Terros was busy cultivating his plants in the backyard. Suddenly, he felt Veronica's presence behind him.
His housemate is back!
He looked around her and there she is Veronica! She's no longer wearing a veil on her face. Her original beauty shines through. He's happy to see her again! She's like a daughter that he could never have. Just like Graven, the son that he could never have. Nevertheless, both were close to him.
They continue to give him a reason to live and a sense of purpose in life, or else he already died of boredom and loneliness. He might be unlucky in the love department and never get married, but he was blessed with a son and daughter via Graven and Veronica. He already feels like he fathered these children and feels lucky to be part of their lives.
Veronica inspected her medicinal plants and herbs, wow, they're growing nicely. A smile broke on her face. She looked at the old man who is kind enough to give her a home. "Thanks for taking good care of my plants, Grandpa!" she said brightly.
Terros smiled, teary eyes. He can't understand himself, he's feeling emotional right now. "You know that I will always take care of them during your absence, granddaughter!" he replied with a grin.
"How's life?" she asked.
"Fine so far, no major occurrence lately..." he answered. "By the way, how's your pregnant friend?"
"Elva is happy being pregnant! She can't wait to give birth to her child!" Veronica replied.
Terros smiled. "I'll be seeing two grandchildren soon! Graven's baby with Laura and the one he has with the deity," he said in amusement.
Veronica laughed.
"Ah, when is Elva planning to tell Graven about their baby?" he asked.
Veronica pondered for a moment. "Um, she doesn't want to tell Graven about their baby. She's determined to keep it a secret from him. I wish that you can also keep your mouth shut and not reveal the truth to Graven..."
Terros brows furrowed, he can't understand why the goddess would hide something as important as the paternity of the baby. "I don't understand why Elva would hide the baby from the father?" he asked, scratching his head in the process.
Veronica shrugged. "Don't question her because she wants it that way. It's her prerogative, and it's her life. It's her business. So...yeah...let her be..." she said.
Terros was silent.
"Can you promise me that you will never tell Graven about the baby?"
Terros sighed. "Don't worry, I'll keep my mouth shut regarding that issue. But if I'll have the chance to see the deity again, I'll try to convince her to let the father know about his child," he said.
Veronica shook her head. "Good luck! Maybe she will listen to you because she's not listening to me. Anyways, I'm here to get the black liquid sample. The other ingredients are already ready. The only thing lacking is the black liquid," she said.
"The black liquid is inside my room. Wait, I'll get it for you. Don't forget to warn the deity that she can't touch the black liquid with her hand or have the liquid touch her skin, it's very dangerous!" he said.
"I know, she already knows about the danger of the black liquid. I told her already," Veronica replied.
"Good! She must take extra precaution about her safety, especially that she's now carrying a baby in her womb," he said in a fatherly tone.
Veronica smiled and gave him a thumb up. "Excited to see the baby, eh?" she said.
"Of course, I'm an excited grandpa!" Terros grinned and climbed the bamboo stairs going to the house.
A few minutes later.
Terros emerged from the house, holding the bottle of black liquid in his hand. He descended the stairs and handed the bottle to her.
Veronica accepted the bottle and bid goodbye to him. "I gotta go! Take care of yourself and my plants while I'm away, grandpa," she said.
"Sure, I will!" Terros assured her. "By the way, when is the elixir be ready?"
"Maybe it will take a few days, two days the most. We are making five variants of an elixir made with the thousand-year-old tree mixed with other roots of the five different ancient trees that can only be found in the secret cave," she replied.
Terros brows furrowed. "Oh, so the existence of the secret cave is true? Have you been there?" he asked curiously.
"Yeah! And you will never believe what you will find in that cave!" she said.
"What lies in that cave?" he asked.
Veronica's eyes gleamed. "The only cave where you can found rare and exotic trees, plants, and flowers that can move and talked with each other!"
"Are you kidding me!" he said in disbelief.
"Yes! You've better believe me! I have seen them myself! Baby plants climbing the trees are so cute to see! And I saw the thousand-year-old tree with my own two eyes!" she continued.
"Wow! Can you take me there? I want to see the cave with my own two eyes and explore them myself!" Terros excitedly.
"I'm sorry, Grandpa! I don't even know how to get there myself. Elva didn't tell me how. The cave was protected by a spell. Not easy to discover unless Elva would take you there herself because she is the guardian of the cave," she explained.
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