13 The Ark Of A Child's Fury

"That's not fair!" yelled Mavislin, slamming her small fists onto the stone table.

This caused the trio of adults to jump, even the Old Chapel was shocked at the way the Valkyrie had reacted. They were all speechless. The empty plates jumped, the air changed for the worse.

The Valkyrie's Aura then changed, as so did her eyes. She panted as she looked at the adults with fierce yet teary eyes. Her teeth clenched the same way her small fists did.

"It isn't fair if we've always been on the receiving end. We never did anything to harm them. They hurt us, they killed our kind. Now it's time for payback," growled the young girl, her Aura still expanding to great heights.

"I want them to die..."

"Mavis..." cooed Ysabeau as she tried to go near to the raging Valkyrie.

Much to anyone's amazement, Ysabeau was flung far back as she tried to touch the Valkyrie. With great speed, Gillian managed to catch his wife.

"Hm... That's the true fury of a Valkyrie, eh?" asked Gillian, looking at the sight.

Her chestnut locks were in disarray. Her eyes were as black as night. Her Aura, once shining gold, turned into the same black fog Baldwin had been wielding for years.

"Enough. I'll be bringing the Valkyrie to her room," said Baldwin, grabbing the little Valkyrie by the collar without breaking a sweat.

"No! I don't wanna!" screamed the Valkyrie, stomping her feet in a fit of temper.

Baldwin shot a glare towards the Valkyrie that could any human die of shock. But it could only shut the whining Valkyrie up. The couple was left shocked as the Angry Man took an Angry Valkyrie upstairs.

"That's highly anti-climatic," said Gillian, allowing his spouse to stand upright.

"Well, he was a father before," replied Ysabeau, looking around for the Old Chapel to respond.

She responded by making the steps vanish, causing the couple to stay in the dining room.

"They want privacy, eh?"

The curtains swayed in agreement.

"That'll be proper. At least we can see the rest of the reports without interruption."

Back with the Angry Man and Angry Valkyrie, Mavislin had childishly built a wall of toys around herself. She had also forbidden herself from talking to the Angry Man. Or to even look at him.

"We can play this game all day long. I'm a patient man, Mavislin," said Baldwin, sitting in front of the mountain of stuffed toys.

Silence. The Angry Man sighed, this type of attitude that he was displaying isn't going to get any answers. Think... How did he soothe Abi's tantrums? Baldwin picked up a small duckling plushie.

"What if I gave you this plushie? Will you talk to me?" asked Baldwin, changing his tone to a much more softer tone.

The Valkyrie opened a hole, big enough for her tiny arm to reach out to snatch the toy out from his hands.

"Not strong enough, eh? Hmm..."

The Angry Man thought hard on ways to infiltrate the fortress that Mavislin had made. Violence wasn't an option, it might hurt her even more. Talking was useless since she refused to even look at him. How on earth did he manage to survive Abi's temper tantrums?

That's it! The Angry Man's eyes lit up as he had an idea. He whispered to the Old Chapel's wall for a request. Something bright and shiny appeared in the Angry Man's lap, causing Mavislin to peep out from her cave.

"Do you want to see it?" asked Baldwin, showing the Valkyrie the thing in his hands.

The stubborn child turned away. Baldwin sighed.

"Such a shame. Looks like Mavislin has turned down a plushie in need..." mumbled Baldwin, feigning disappointment.

The mountain erupted, with a Mavislin popping out to fully look at the special plushie in Baldwin's hands.

"It's not an animal... What's that?" asked Mavislin, looking at the shiny thing.

As the glow died down, one could make out its fuzzy features. Five-pointed edges, yellow fur. The middle was a face, with black buttons as eyes and a sewn mouth.

"It's called a 'Star'. These are what human children depict stars as," explained Baldwin, holding it nearer for the Valkyrie to see.

"Did you know what Abi's middle name was?"

The Valkyrie shook her head sadly at the mention of the deceased girl's name.

"Esther. Do you know what does that name mean?" asked Baldwin, leaning closer to the Valkyrie.

The Valkyrie began to retreat to her ruined fortress.

Damn... Time to go one step back.

"Do you know what's the meaning of your name?" asked Baldwin, giving a fatherly smile.

The Valkyrie shook her head. The Angry Man sighed, turning to look at the small child.

"Well, I could tell you. If you can pop your little head back out," offered Baldwin, raising an eyebrow.