──The first child they had was a boy, and they named him Zain.
After suffering through her first childbirth, Lukrov held Chizuru in his arms and was so excited to see their newborn baby that he forgot how to breathe. He was bright red, wrinkled, tiny, and the most beautiful thing in the world.
“Zain.”
That’s what Lukrov had unconsciously muttered to himself.
It wasn’t that the baby resembled the late Zain. In terms of appearance, the baby looked exactly like Lukrov, who had blonde hair and blue eyes. However, what came to Lukrov’s mind was the image of that young man who was his best friend.
“Zain……this boy’s name is Zain.”
Chizuru nodded in agreement with Lukrov, nodding her head tearfully.
The gentle and intelligent baby was loved by all the people in the castle. Although he was the spitting image of Lukrov, his calm personality was reminiscent of the deceased Zain.
When Zain was two years old, Chizuru became pregnant again.
Her second child was a girl.
“Where is your sister?”
When Lukrov asked, Zain shrugged his shoulders and looked towards the field.
“She is still looking for berries. I told her it wouldn’t be that easy to find them, but she was stubborn.”
“Bring her back. It’s almost nightfall. We have to go home.”
The boy nodded, pressed the nuts and berries into Lukrov’s hands, and ran toward the grassy field.
Lukrov stood up and stretched out his hand to Chizuru. She took his hand and stood up with his help. How many times had they done this already? There was no need for words anymore.
The moment she realized that her second child was a girl, Chizuru naturally thought Lukrov would choose the name “Edina”. It seemed very logical to her.
But when he held the newborn in his arms, Lukrov was silent for a moment. He then pulled Chizuru and the three-year-old Zain into his arms and asked, “Chizuru, what name would you like to give her?”
Chizuru looked up at her husband in surprise.
“Not Edina?”
“No.”
He stared at the baby’s face and the small hand that clumsily squeezed his. “They’re brother and sister…I don’t want them to fall in love. We should use a different name.”
Chizuru laughed, finding it funny. The young Zain didn’t understand what they were saying, but he was excited and fascinated by his new sister as if she were the rarest jewel in the world.
Chizuru thought about it.
Indeed, it might be unnatural to give the names of two lovers to siblings. Their souls must’ve united somewhere far away, and they would be eternally happy. By choosing the name “Zain” for his son, Lukrov had paid his full respects to them.
If only she could give this girl a different special name…
At that moment, Chizuru’s mind drifted to her best friend, who had once encouraged her many times and was the only one Chizuru had told her secret history with Lukrov to.
“If you’ll let me choose…”
She had soft, bushy hair, a small nose, and thin eyebrows. The baby looked more like Chizuru, whereas Zain looked like Lukrov.
The name may sound a bit unusual to the people of this world, but surely Lukrov would happily accept it.
Their daughter’s name was…
***
──The first child they had was a boy, and they named him Zain.
After suffering through her first childbirth, Lukrov held Chizuru in his arms and was so excited to see their newborn baby that he forgot how to breathe. He was bright red, wrinkled, tiny, and the most beautiful thing in the world.
“Zain.”
That’s what Lukrov had unconsciously muttered to himself.
It wasn’t that the baby resembled the late Zain. In terms of appearance, the baby looked exactly like Lukrov, who had blonde hair and blue eyes. However, what came to Lukrov’s mind was the image of that young man who was his best friend.
“Zain……this boy’s name is Zain.”
Chizuru nodded in agreement with Lukrov, nodding her head tearfully.
The gentle and intelligent baby was loved by all the people in the castle. Although he was the spitting image of Lukrov, his calm personality was reminiscent of the deceased Zain.
When Zain was two years old, Chizuru became pregnant again.
Her second child was a girl.
“Where is your sister?”
When Lukrov asked, Zain shrugged his shoulders and looked towards the field.
“She is still looking for berries. I told her it wouldn’t be that easy to find them, but she was stubborn.”
“Bring her back. It’s almost nightfall. We have to go home.”
The boy nodded, pressed the nuts and berries into Lukrov’s hands, and ran toward the grassy field.
Lukrov stood up and stretched out his hand to Chizuru. She took his hand and stood up with his help. How many times had they done this already? There was no need for words anymore.
The moment she realized that her second child was a girl, Chizuru naturally thought Lukrov would choose the name “Edina”. It seemed very logical to her.
But when he held the newborn in his arms, Lukrov was silent for a moment. He then pulled Chizuru and the three-year-old Zain into his arms and asked, “Chizuru, what name would you like to give her?”
Chizuru looked up at her husband in surprise.
“Not Edina?”
“No.”
He stared at the baby’s face and the small hand that clumsily squeezed his. “They’re brother and sister…I don’t want them to fall in love. We should use a different name.”
Chizuru laughed, finding it funny. The young Zain didn’t understand what they were saying, but he was excited and fascinated by his new sister as if she were the rarest jewel in the world.
Chizuru thought about it.
Indeed, it might be unnatural to give the names of two lovers to siblings. Their souls must’ve united somewhere far away, and they would be eternally happy. By choosing the name “Zain” for his son, Lukrov had paid his full respects to them.
If only she could give this girl a different special name…
At that moment, Chizuru’s mind drifted to her best friend, who had once encouraged her many times and was the only one Chizuru had told her secret history with Lukrov to.
“If you’ll let me choose…”
She had soft, bushy hair, a small nose, and thin eyebrows. The baby looked more like Chizuru, whereas Zain looked like Lukrov.
The name may sound a bit unusual to the people of this world, but surely Lukrov would happily accept it.
Their daughter’s name was…
***
