Chapter 192: 191 – The Babies’ Worry
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The matter with Zeus was settled nicely, and the man had no problems with magic or magical people, unlike what Princess Una had feared. On the contrary, Zeus was actually very curious and kept asking random questions or for displays of magic – and as for Sylvia and Ray, when he saw both their forms, he was so impressed that he immediately wanted to buy fifty thousand things for the two babies, and started urging the furballs to work hard and master shape shifting as well! He even went to consult the Dragon Queen to ask about what he should be doing so that when he and Princess Una had children in the future, they would be born magical as well!
Everyone was very amused (and very relieved) by Zeus's attitude, especially Princess Una. Prince Uno simply clapped the man on the shoulder and said, "You are a good man, Zeus, and you had better take care of my sister properly and keep her happy for the rest of your life!"
The press announcement didn't cause too many waves this time, for some reason. Perhaps it was the tendency of humans to dig into things that were secretive or things that were accidentally discovered – like Sylvia's appearance in Sand Country, while things which were laid out in the open by the people involved were treated in a matter of fact manner and left to the side.
So, when Ren, Fang and the babies returned to Cosmopolis with Ray, they didn't even need to hold a press conference or anything. They did receive a lot of congratulatory calls, messages and gifts, but nothing beyond that.
Pax and Wolf, on the other hand, were extremely curious about this new dragon child, and the twin brothers turned up at the airport to pick up the growing family. Ray quite liked these two uncles of his, and obediently showed them his golden dragon form.
"Ray is so beautiful!" Wolf praised, petting the little dragon's head.
"Uncle Wolf is pretty, too," Ray replied in a sweet voice. "Papa is the prettiest, though."
"Since you agree with me that your Papa is the prettiest, then why did you choose to look like me, Ray?" Ren asked curiously.
The little golden dragon wrapped his tail around Ren's finger. "Because Daddy is the best, and I like Daddy the most!" he declared.
Everyone could see the 'aww' floating above Ren's head as he stroked the smooth golden scales of the little dragon.
"And Daddy is also very pretty!" the little dragon added. "Papa is just a tiny little bit prettier."
Ren chuckled at that, and so did Fang.
"And Daddy's magic is very tasty! Super tasty!" Ray continued enthusiastically. "Daddy, give me a little treat!"
That made everyone burst out laughing.
"You little glutton," Ren said, with a helpless smile on his face. He sent a strand of his magic to the little golden dragon.
"Daddy! Rudy wants your magic too!" a childish voice popped up from Ren's phone. Everyone could hear the jealousy in Rudy's voice.
"All right," Ren agreed easily, and sent a strand of his magic into his phone.
"Thank you, Daddy!" Ruddy said happily.
Naturally, Sylvia, Snow, Smoke and Shadow wouldn't be far behind. All four pounced on Ren, clamouring for their Daddy to give them a treat, too.
Ren wouldn't refuse his precious little babies, of course. One by one, he sent a strand of his magic to each one of them.
Then Fang took Ren's hand and asked him worriedly, "Are you tired?"
Ren chuckled and shook his head. "No, I'm actually feeling much better," he said truthfully. The mysterious and unexplained exhaustion that had been surrounding him until before his birthday seemed to be dissipating, actually, and Ren was pretty happy about that. Although he didn't know why he was suddenly feeling much better, he thought that at least part of it could be attributed to the rich magic laden air of the Dragon Nation – especially the ancestral caves that they had visited.
They would have to visit the Dragon Nation more often from now on – after all, not only did they have a prince of the Dragon Nation in the family, they also had the precious one and only dragon of the Dragon Nation!
Ray turned back into his human baby form and fell asleep in Ren's arms. The other babies also crowded around Ren, being particularly clingy all of a sudden.
Ren and Fang exchanged a glance – it looked like they would have to have a separate conversation with all the babies and reassure them that their beloved Daddy won't be hijacked by Ray alone!
The babies hadn't behaved like this when the other children came in at all – Smoke and Shadow had entered their family first, and those two were the ones who had actually found Snow, and the three furballs had happily accepted Sylvia as their elder sister when she had appeared. Rudy, too, had been accepted by the four babies without any protest. Why were all of them suddenly feeling envious of Ray? Wasn't it nice to have a little dragon in the family?
Ren and Fang silently pondered over this question as they drove home.
When they reached home, Steward Paul and Chef Jules and the staff members at their home were utterly delighted to have a new baby to dote on, and this one even looked like Master Ren!
Everyone cooed over Ray, and Ren slipped away with the other babies, leaving Fang with Ray and the fawning staff members. Pax went with Ren, while Wolf stayed behind with Fang and Ray.
Ren and Pax took all the babies to the study and settled them.
"What's going on with all of you?" Ren asked in a soft voice. "Why are all of you behaving so strangely all of a sudden? Is something wrong?"
Smoke, Shadow and Snow immediately got teary eyed.
"Daddy, do you like Ray more than all of us?" Smoke asked tearfully.
Ren was stunned. He picked up Smoke immediately and rubbed his soft, furry head with gentle fingers.
"Why in the world would you think so, little Smoke? Daddy loves all of you very much, and I like you just as much as I like Ray," Ren said in a gentle voice. "All of you are Daddy's precious little babies, after all."
"But – but Ray can already change into a human baby, and he was just born!" Snow protested, shedding some tears as well.
Ren hurriedly picked her up as well, and cuddled the two furballs, stroking their ruffled fur.
"So what if he can turn into a human baby? Your Big Sister Sylvia can also turn into a human baby, right? And you are also learning to do so, aren't you?" Ren asked softly.
"But we haven't been able to change yet, Daddy!" Shadow wailed. "Are we slow and stupid and useless?"
Ren picked up the third furball and stroked his fur as well. He held all three of them against his chest and said in a low voice, "Who has been telling you all these ridiculous lies? Who dares to call my precious babies slow and stupid and useless? Tell Daddy, my little ones, and Daddy will beat them into a pulp!"
No one answered.
Instead, Smoke murmured sadly, "But Daddy, what if we can't change into a human baby like Big Sister Sylvia or Little Brother Ray?"
"So what if you don't change?" Ren asked. "Does that make you any less cute? Does that make you any less of a treasure? Besides, regardless of whether you change into a human form or not, aren't you still my precious babies?"
"Really?" the three furballs asked at the same time, looking up at Ren with tear filled eyes.
"Of course," Ren said. He rubbed his chin on their furry little heads one by one. "You are my precious babies, no matter what. Daddy will not love you any less if you don't change your forms! And if you believe ridiculous lies like you are slow and stupid and useless, then – then…" Ren paused for a moment to think of an appropriate threat for the babies that would be effective and finally came up with the one that Fang and Pax used the most, even though it was the most embarrassing for Ren himself.
"If you believe ridiculous lies like you are slow and stupid and useless," Ren said firmly. "Then Daddy will cry! Daddy's heart will ache and Daddy will cry so much that there will be rivers of tears running down the stairs!"
The threat was always effective. Ren even blinked rapidly to make his eyes tear up a little, for maximum effect.
"No, Daddy! Don't cry, Daddy! We won't believe those bad lies!" Smoke said immediately.
"We will not believe that we are slow and stupid and useless!" Snow said quickly. "We are Daddy's good babies, and we will grow big and strong and clever and we will make Daddy very proud of us! So, don't cry, Daddy!"
"Be good, Daddy! We will listen to you!" Shadow added.
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The matter with Zeus was settled nicely, and the man had no problems with magic or magical people, unlike what Princess Una had feared. On the contrary, Zeus was actually very curious and kept asking random questions or for displays of magic – and as for Sylvia and Ray, when he saw both their forms, he was so impressed that he immediately wanted to buy fifty thousand things for the two babies, and started urging the furballs to work hard and master shape shifting as well! He even went to consult the Dragon Queen to ask about what he should be doing so that when he and Princess Una had children in the future, they would be born magical as well!
Everyone was very amused (and very relieved) by Zeus's attitude, especially Princess Una. Prince Uno simply clapped the man on the shoulder and said, "You are a good man, Zeus, and you had better take care of my sister properly and keep her happy for the rest of your life!"
The press announcement didn't cause too many waves this time, for some reason. Perhaps it was the tendency of humans to dig into things that were secretive or things that were accidentally discovered – like Sylvia's appearance in Sand Country, while things which were laid out in the open by the people involved were treated in a matter of fact manner and left to the side.
So, when Ren, Fang and the babies returned to Cosmopolis with Ray, they didn't even need to hold a press conference or anything. They did receive a lot of congratulatory calls, messages and gifts, but nothing beyond that.
Pax and Wolf, on the other hand, were extremely curious about this new dragon child, and the twin brothers turned up at the airport to pick up the growing family. Ray quite liked these two uncles of his, and obediently showed them his golden dragon form.
"Ray is so beautiful!" Wolf praised, petting the little dragon's head.
"Uncle Wolf is pretty, too," Ray replied in a sweet voice. "Papa is the prettiest, though."
"Since you agree with me that your Papa is the prettiest, then why did you choose to look like me, Ray?" Ren asked curiously.
The little golden dragon wrapped his tail around Ren's finger. "Because Daddy is the best, and I like Daddy the most!" he declared.
Everyone could see the 'aww' floating above Ren's head as he stroked the smooth golden scales of the little dragon.
"And Daddy is also very pretty!" the little dragon added. "Papa is just a tiny little bit prettier."
Ren chuckled at that, and so did Fang.
"And Daddy's magic is very tasty! Super tasty!" Ray continued enthusiastically. "Daddy, give me a little treat!"
That made everyone burst out laughing.
"You little glutton," Ren said, with a helpless smile on his face. He sent a strand of his magic to the little golden dragon.
"Daddy! Rudy wants your magic too!" a childish voice popped up from Ren's phone. Everyone could hear the jealousy in Rudy's voice.
"All right," Ren agreed easily, and sent a strand of his magic into his phone.
"Thank you, Daddy!" Ruddy said happily.
Naturally, Sylvia, Snow, Smoke and Shadow wouldn't be far behind. All four pounced on Ren, clamouring for their Daddy to give them a treat, too.
Ren wouldn't refuse his precious little babies, of course. One by one, he sent a strand of his magic to each one of them.
Then Fang took Ren's hand and asked him worriedly, "Are you tired?"
Ren chuckled and shook his head. "No, I'm actually feeling much better," he said truthfully. The mysterious and unexplained exhaustion that had been surrounding him until before his birthday seemed to be dissipating, actually, and Ren was pretty happy about that. Although he didn't know why he was suddenly feeling much better, he thought that at least part of it could be attributed to the rich magic laden air of the Dragon Nation – especially the ancestral caves that they had visited.
They would have to visit the Dragon Nation more often from now on – after all, not only did they have a prince of the Dragon Nation in the family, they also had the precious one and only dragon of the Dragon Nation!
Ray turned back into his human baby form and fell asleep in Ren's arms. The other babies also crowded around Ren, being particularly clingy all of a sudden.
Ren and Fang exchanged a glance – it looked like they would have to have a separate conversation with all the babies and reassure them that their beloved Daddy won't be hijacked by Ray alone!
The babies hadn't behaved like this when the other children came in at all – Smoke and Shadow had entered their family first, and those two were the ones who had actually found Snow, and the three furballs had happily accepted Sylvia as their elder sister when she had appeared. Rudy, too, had been accepted by the four babies without any protest. Why were all of them suddenly feeling envious of Ray? Wasn't it nice to have a little dragon in the family?
Ren and Fang silently pondered over this question as they drove home.
When they reached home, Steward Paul and Chef Jules and the staff members at their home were utterly delighted to have a new baby to dote on, and this one even looked like Master Ren!
Everyone cooed over Ray, and Ren slipped away with the other babies, leaving Fang with Ray and the fawning staff members. Pax went with Ren, while Wolf stayed behind with Fang and Ray.
Ren and Pax took all the babies to the study and settled them.
"What's going on with all of you?" Ren asked in a soft voice. "Why are all of you behaving so strangely all of a sudden? Is something wrong?"
Smoke, Shadow and Snow immediately got teary eyed.
"Daddy, do you like Ray more than all of us?" Smoke asked tearfully.
Ren was stunned. He picked up Smoke immediately and rubbed his soft, furry head with gentle fingers.
"Why in the world would you think so, little Smoke? Daddy loves all of you very much, and I like you just as much as I like Ray," Ren said in a gentle voice. "All of you are Daddy's precious little babies, after all."
"But – but Ray can already change into a human baby, and he was just born!" Snow protested, shedding some tears as well.
Ren hurriedly picked her up as well, and cuddled the two furballs, stroking their ruffled fur.
"So what if he can turn into a human baby? Your Big Sister Sylvia can also turn into a human baby, right? And you are also learning to do so, aren't you?" Ren asked softly.
"But we haven't been able to change yet, Daddy!" Shadow wailed. "Are we slow and stupid and useless?"
Ren picked up the third furball and stroked his fur as well. He held all three of them against his chest and said in a low voice, "Who has been telling you all these ridiculous lies? Who dares to call my precious babies slow and stupid and useless? Tell Daddy, my little ones, and Daddy will beat them into a pulp!"
No one answered.
Instead, Smoke murmured sadly, "But Daddy, what if we can't change into a human baby like Big Sister Sylvia or Little Brother Ray?"
"So what if you don't change?" Ren asked. "Does that make you any less cute? Does that make you any less of a treasure? Besides, regardless of whether you change into a human form or not, aren't you still my precious babies?"
"Really?" the three furballs asked at the same time, looking up at Ren with tear filled eyes.
"Of course," Ren said. He rubbed his chin on their furry little heads one by one. "You are my precious babies, no matter what. Daddy will not love you any less if you don't change your forms! And if you believe ridiculous lies like you are slow and stupid and useless, then – then…" Ren paused for a moment to think of an appropriate threat for the babies that would be effective and finally came up with the one that Fang and Pax used the most, even though it was the most embarrassing for Ren himself.
"If you believe ridiculous lies like you are slow and stupid and useless," Ren said firmly. "Then Daddy will cry! Daddy's heart will ache and Daddy will cry so much that there will be rivers of tears running down the stairs!"
The threat was always effective. Ren even blinked rapidly to make his eyes tear up a little, for maximum effect.
"No, Daddy! Don't cry, Daddy! We won't believe those bad lies!" Smoke said immediately.
"We will not believe that we are slow and stupid and useless!" Snow said quickly. "We are Daddy's good babies, and we will grow big and strong and clever and we will make Daddy very proud of us! So, don't cry, Daddy!"
"Be good, Daddy! We will listen to you!" Shadow added.
The matter with Zeus was settled nicely, and the man had no problems with magic or magical people, unlike what Princess Una had feared. On the contrary, Zeus was actually very curious and kept asking random questions or for displays of magic and as for Sylvia and Ray, when he saw both their forms, he was so impressed that he immediately wanted to buy fifty thousand things for the two babies, and started urging the furballs to work hard and master shape shifting as well! He even went to consult the Dragon Queen to ask about what he should be doing so that when he and Princess Una had children in the future, they would be born magical as well!Everyone was very amused and very relieved by Zeus's attitude, especially Princess Una. Prince Uno simply clapped the man on the shoulder and said, "You are a good man, Zeus, and you had better take care of my sister properly and keep her happy for the rest of your life!"The press announcement didn't cause too many waves this time, for some reason. Perhaps it was the tendency of humans to dig into things that were secretive or things that were accidentally discovered like Sylvia's appearance in Sand Country, while things which were laid out in the open by the people involved were treated in a matter of fact manner and left to the side.So, when Ren, Fang and the babies returned to Cosmopolis with Ray, they didn't even need to hold a press conference or anything. They did receive a lot of congratulatory calls, messages and gifts, but nothing beyond that.Pax and Wolf, on the other hand, were extremely curious about this new dragon child, and the twin brothers turned up at the airport to pick up the growing family. Ray quite liked these two uncles of his, and obediently showed them his golden dragon form."Ray is so beautiful!" Wolf praised, petting the little dragon's head."Uncle Wolf is pretty, too," Ray replied in a sweet voice. "Papa is the prettiest, though.""Since you agree with me that your Papa is the prettiest, then why did you choose to look like me, Ray?" Ren asked curiously.The little golden dragon wrapped his tail around Ren's finger. "Because Daddy is the best, and I like Daddy the most!" he declared.Everyone could see the 'aww' floating above Ren's head as he stroked the smooth golden scales of the little dragon."And Daddy is also very pretty!" the little dragon added. "Papa is just a tiny little bit prettier."Ren chuckled at that, and so did Fang."And Daddy's magic is very tasty! Super tasty!" Ray continued enthusiastically. "Daddy, give me a little treat!"That made everyone burst out laughing."You little glutton," Ren said, with a helpless smile on his face. He sent a strand of his magic to the little golden dragon."Daddy! Rudy wants your magic too!" a childish voice popped up from Ren's phone. Everyone could hear the jealousy in Rudy's voice."All right," Ren agreed easily, and sent a strand of his magic into his phone."Thank you, Daddy!" Ruddy said happily.Naturally, Sylvia, Snow, Smoke and Shadow wouldn't be far behind. All four pounced on Ren, clamouring for their Daddy to give them a treat, too.Ren wouldn't refuse his precious little babies, of course. One by one, he sent a strand of his magic to each one of them.Then Fang took Ren's hand and asked him worriedly, "Are you tired?"Ren chuckled and shook his head. "No, I'm actually feeling much better," he said truthfully. The mysterious and unexplained exhaustion that had been surrounding him until before his birthday seemed to be dissipating, actually, and Ren was pretty happy about that. Although he didn't know why he was suddenly feeling much better, he thought that at least part of it could be attributed to the rich magic laden air of the Dragon Nation especially the ancestral caves that they had visited.They would have to visit the Dragon Nation more often from now on after all, not only did they have a prince of the Dragon Nation in the family, they also had the precious one and only dragon of the Dragon Nation!Ray turned back into his human baby form and fell asleep in Ren's arms. The other babies also crowded around Ren, being particularly clingy all of a sudden.Ren and Fang exchanged a glance it looked like they would have to have a separate conversation with all the babies and reassure them that their beloved Daddy won't be hijacked by Ray alone!The babies hadn't behaved like this when the other children came in at all Smoke and Shadow had entered their family first, and those two were the ones who had actually found Snow, and the three furballs had happily accepted Sylvia as their elder sister when she had appeared. Rudy, too, had been accepted by the four babies without any protest. Why were all of them suddenly feeling envious of Ray? Wasn't it nice to have a little dragon in the family?Ren and Fang silently pondered over this question as they drove home.When they reached home, Steward Paul and Chef Jules and the staff members at their home were utterly delighted to have a new baby to dote on, and this one even looked like Master Ren!Everyone cooed over Ray, and Ren slipped away with the other babies, leaving Fang with Ray and the fawning staff members. Pax went with Ren, while Wolf stayed behind with Fang and Ray.Ren and Pax took all the babies to the study and settled them."What's going on with all of you?" Ren asked in a soft voice. "Why are all of you behaving so strangely all of a sudden? Is something wrong?"Smoke, Shadow and Snow immediately got teary eyed."Daddy, do you like Ray more than all of us?" Smoke asked tearfully.Ren was stunned. He picked up Smoke immediately and rubbed his soft, furry head with gentle fingers."Why in the world would you think so, little Smoke? Daddy loves all of you very much, and I like you just as much as I like Ray," Ren said in a gentle voice. "All of you are Daddy's precious little babies, after all.""But but Ray can already change into a human baby, and he was just born!" Snow protested, shedding some tears as well.Ren hurriedly picked her up as well, and cuddled the two furballs, stroking their ruffled fur."So what if he can turn into a human baby? Your Big Sister Sylvia can also turn into a human baby, right? And you are also learning to do so, aren't you?" Ren asked softly."But we haven't been able to change yet, Daddy!" Shadow wailed. "Are we slow and stupid and useless?"Ren picked up the third furball and stroked his fur as well. He held all three of them against his chest and said in a low voice, "Who has been telling you all these ridiculous lies? Who dares to call my precious babies slow and stupid and useless? Tell Daddy, my little ones, and Daddy will beat them into a pulp!"No one answered.Instead, Smoke murmured sadly, "But Daddy, what if we can't change into a human baby like Big Sister Sylvia or Little Brother Ray?""So what if you don't change?" Ren asked. "Does that make you any less cute? Does that make you any less of a treasure? Besides, regardless of whether you change into a human form or not, aren't you still my precious babies?""Really?" the three furballs asked at the same time, looking up at Ren with tear filled eyes."Of course," Ren said. He rubbed his chin on their furry little heads one by one. "You are my precious babies, no matter what. Daddy will not love you any less if you don't change your forms! And if you believe ridiculous lies like you are slow and stupid and useless, then then" Ren paused for a moment to think of an appropriate threat for the babies that would be effective and finally came up with the one that Fang and Pax used the most, even though it was the most embarrassing for Ren himself."If you believe ridiculous lies like you are slow and stupid and useless," Ren said firmly. "Then Daddy will cry! Daddy's heart will ache and Daddy will cry so much that there will be rivers of tears running down the stairs!"The threat was always effective. Ren even blinked rapidly to make his eyes tear up a little, for maximum effect."No, Daddy! Don't cry, Daddy! We won't believe those bad lies!" Smoke said immediately."We will not believe that we are slow and stupid and useless!" Snow said quickly. "We are Daddy's good babies, and we will grow big and strong and clever and we will make Daddy very proud of us! So, don't cry, Daddy!""Be good, Daddy! We will listen to you!" Shadow added.
