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90: Meeting The Family

Author: Random_writer Word Count: 9262 Updated: 2025-06-09 14:43:05

Meeting The Family

Frey clutched at the book, wanting to throw it into the river, but knowing it was too expensive to do so. With no other choice, he stuffed it into his spatial ring and headed back to his old house. The flower fields, having been expanded, were closer to the mansion but the flowers were still the same. From what Gwen told him, they alternated in patterns of colors for coordination. He followed the pattern, looking for a row of white roses at the end. He kept walking but never found them. He instead found a row of blue ones next to the road back, right where the white flowers usually were. He followed the gravel path down which eventually lead to his old house.0

A permanent grin was stuck on his face, but he stood outside, rubbing his chin. The old broken-down house didn't look so old anymore. The windows had been repaired along with some of the holes in the roof that Frey had long ago promised Gwen he would fix. He must have stood out there for a long time because the door burst open and Gwen ran into his arms.

"Gwen," Frey said as he returned the hug. "I've missed you." After they separated, he gazed at her working limbs. "Did you get healed? When did this happen?"

Gwen's smile was brighter than the sun. Her formerly frizzled hair was now straight as it blew around her face. She danced around: "A few months after you left. The elixirs were helpful. I've missed you so much." She gave him another quick hug and then pouted: "You left me fallen in the dirt. You could have at least picked me up."

"I'm sorry," Frey's expression didn't change although he winced at the memory. "I was afraid if I turned back, I would never leave. Come on, let's go inside." He stepped towards his house but Gwen tugged on his sleeve.

"Actually, let's stay out here for a bit." Gwen blushed as her smile slightly faded. "You were gone for a long time. Since you can't read and I didn't know where to send the letters, I never got to tell you." She hid part of her face behind her hair.

"Dear," A voice called out from inside the house. "Where's the…" A man's head peeked from the doorway and sent a glare towards Frey. His short brown hair looked to have recently been cut. His skinny face looked not a day over twenty. He was shorter than Frey, even though he stood on top of the step. "Who's this?"

"I should be asking the same thing." Frey stood a little straighter, trying to step in front of Gwen.

Gwen walked between them. "Owen, this is my brother Frey. Frey, meet my…husband."

"Brother?" Owen stepped out of the house, allowing Frey to see a bundle of rags with a small lifeform in his arms.

"Baby?" Frey had to take a step back, looking from a blushing Gwen to Owen, then to his brand-new nephew, then fainted.

"Frey," Gwen shook Frey awake. He got off the gravel road, still in a daze.

"When did this happen?" Frey asked, pointing to the two new additions to his household. "I've only been away for a year. I asked Reginald to take care of you…" Frey scrunched up his lips. "which he would send a servant to do." He stared at the baby. "And naturally, you two would spend a lot of time together...Oh."

"Oh is right," Gwen pulled him closer to the house. He could feel her slightly trembling. "Come inside and we'll all eat." Frey was unsure what to do as he passed Owen, who seemed as shocked as he was. Gwen sat them at the table and put the baby in an old baby seat that had been in the house when they moved in. "I'll be right back with the food." She left the three of them, alone in a pit of awkwardness and silence. Frey glared at Owen, who smiled and tapped his feet around, not daring to meet Frey's glare.

"S-So," Owen said, his head still downcast. "Gwen's told me much about you."

"Probably because she idolizes me." Frey growled. "When did the two of you meet?" He did his best to sit up straight and dwarf Owen, which wasn't hard. He smirked.

Owen stuttered: "R-Right after you left. Lord Virility ordered me to look after h-her and satisfy h-h-h…help her when she needs it." He looked down even more. Frey followed his gaze to the wooden ring on his finger. Owen retracted his hand and hid it in his pocket. "Sorry."

"Why are you apologizing?" Frey leaned closer, letting his shadow block the light from reaching Owen's face. "Do you do something wrong to her or me?" Owen shook his head.

"Nope. Nothing wrong here." Owen shook his arms around and chuckled. The baby seemed to like this. It giggled. Owen scrunched his nose at it. "Of course you would like it, Arte."

"Arte?" Frey's demeanor cracked. "You named him after our grandfather?"

"Oh no," Owen seemed to regain his confidence as he let Arte play with his hand. "Gwen named him. She didn't even let me get a word in even during childbirth. The doctor was astounded by her resilience."

As if on que, Gwen walked in with three bowls. She set them down, lifted her shirt, and breast fed Arte. Frey looked away as he slurped at his soup. "Gwen, you've gotten better at cooking."

The outsider responded: "Thanks, it's my family's recipe." Frey couldn't turn to glare at him so he just kept slurping at it. When he heard Gwen flip her shirt back down, he turned to see Owen stand up and pick Arte up, who was beginning to cry. "I'll put him to sleep. You two should get a chance to talk." He left as fast as his two chicken legs could carry him. Gwen's smile was a needle in Frey's eye.

"He's a cook?" Frey asked, his demeanor darkening by the second.

"Yes," Gwen's smile faded a little. "And he's taken good care of me in this past year, even though I wasn't always good back to him." She laid her face on the table and yawned. "And Arte's been a handful, always crying in the middle of the night. If not for the baby things the previous owners left behind, I would have probably lost my sanity by now."

Frey's hands curled up. "In just a year, so much has changed. Has it really been that long?"

"Maybe it was short for you," Gwen shot.

"What does that mean?" Frey looked at his sister, his same old sister that was now sitting up by herself and supporting a baby.

She sat upright with her shoulders broad. An air of femininity mixed with her dominant stare. She looked at him as if she was looking at a faraway place. "I was lonely. Every day I just picked at the roses then returned to an empty house. I just wallowed in the dark without a care in the world. Sometimes I forgot to eat or drink. Owen forced me to keep going. You left."

"That's not fair." Frey shot back. "I had no choice but to follow the lord's wishes. Owen took care of you because I was away."

"So I always need to be taken care of?" Gwen didn't have a weapon but Frey winced. "I relied on you too much. It took separation for me to stand on my own two legs. With you, I was never allowed to be by myself. Owen filled a gap that you left without being overprotective or looking down at me. He was there for me. You weren't, just like mom and dad."

Frey stood up: "That's not it and you know it. You were stuck in a state of shock. You had to be taken care of at every hour of every day by me, your little brother. Even when you got pricked, I was there. Don't lump me with our parents, ever."

Gwen bowed her head. "I'm sorry, that was too far. But still, I need some space from now on. I want to be my own person. I've grown over this past year, just as you have."

'What's happened to her? Did Owen do this?' Frey looked her from head to toe, finding nothing different about her physically. "How can someone like that support you? He's just a cook. What if something happens?" He circled around the table. Instead of backing away, she got close to him.

"Then you'll be there, won't you?" It was like she held a dagger to his throat. Frey found it hard to breath, and when he did, it fogged up the steel. He could smell his own rancid breath. He swallowed, taking both joy and fear at his sister's confidence. He took a step back. She took a step forward as if pressing the blade into his skin.

"Yes," Frey said, as if begging for his life. "I'll be there for you and protect you…and everyone else. I promise." A knock at the door distracted her enough for him to step away. "I'll go see who that is." He hurried over to the door and swung it open to find an old maid with a book under her arm.

"Hello, I'm your new tutor, Liz" She curtsied. "I usually teach Thomas but now it seems you require my services for literacy, is that correct?"

Before he could respond, Gwen rounded the corner and asked, "Why are you learning how to read?"

"Because I'm not staying." Frey didn't dare to turn around, afraid that Gwen would mutilate him with her stare that drilled into the back of his head.

"You're not staying?" Even more painful than the dagger were those three words, said with as much betrayed trust as when their parents abandoned them. He lowered his head, hoping the ground would save him from dealing with her.

Frey walked out of the house and shut the door. "No, I'm not staying, but I'll get stronger and come back, I promise." As he recited the words, he imagined Hopi's corpse. "I'll get stronger. I have to protect you."

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1: Prologue 2: Pawn 3: Abuse 4: Rose Thorn 5: A Mother Worries 6: War Monk 7: Virility Mansion 8: Coming war 9: Cleaning books 10: Frey 11: Strength vs. Skill 12: A day in Jameson's Shoes 13: Investigation 14: Lava Boar (Part 1) 15: Lava Boar (part 2) 16: Lava Boar (part 3) 17: Analysis 18: The Past 19: Frey's Challenge 20: Life Essence Training 21: Unhappy Birthday 22: The Truth 23: Leaving 24: Numbskull and Goon 25: Emma 26: Double Date 27: Blacksmith 28: Double Date (Part 2) 29: Mummified Arm 30: Prophecy 31: A Single Cut 32: Inheritance 33: Blasphemy 34: The Rat 35: Twisted Bone 36: Old Addiction 37: Caught 38: Interrogation 39: Welcome to Squad Six 40: Friendly Spar With Squad Six 41: Throwing Knives 42: Calm Before the Storm 43: Manticore 44: Aftermath of The First Battle 45: Promotion 46: New Rivalry 47: Light and Healing Magic 48: Second Mission 49: Wade's Bad Call 50: Outnumbered and Isolated 151: Divine Intervention 152: Final Push 153: Reaper 154: Report 155: Light at the End of the Tunnel 156: Rest 157: Letter 158: Shopping (Part 1/2) 159: Shopping (Part 2/2) 160: Initiation 161: Group of Four 162: Amphiboards 163: The Paddle 164: Start! 165: Bullfrog 166: Noble 167: Underwater 168: Tongue 169: Distant Gaze 170: Trak 171: Doubt 172: Liar 173: Fang 174: Cerberus 175: Teamwork 176: Tired 177: Spear Throwing 178: Breakdown 179: Team 180: Payback 181: Civil Discussion 182: Chains and Anger 183: Mistakes 184: Slight tug 185: Growing pain 186: The Winning Plan 187: Corpse 188: Miss Vessa 189: Old Ways 190: Infectious Determination 191: Numbed Pain 192: Hues 193: Inexperienced (Part 1/2) 194: Inexperienced (Part 2/2) 195: Maddening Rage (Part 1) 196: Maddening Rage (Part 2) 197: The Other Half 198: Lich Talk 199: Demonic Weapon 200: Worst of the Worst 251: Piece of an Origin Story 252: Regret 253: Decisions Decisions 254: Sparring Session 255: Overwhelming Defeat 256: Discovery 257: Suspicion 258: The Broken Statue 259: Gossip 260: The Reach 261: Elero's Return 262: Mr. Lich's true identity 263: Breaking a Habit 264: The Notemaker 265: Beatings, Deadlines, and a Voice in Her Head 266: Unfinished Product 267: The "Jet" Property 268: Inspiration 269: Rough First Day 270: Frustrating Stagnation 271: Visitor 272: Price of Resurrection 273: Becoming Doevm 274: Room of Jars 275: Familiar Smile 276: Dark Magic and Shadows 277: Red and Blue 278: Punishment 279: Sneaking Out 280: The Old Puppet 281: Shattered 282: Assembling the Pieces 283: Timeline 284: Sticks and Stones 285: Initiative, Insults, and Interrogation 286: Thomas and Elero discover the power and the secret then they go and discover the ruins. Man how long can these titles be? I 287: Regret 288: Revamped Story and a Crowded Room 289: Attack 290: Changing Nightmare 291: Another Crack in the Seal 292: Physical descriptions are important 293: Backyard 294: Pale complexion 295: Costly Resurrection 296: Rabbid Rabbit Thomas 297: Cramped Coffin 298: Advanced Spellcraft 299: Gradual Return 300: Larque's Warning 51: Elven Techniques 52: Hopi's Rage 53: Bottled Slimes 54: Three Men of the Von Trike Household 55: Hooks and Vines 56: The Nest 57: Ancient Ruins 58: Legacy (Part 1) 59: Legacy (Part 2) 60: Easter Egg Hunt: Ghoul Edition 61: Regrouping 62: Carnage 63: Reckless and Stupid 64: Self Doubt 65: DID YOU WANT ME TO BE QUIET!? 66: Meeting With Marcus 67: New Men 68: Internal Battle 69: The Plan 70: "Honorable" Duel (Part 1) 71: "Honorable" Duel (Part 2) 72: You're Invited 73: Praise the Goddess 74: A Lich That Hates Magic 75: Ten Months Later 76: Doevm vs. Oliver 77: A Weird Lich 78: Final Battle (Part 1) 79: Final Battle (Part 2) 80: Final Battle (Part 3) 81: General 82: Aftermath 83: No Longer Human. No Longer Lich. 84: Blinded By Greed 85: The Spider 86: Back On Track! 87: Dark World 88: Return to the Virility Household 89: Old Man's Story 90: Meeting The Family 91: Dummy Brigade 92: Weak 93: New Weapons 94: First Mission 95: Sheltered Boy 96: No Graves 97: Severed Head 98: Specimen No. 12 99: Storm Brewing 100: Departure 201: Distrust 202: Spear and Shield 203: Winner 204: Karma 205: Training Complete 206: Ruined Church 207: The Scene of Slaughter 208: Giant's Rage 209: Bottled Emotions 210: Gregen's Blade 211: Inhumane 212: Just My Luck 213: The Demon's Prey 214: Fallen (Part 1/2) 215: Fallen (Part 2/2) 216: Losing Control 217: Nightmare 218: Lich 219: Final Secrets Revealed 220: Twisted Mind 221: Glossary, NOT A CHAPTER 222: Coming to A Close 223: Jackal's Deal 224: Swaying the Crowd 225: Away With You 226: New Recruit 227: Jar of Memories 228: Two Blue Flames 229: Cerlius 230: The Knight's Academy 231: Meeting (1/3) 232: Meeting (2/3) 233: Meeting (3/3) 234: Entering the Academy (1/4) 235: Entering the Academy (2/4) 236: Entering the Academy (3/4) 237: Entering the Academy (4/4) 238: Cerlius's First Day of School 239: Three Concepts of Magic 240: Picking up the Pieces 241: Third Concept 242: Fish Slap 243: My name is Cerlius! 244: Thomas's Natural Charisma 245: New Disciples 246: Consequences of Strength 247: Old Wheelchair 248: Judgement 249: Natural Evil Cannot Be Forgotten 250: Deal with a Demon 101: Scrap City (Part 1) 102: Scrap City (Part 2) 103: Curiosity Killed the Cat 104: Draken Capital 105: Flash of Light 106: Separation 107: Slow Recovery 108: Jackal Von Trike 109: Alexander Finlish 110: Place Your Bets 111: Catch 112: Kill Him 113: Fear 114: Depths of the Capital 115: Missing 116: Meeting of the Nobles 117: Creature (Part 1) 118: Creature (Part 2) 119: Creature (Part 3) 120: Later 121: Braces 122: Abandoned Food 123: Elero Mech 124: Masochist 125: Poisonous 126: Halfbreed 127: Jackal vs. Daniel (Part 1) 128: Jackal vs Daniel (Part 2) 129: March 130: Lord Brandon Von Trike 131: Raid (Part 1) 132: Raid (Part 2) 133: Raid (Part 3) 134: Raid (Part 4) 135: Raid (Part 5) 136: Raid (Part 6) 137: Sore Loser 138: Human Suffering 139: Broken (Part 1) 140: Broken (Part 2) 141: Dark Magician 142: The Plan 143: Unmoving 144: Action Reaction 145: Going Deeper 146: Unknown Voice 147: Gunshots 148: Illusion Spell 149: A Girl 150: Anger Management Issues 301: Alliance 302: Shattered Jar 303: Tricks up the Tyrant's Sleeve 304: Battlefield 305: Deep Scars 306: Pull 307: Tormentor 308: Heretic 309: Incoming Storm Cloud 310: Ominous Birth 311: To Take on an Army 312: Green Gemstone 313: Place of Origin 314: Birth of the Lich 315: You Either Die a Hero or... 316: Tired of Hiding 317: Demon King's Power 318: Different Magics 319: Guidance 320: Birth of a Berserker 321: Targets 322: The Survivors 323: Long Awaited Contact 324: The Final Cliffhanger (part 1/2) 325: The Final Cliffhanger (part 1.5/2) Yes, I know I f***ed up 326: Final Final Cliffhanger, an apology 327: Quiet Arrival 328: Wizard Kick 329: Dead Silence 330: Dwindling Defenses 331: Positions Everyone, for the Show Begins 332: Imminent demise 333: Dud Part 1/2 (but let's be real here it'll probably be out of 3 because I underestimate stuff) 334: Dud Part 2 (Thanks to Logician for the suggestion) 335: Dud Part 3 336: Refusal to Submit 337: Hungry for a Fight 338: Lich Unleashed Part 1 339: Lich Unleashed Part 2 340: Lich Unleashed Part 3 341: The Western Hallway: Part 1 342: The Western Hallway: Part 2 343: The Mess Hall: Part 1 344: The Forbidden One's Arrival 345: Two Kings, a Rook, a Queen, a Priest, and a Whole lot of Pawns 346: Exception to the Rule 347: Fellow Pawn 348: Divine Savior 349: The Aftermath 350: The Shadox's Lament 351: Elero's Operation 352: Fall Down Seven Times. Get Up Eight Times. 353: PMI: Passive Magical Income 354: Hurried Goodbye 355: Graduation 356: Undead Shambling Through the Streets 357: Can I come with you? 358: Graduation 359: Sparring Session 360: Liar Liar 361: Washed Up Demi 362: Just a corpse 363: Into the Ruin 364: A Hero's Hesitation 365: Losing Control 366: Paying the Price 367: To Rely on Oneself 368: Kin 369: Deal 370: Come With Me 371: When It's Painful, Cry, Then Get Back Up. 372: Thomas's Choice 373: Bloodtrail 374: Plan B 375: Fighting to Die 376: Past the Breaking Point 377: Captain Fisher 378: Prologue 379: Prologue (Part 2) 380: Prologue (Part 3) 381: Prologue (Part 4) 382: Prologue (Part 5) 383: Last Day in a Long Journey 384: Frowning Frey 385: Mercenaries 386: Distracted 387: Lord Jameson 388: Disarming Sincerity 389: Search For Arte 390: Friendly Fire 391: Anger and Gentleness of a Giant 392: Safe Haven 393: The legend of Arthur Botoman 394: Old Foe 395: Wear and Tear 396: Compliments to the Chef (Part 1) 397: Compliments to the Chef (Part 2) 398: My Only Family (Part 1) 399: My Only Family (Part 2) 400: Wake up! 401: Whispers Underground 402: Why a chef? 403: Hostage Situation 404: Radiant Burst 405: Left Alive? 406: The Slap 407: The Right Choice (Part 1/2) 408: The Right Choice (Part 2/2) 409: Report from the Capital 410: Owen's Warning 411: Patron 412: Goodbye Petal Town 413: Old Friend in the Bloodwood 414: Boiling Toad 415: Full Alert 416: Relying on Magic 417: Gutless Cur 418: Doevm's paranoia 419: A Letter From Elero 420: Takeoff 421: Destination: Polyglint Mines 422: Good Old Reverse Psychology 423: Got any better ideas? 424: Blending in 425: Sir Wilhelm 426: Passing on a Message 427: Let's Play a Game 428: Kilot's Infectious Laughter 429: Descent into the Darkest Darkness...which is Dark (Part 1/2) 430: Descent into the Darkest Darkness...which is Dark (Part 2/2) 431: EEEWWWWWWWWWWWW 432: Firing up the Forge 433: The Second Legacy 434: Hit the Books 435: Welcome to the Game, Doevm 436: The Players 437: The Hollow Stone 438: The Lich's Blessing 439: Stupid Frey 440: Dragon Hoard 441: The Source of the Mana and the Unconscious Ally 442: The Classic Old Dwarvish Bait 443: Chronomancy, an Assassin, and a Theory 444: The Assassin's Execution 445: Jumping at Shadows 446: Whole again 447: An Old Dwarf has his Tricks 448: Food, Shelter, and Privacy 449: Maker's Punishment 450: New Image 451: The Troop's Morale 452: Divide and Conquer 453: Custom Order Tool 454: The Beginning of the Last Crucade 455: Recurring Dream or Nightmare? 456: Instigating a Fight 457: The Arrogance of the Strong 458: The Hunt Begins 459: Edgy Tendencies and a Pure-Hearted Smile 460: Reward: Ascention 461: Multi-layered Trap 462: Percieved Threat 463: Rise of the False Hope 464: Questionable Alliance 465: A Reason to Fight 466: When an Unstoppable Force Meets an Unmovable Object 467: Lesson One Complete
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