds are seen flying overhead. Their voices sounded noisy but melodious to the ears. The more Anindira looked, the more she was carried away by the surrounding atmosphere.

''How?!'' asked Zia, ''This meadow will look beautiful when summer comes.''

Zia's reprimand woke Anindira from her reverie. She was fascinated by the amazing view in front of her.

''Um,'' Anindira nodded even several times.

''Amazing... very beautiful,'' said Anindira with a broad smile spreading on her lips.

Her lips spoke with a smile and her eyes almost did not blink at the amazing sight of the vast, beautiful, and very amazing flower field that she could not see the end of.

''I like it here...'' said Anindira, unable to hide her amazement, ''I even want to live here.''

Her eyes sparkled, and her mouth continued to curve into a smile. Even her nose was like a flower in front of her blooming, expanding, expanding, and contracting.

''Hahaha...'' Koza's laughter broke Anindira's amazement, ''You really like this place.''

Anindira answered Koza with an enthusiastic nod, making them laugh again at Anindira's innocence.

''Koza, I'll sit here with Zia and Anindira,'' Ezra said while putting his butt down to sit, ''You play with the kids!''

''Um,'' he answered briefly while rubbing Ezra's head. He then went towards the wider savanna in front along with his four children, ''Come on kids, let's have fun!''

''Anindira, come sit here!'' Zia invited, while patting the grassy ground next to her.

''Anindira, have you made your choice?!'' Ezra asked to start the conversation.

''Hm?'' Anindira asked, not understanding while tilting her head to look at Ezra.

''Halvir,'' Ezra said to emphasize her point, ''Make him your spouse...''

''Maybe...'' Anindira replied with a blushing face.

''That's a good choice,'' Ezra replied with a smile, ''My daughter is stupid for not liking him.''

''Mom!'' Zia called in an annoyed tone, ''Why did you say that?!'' Zia sulked because her mother called her stupid, ''But, Anindira, you're great at interacting comfortably with that black Jaguar. Many women feel uncomfortable when talking to him. Some complain that he's not friendly because it makes them even scarier.''

''Aren't you also just normal when talking to him...'' Anindira replied.

''Maybe because I've known him since I was a baby. To me, he's the same as my other fathers.''.

''That's because he's good at choosing men,'' Ezra said, interrupting the conversation, ''Not like you!'' Ezra exclaimed while pinching Zia's nose. Suddenly, that made Zia's mouth pout.

''Then other women are stupid too!'' Zia replied loudly, ''Many are afraid of him.''

''Stupid!'' Ezra exclaimed, gently slapping Zia's head, ''They're not afraid. They also want him. But they are not confident and Halvir knows that. Therefore, Halvir ignores them.''

''Kak Halvir is kind and pleasant. He is also very caring,'' Anindira said with a proud face.

''Only you feel that way... while they always tremble in fear even before Halvir starts talking,'' Zia replied teasingly.

''It's not like that... you're looking at it the wrong way. You're still too young, you don't know anything!'' Ezra replied, slapping Zia again, ''A *Sapphire like Halvir, will be a big advantage in a household. But the problem is... can they handle Halvir?! What if the next spouse is too weak?! What if Halvir suddenly acts unwisely because of his abilities and disrupts the household order?!''

''What does that mean?! asked Zia loudly. Anindira also asked the same thing in her heart.

''It's like this. Forgive me, Anindira, but I also want Zia to be Halvir's mate.''

Suddenly, Ezra's words just now made Anindira's face turn dark.

''Ezra smiled, seeing the jealousy on Anindira's face.

''Like I said earlier... *Sapphire in the household will be very beneficial. That's why I want it for my daughter. But... neither Zia nor Halvir both romantically see each other. You can rest easy now, Anindira...'' Ezra said with a smile, glancing at Anindira.

Anindira felt embarrassed after hearing Ezra's statement.

''Some made bad opinions when their courage to propose to Halvir was rejected. Shame made them give bad judgments about Halvir, and because of that more and more people were afraid of him...'' Ezra continued, sincerely proud of Anindira's courage.

''Auntie is very sure. What if, in the Lion Kingdom, he meets a very beautiful woman,'' Anindira answered while resting her chin on her bent knees. That position made her lips pout even more. Making Ezra want to laugh.

''I admit, women in the lion kingdom are different from women in small villages. Even so, no matter how beautiful, Halvir will not turn away from you.''

''That's just Aunt Ezra's thoughts. We don't know what will happen in the future...''

''You're right. We don't know what will happen in the future. But we can still predict it...''

''Is Auntie that sure about Kak Halvir?!''

''Not only about Halvir...''

''I don't have any advantages that can make someone fixate only on me.''

''You're underestimating yourself, Anindira. But yes, I'm not sure about you either. Because as you know, I've only known you for two days.''

''Then?!''

''*Imprint!''

''*Im-m-pr-print?!''

Ezra saw Anindira's questioning expression, ''Halvir... are you the only one who knows about it?!'' Ezra muttered in his heart. Anindira's stuttering pronunciation also confirmed to Ezra that Anindira had just heard it for the first time.

''Zia, you know *Imprint, right...'' Ezra asked, testing her daughter.

''Yes. A bond of feelings that binds,'' Zia answered very confidently.

''Um,'' Ezra nodded with a smile, ''Anindira, Halvir is bound to *imprint you. Halvir has decided that you will be his mate. Therefore, Halvir will not change his decision unless one of you dies.''

Anindira's eyes widened. She was very surprised to hear something that she thought was unreasonable. But three months of experience had proven that the strange world she was living in now was true. Of course, Anindira surrendered without moving.

''Auntie, how did you know it was *Imprint?''

''I don't know. But Halvir knows it. You should have realized it too...''

''I don't know,'' Anindira answered firmly and innocently, ''Then, how did Kak Halvir know it?''

''Men have sharper instincts than us women. Even though they are only imprinted once in their lifetime, they will soon realize it.''

''I still can't understand...?''

''It can't be explained in words, Anindira. We only know when it happens... Anindira, the *imprint that happened between you and Halvir, is a special *imprint. *A true imprint that resembles a *mate bond. *An imprint that is almost unbreakable.''

Ezra explained in more detail about the *Imprint not only to Anindira but also to Zia, who also only knew the outline.

''Wow, that's great...'' Zia said in awe.

''Let me tell you two something... My spouse. You know, Ruvi. It took him ten years to get permission from Mischa to be my spouse. At that time, Ruvi was still at the *Diamond rank, while Mischa was already at the *Amethyst rank. It is very rare for someone with a *Diamond rank to dare to challenge an *Amethyst to get a woman. Because of that, I started to glance at Ruvi, no matter how many times he was beaten up he would come back to seduce me.''

Ezra excitedly told me about his past with a beaming face.

''Mom, you're happy.''

Zia sneered at Ezra with a mocking face, seeing how happy she was remembering her youth.

''Why?!'' Ezra exclaimed, glancing at Zia, ''Are you jealous of me?'' Ezra asked while raising and lowering his eyebrows, teasing her daughter, ''That's why I always tell you to find a strong man!'' Ezra continued to brag. She was getting even more big-headed with Zia's jealousy.

''Listen!'' Ezra exclaimed, immediately changing her expression to a serious one, ''There's also something else that you have to pay close attention to. That was just the fun side of an *Imprint. You also have to understand the consequences!''