46 How it ended

The maids filed in with their dishes in both hands placing them neatly on the table.

I thought for a moment that perhaps something extra would happen but it was extremely smooth.

With a contented outlook, I turned my gaze to mother, her face was extremely beautiful, truly this human was close to being a goddess with such a look.

Red robes a symbolic thing that each and everyone in the family took pride upon during the new year.

Her thigh-length dark hair was styled in a "fairy style" with Ruby studded in the sea serpent bone hairpins forming an x decorating her hair.

Her long thin pale fingers which caressed my face many times grasped the chopsticks elegantly and placed a few pieces of meat in my bowl.

'eat your meat... Ah, have a few side dishes... Would you like some tea... Hua pour tea for little Guai'