Eruhaben wasn't aware of the lost of Cale's mother, he always predict that she going too but also were hopeful for Cale's mother to escape her fate.
Eruhaben have met Cale mother before..She was a wonderful and sweet woman.
Compassionate and caring.
Eruhaben admire her for that, she could make him and Cale smile at any given moment.
But she also make him and Cale cries at this moment..
It is very out of character for Eruhaben to cry so easily, but the tears he shed that day was his firts tears in all of his dragon life.
Jour Thames, knew what Eruhaben was the moment they met, and she treats him like a friend..
'Oh Cale dear!! Why are you cover in dirts and sticks!?'
Jour Thames, were a beautiful lady, with deep blood red hair tied nicely into a loose braids carried her son the moment he jump into her arms.
She didn't care about the dirts that get on her expensive clothes at all.
'HeHeh!! Mommy, Eruhaben-nim teach me MAGIC!! I tries to pluck an apple from our tree and i lost control and i ran to catch it but i trips but also i manage to catch the apple!'
Cale were an energetic kid, he told the story blabbering fast and pull out the apple he catch to show to his mother.
'Mommy!! Looks its so ripe and shinyy!'
Cale giggles and his mother couldn't help but smiles..Her eyes stuck to Cale but also wander towards a golden pairs one.
'Looks like you been teaching him quite a stuff, He didn't want to learn anything others than magic, Heheheh!, Hopes he is not too handful.'
Jour giggles in the middle of her sentence, Eruhaben smiles and says.
'Ho, He is a handful, but i can see the potential in him, madam.'
Jour smiles and snuggles her face to her son.
'Oh goodness! My sweetheart, please listen to Eruhaben, don't want you to make troubles! Since thats your favourite activity!'
Cale snuggles back.
'Hey, thats is not true mommy!, I only like to cause a bit of mischief!'
'A bit goes a long way, Lil Cale'
Eruhaben says in a joking tone.
The two adults laugh and Cale pouted.
Even when Cale is 12 years old, he still call his mother 'mommy', He don't care about what other thinks he loves his mother too much to even change the way he calls his mother.
Her face and eyes were like vivid memories, a moving pictures.Her mouth worded out.
'Thank you, Eruhaben, please take care of my child for me.'
That's is the last sentence Eruhaben heard before seeing her again..He see her again but this time she is being buried.
In a black coffin, with gold linings and red roses, she laid there unmoving..
The funeral was held in a special place that Deruth, Cales father specifically made, for his beloved wife.
The day of the funeral, Eruhaben stood next to Cale,. Eruhaben was sad..His friend is now dead..
I hope she is in peace.
Eruhaben turns to look at Cale, Cale was wearing his head down, staring at the body..
For a few hours after the burial Cale stood Infront of his mother grave in the rain.
Silence and the sound of the rain is all what Eruhaben could hear..
He shield Cale from the rain with an umbrella..He hopes to comfort Cale at this moment.
'She was a wonderful women, an amazing mother and a best of a friend..Jour love you Cale..She loves you all the time..So remember her.'
Cale nodded.
'She was...'
And comes the silent again.
Cale stood there unmove and so does Eruhaben.
After a few hours Cale left to meet his father..His father were crying..All the moments of the death of Jour never once Cale shed a tear.
He walks to his father, hug him and comfort him..
Eruhaben heart could not be more tight he stare at the sight..With a solem and regretful heart.
Eruhaben walks back go Jour grave and place her favourite flower on her grave.
'I promise, I will take care of youf kid Jour..So please rest well...'
Eruhaben dindt notice but a few droplets of tears escape his eyes..He quickly wipe them away and enter the mansion.
He search for Cale until he met with a familiar face.
Ron
Stood in the hallway with a tray of tea and sweets.
'You are the countess friend.'
Eruhaben stared back at the old butler eyes.
'And also a friend of my young master.'
...
The atmosphere were tense and gloom..
'Young master is in his room.'
Eruhaben thank Ron, and enter Cales room.
Despite Eruhaben awareness of Cale lack of empathy towards the dead, his mother is something he took gravely.
Her death shape him into something else..
Something Horrifying.
Something frighten
Something distressed.
Cale always suffer in silent, thats his way of cope..Silent.
And it is Eruhaben job to shape him back to humanely.
To bring back Jour teachings, to bring him to the path of humanity and empathy.
That is what Eruhaben have promised Jour ..
Eruhaben walks to Cale who were sitting at the window chair staring numbly towards the moon.
Eruhaben sat by Cale and hold onto Cale soft delicate hand.
Cale hands were cold.
Like ice
'Lil Cale, I will be taking care of you, dont worry about your mother, she is in a safe place.'
Cale didn't respond.
Eruhaben took it as sign for Cale to collect his thoughts.
And gave him proper time to heal and grieve.
For the next 3 years Eruhaben has been a mentor to Cale.
Eruhaben and Jour teachings weren't in vain, Cale dindt grow too numb instead Cale were lively and full emotions.
Cale is human.
Eruhaben thought.
Eruhaben has been teaching Cale whats good and wrong, how to sympathy and pity, and how to love and care.
Though it was hard, it became a lot easier when Cale discover a friend..
When Cale was 14, Eruhaben took Cale around to a different county to explore ethnicity and cultures.
There Cale met Barrow.
Barrow, was somewhat identical to Cale.
He has the same red colour hair and eyes, but the difference is that they gave the different kind of aura and looks.
Barrow look more fancy, and his aura gave a ruler type of vibe.
While Cale has a soft but strong look and an aura of a commander.
Surprisingly despite the aura, Barrow works at a fishing stall, he sell fried fish snacks and fresh fish..
People don't often come because of his frightening aura, but Cale still notice that he and Barrow are the same age..
Cale let go of Eruhaben hand and walks towards Barrow stall.
'Oh hello there!! Would you like to buy a salmon fish! I caught this one a few hours ago, and it still quite fresh!'
From the closeup, Barrow isn't as scary as when he was afar, he is quite cheerful and smiley.
Cale smiles and ask.
'Hi, what's your name!'
Barrow grins and reply
'Buy a fish firts and than i tell ya!'
Cale giggles.
'Oh really! That will be easy!'
Eruhaben stop walking and stand next to Cale..
Eruhaben sigh and smiles when he saw the mischief in Cale's eyes.
'From here too here, i buy them all'
Basically Eruhaben bought everything.
'GOSH! You serious!?'
Barrow stare at Cale wide eyes
'Heh, Cant let the customer wait, pack them all up, fishboy'
Cale answer with a sassy voice.
That earn a small smack on Cale head from Eruhaben.
'You little brat!'
Eruhaben sigh.
Barrow could only laugh, as he just hit the jackpot.
'Damn it, thanks, really appreciate it richboy!'
Cale grins grows.
'Well if you don't mind i would like to offer you a job.'
'A job?'
'Come to my estate, its the Henitsue, tell an old butler you are sent by me '
Barrow couldn't be more happier, he nodded up and down with stars in his eyes
'THANK YOU!'
'But!'
'?'
'Your name.'
'Ah yes! Cale Barrow!'
'Oh! My names is Cale Henitsue, now thats us one more thing that is similar about us!'
Cale than pointed out, the same colour hair that the duo have.
Barrow glances and the two laugh.
Eruhaben felt nice knowing Cale now have a friend his age.
Except when Cale and the other Cale be a bigger handful.
When Barrow arrives, he often finish his jobs early and climb to Cale windows everyday.
He always do that to ask Cale to hang out with him.
That's where Cale learn the skills to climb trees, fishing, and more.
Cale learns survival skills and also games from Barrow.
Since the two hang out so much, the servants and workers will always find them playing together.
When they are not together the Henitsues workers would find it odd, until when Barrow searches for Cale ..
Eruhaben seems to given up trying to separate the two, so he ended teaches two children instead of one.
He also teaches Barrow magics and surprisingly he is much better in magic than Cale.
It spark a small rivalry between the two..
Since they basically grows up together.
Barrows is the funny and the misbehave one.
while Cale is the
Peaceful and the friend that do something stupid with the other friend..
....
Ahh the memories..
Eruhaben thought.
He wipe the tears away as he was smack back to reality.
'Hmm all I can do is remember you two now...I want both of you to be in peace now...'
It hurts Eruhaben very much, when he found out Barrow is the White Star..And he seeing his two sons fighting with eachother crushes his heart everytime.
And everytime he would thought.
'Barrow what happened to you?'
He always remember the promise between him and Jour.
And it looks like he broke the promise..
No
He broke the promise long ago.
Eruhaben shakes his head and sat back infront of Cale.
He stare fondly and sadly at the unmoving redhead and also to the sand that were on Cale palm.
Eruhaben scoop the sand and put it in a jar.
'Cale i will be taking your best friend, I am gonna figure out what happened to his body and what happened to him..'
Eruhaben stare at the jar for a solid minute before sighing.
'Raon, I know you are here..Come out now.'
A small black dragon, show itself from behind a crate..His blue night sky eyes could only speak of sadness and grieves.
'I want to visit human...'
The voice were shaking and timid.. Eruhaben heart clenched once again and he motion for Raon to sat next to him.
Raon flew and sat next to Eruhaben eyeing him.
'The sand, was the white star.'
Eruhaben hold the small jar on his hand and gave it to Raon.
'Yes..It is him.'
Raon than looks at Cale corpse.
Raon couldn't help but cry.
'Hu-Human.. hic- you promise not to leave! Hic- human...I miss you so much....'
Droplets falls and seeps to the ground.
Eruhaben hugs the small dragon.
'We all miss him Raon..Grow up, and be the mighty dragon Cale wanted you to be.'
'Mhm..'
After 15 minutes, Raon could finally let go.
'Hey..Golden gramp..Do you know the White Star?'
Eruhaben eyes went wide, His lip shake.
Ahh its no way of avoiding it..Sorry Cale the kid need to learn someday..
'Well Raon, buckle up!'
Eruhaben took a deep breath and started.
'I do know him, His name is Cale Barrow..And he was...Your father best friend..'
GASP
A loud gasp echos throughout the empty battlefield.
Well somewhat empty.
Eruhaben head snaps behind him and a scowl form onto his face.
'How many of you are there!?'
Eruhaben voice sounds harsh.
Than behind a large crate pop up a number of heads.
Rosalyn
Ron
Beacrox
Alberu
Choi Han
Mary
Lock
Exited from hiding behind the large crate.
All of them have a somewhat guilty but also curious look.
Before Eruhaben can scold them Choi Han intervene with a somewhat angry voice.
'Eruhaben, What do you mean by Cale best friend!?'
Than the atmosphere drop.
'What are the things Cale dindt tell us....'
Choi Han was enraged and furious but he also felt bitter that Cale dindt trust them enough to tell his secrets.
Eruhaben sees the looks on the allies face and instantly understood.
'Alright, I will tell what i Know.'
'So please listen carefully..'
Eruhaben eyes glance at each of Cale family..Their eyes bear great
distressed as they heard Eruhaben explanation.
Eruhaben told them about Cale meeting with, Barrow the White Star and how they come to be friends.
'Eruhaben sorry to interrupt... But..If you were there taking care of young master how did Barrow turned evil?
'As I recall the two never separate and always been with you..Until you left...
Everyone eyes and ears fell down towards Ron, When Ron intervene the explanation.
'What do you mean by left?'
This time it was Rosalyn that ask.
Eruhaben felt a bitter taste in his mouth..He clench his hairs as he slowly unreveal the truth.
'The promise between Cale mother and I..Was to take care of Cale..But I broke it.'
Rosalyn glances towards the corpse.
'No wonder but it still doesn't explain it.'
Eruhaben took another deep breath.
'No, The promise..I broke it a long time ago..Maybe it was when Cale was 15..'
All of them listen carefully.
'That time, I felt sick..Like death coming to haunt me..I felt that it was no wonder considering my age..But I couldn't bear to let Cale suffer another loss...I remember how messy the firts time was..'
'But I also felt odd..As the feeling of death came unnatural..At some points the death feeling felt like invisible strings..It was like a warning..The death want to take me but it didn't..Or maybe it couldn't..'
'As I come to realize that I quickly rush to find Cale..As the feeling suddenly felt familiar..Than i remember, the feeling..No.. Aura was the same when Cale encounter the deads..'
They felt a cold and uncomfortable feeling seep through their spines, like they are learning something they shouldn't know about.
'Was it some kind of weirdness that you see in young master, when he was met with certain conditions..?'
Rosalyn couldn't help but pointed out.
'Ahh yes, indeed,He wasn't human.. i explain later.. Continue on, As i was making my way to Cale. I black out.'
Rosalyn brows furrow.
'Black out!?'
'Yes, when i woke up, it was years later, and we are in the middle of war..To be honest I thought i was dead...But atleast i got to see him again..Even though he became a commander..'
Eruhaben than glances back at Ron.
'And that is the reason for my disappearence.'
They hear a small cough.
It was from the emperor, Alberu Crossman..
'Eruhaben..About Cale condition and him being not "human", can you elaborate further?'
Eruhaben than explain what he knows.
They all now know everything..
Except for the big chunk in the middle.
All of them started thinking.
'Human, was always been human..'
'Yes Raon, I couldn't think any other beings to fit young master conditions...'
'And the lack of Eruhaben, somehow Cale manage to stay sane while the other became..The White Star..'
'Cale-nim, is there any more secrets his hiding..And why!?'
There is no time to be asking more questions there are too many questions with no answers..
Slowly Cales family grows frustrated.
'Haaa , He still bringing me a huge headache and driving me nuts..'
The wind flews by as the sane with the time.
Until a moment came .
A moment where it felt like even time has stopped..
'Let me tell you a story.'
Suddenly a new voice enter the vicinity.'
'I will tell the True Story Of Cale Henitsue and Cale Barrow..'
'Their purpose and our purpose..His reasons and actions.You all will know now.'
All the heads snaps towards the source of the voice.
There they saw a women, a bit transparent, but her braided green hair and noticable face features could be recognised immediately.
'Amiru Ubarr!?'
Rosalyn cry out.
The missing nobel.
She walks slowly with a smile on her face. A weird sense of atmosphere engulf the place, as the allies were ready to battle they hear a soft voice..
'Would you like to hear a story~'
Author note:
Wow what a long chapter! And yes from reading this chap readers have more questions than answers, but trust me futures chapters will tell ya.
But from what Amiru tells, the true story would be in the next chapter.
Thank you for reading and hope you all enjoy, See ya next chap! ❤️❤️💞💞👍🤌