381 Together

Garan immediately pulled the boy back to his arms, and he behaved there like the baby that he was—innocently giggling and decidedly not floating. 

Garan and Althea's eyes met but saw that no one noticed, likely because Meatball floated only a few inches and that it happened during the drinking. 

It was even made less obvious by the angle of Garan's hold. The trio's eyes met, the baby blinked, little Pepper also blinked innocently, and the moment passed just like that.

The couple just smiled awkwardly and pretended nothing happened, waiting for the cheering to die down. 

The audience continued to clap their hands and the aborigines followed the custom. Ansel saw that it had now become familiar with them after so long. However, he did know it wasn't like this before. 

This made him curious, and he turned to Oslo. "How do you show your celebratory mood?" Ansel asked the blonde, who blinked at the question in response.