Body Tempering Continues

Feeling a hint of pride, Aeric wanted to say that's not what happened, but that would only help Eros's plans, it would only create arguments between him and his mother.

So, he sacrificed his pride, not just to defeat his father, but also for his mother. He did it to allow Mother Guinevere's compassion for him to show.

The Mother of Starlight went ahead to explain that that was why she had brought Delva.

She continued by saying that Delva was an intelligent girl. A daughter to one of the richest tradesmen in the town.

She was not an Awakened Player like most people in the Starlight Region because of the low Divinity, — which worried Aeric a little because what good would she be of him if he couldn't [Claim] anything from her — but she was very resourceful and promises to be a good friend to Aeric.

Delva chimed in with a smile. Aeric suddenly felt a pair of toes climb up his leg as she looked at him tauntingly. 'Oh... hells.'