Silver Lining

How Peaceful

"Human! Human!"

He could see a black blob rushing toward him.

It was, as expected, Raon.

"Meeeeeow."

"Meeow!"

On and Hong running to him energetically while wearing matching color scarfs around their neck.

Cale slowly took a step to the side. He felt like he would die if Raon rammed into him. 

That was how fiercely Raon was rushing toward him.

"Human!"

"What?"

Raon started to fly in circles around Cale's body.

"Are you hurt?"
"Why are you late?"
"Where were you going?"

Raon started to ask question after question. 

Cale felt like Raon would never stop asking questions, so he just petted Raon's head and answered back.

"I went to the bakery."

"Hmm?"

Raon tilted his head after hearing his human's answer.

"Again, Nya?"

"The same bakery you went to yesterday, Nya?"

Cale kneels and opens up his arms.

The kittens jump onto his arms and he carried both of them.

'On and Hong has grown quite a bit.'

Cale wasn't thinking about much as he picked the kittens up and noticed their weight.

On is 13 years old this year. She is a teen now.

However, she still looks like a kitten in her cat form.

Her little brother, Hong is 10 years old now.

Even though he's 3 years younger than his older sister, he's the same height as On already in their human form.

'They grow up pretty well.'

Cale could feel something on his shoulder.

He knew it was the 7 years old black dragon who clung to his shoulder like he always did.

Raon Miru.

On and Hong's beloved little brother. Their youngest.

The dark blue eyes dragon is now two-meter long and he's getting heavier.

'He must be using the magic out of consideration for me.'

Raon is chubbier than last year but Cale didn't feel overwhelmed by the little boy's weight.

That's because Raon used magic to make his body light.

 The corners of the redhead's lips twitched as he could not hide his smile of satisfaction of their growth.

"Human?"

"Yeah, it's the same bakery."

The smile of satisfaction disappeared from his face to his usually stoic face as he answered the little dragon.

 They heard a different voice at that moment.

Actually, it was not just one voice.

"Young master-nim!"

Mary, Lock, Maes, the other Blue Wolf children, and the young Tiger were walking toward him.

All of them were covered in snow.