NOVPUB{'AHHHH BROTHER'S BACKK!'} Glacia screamed through the LoS. Ever since she achieved her 3rd Star, her speech had grown by leaps and bounds, well, that and so did her size.
Gone was the once adorable and handheld baby yeti, and now, in its place was a Direwolf-sized Yeti-Bear, who, although still cute in her mannerisms, was now quite fierce to look at.
{'Welcome home, milord, how many rooms shall I prepare this time?'} Ever the good maid, after greeting Aoni, Ellewen jumped right to business.
{'Two rooms will suffice, Elle, thank you as always,'} Aoni responded while fixing the coat on Clara's body since it was not only inside out, but also a bit lopsided, having been thrown on too quickly.
{'As you wish, milord.'}
{'Welcome back, brother. I am out with Doggo Squad running recon atm, but we will return shortly.'} Up next was Nyria, who patiently waited her turn to speak, upon understanding Aoni was probably getting flooded with messages from his summons.
{'Take your time, there's no rush, Nyria, stay safe.'} Wearing a soft smile as he pictured his once baby birb soaring through the skies, he couldn't help but think he'd soon be able to follow her to the air since she was slightly bigger than Glacia by this point and almost strong enough to carry him unhindered.
Up next was a chorus of "Brother's home from Kuu and Guu, who like ghosts, suddenly appeared in the basement before rushing toward Aoni for hugs.
"OHMYGOSHH THEY'RE SO CUTE!"
"Guu?"
"Kuu?"
The two palm-sized fairies replied while peeking out from around Aoni's face and noticing Clara standing there with sparkling eyes.
"That's big sissy Clara. She's a bit noisy but very nice," Aoni said while patting them both on the head. However, instead of rushing to Clara to get attention next, the two of them appeared inside Char's hoodie and snuggled up with their favorite person besides him.
"Uh…don't mind them," Noticing that Clara looked about ready to cry, Aoni patted her on the shoulder and heard Blixt's voice in his head next.
{'Brother, brother, I brought back lots of tasty things for you to try!'} Code for can you cook me this weird-looking monster I found and killed for no reason at all.
'You know the drill, Blixt, have it prepped by one of the adults, and then we can try cooking it up for a snack later.'}
{'YESSSS, you're the best brother everrrr!'}
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Going through the list of Summons and not forgetting to say hi to little Faelar, who was super shy but loved Aoni like all his young summons, he brought his sisters upstairs and to the sitting room…or would have, had Clara not freaked out upon seeing how nicely furnished everything was.
Although it shouldn't come as a surprise, given Aoni's proclivity to crafting, the Manor had been completely renovated from top to bottom, with new walls, flooring, and carpet. Internally, there was nothing that remained from the original base model of the large home. After almost a year of hard work by not only himself, but also that of the three Varnithm craftsmen, it looked unique.
Intricately carved crown molding, pastel walls, and ornate decorations, which screamed fancy, and every single inch of the Manor was handcrafted, giving it an air of not only wealth but expert craftsmanship.
And it was this that caused Clara, who was none the wiser and believed Aoni had been living in the base Lord's Manor, to about keel over in shock.
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Walking away from the Basement, Aoni smiled upon seeing Ellewen in her typical fancy maid attire (think a proper French maid and not that slutty variant you'd expect) alongside her now 5-year-old daughter, wearing an absolutely adorable miniature version of her mom's outfit.
"Well, lookie here, if it isn't my favorite little munchkin, commere and give brother a hug," Aoni said while kneeling and spreading his arms wide toward Faelar.
"Welcome home, broddder!" Of course, before moving an inch, she looked to her mom first, and after giving a short nod, the little girl rushed to Aoni to receive some spoiling.
"Awwww, my sweet little sister is so cute in her outfit, does it fit okay? If not, be sure to let me know so I can fix it for you," Aoni said while totally melting thanks to the little girl who instantly reminded him of Cammy.
'They would be best friends, I just know it.' He thought while spinning Faelar around and making her giggle.
"hehehe, oh oh, big sissy CharChar hwere too!" Faelar giggled in a cute voice upon noticing Aoni wasn't alone, however when her eyes landed on Clara, Faelar froze up…because it was someone new, and being a shy girl who didn't interact with a lot of people apart from the likes of Nyria, since she was her favorite, her brain kind of fizzled out. She hid in Aoni's arms by burying her face in his shoulder.
"Hey now, its okay Fae, that's another big sissy, my biggest sissy Clara, shes supper nice but a bit noisey."
"HUFF, whyyy do you keep saying that!" Clara pouted, causing Charlotte to nearly break down as she walked over and took Faelar from Aoni.
"How's my cute baby sister today?" Charlotte said while completely ignoring everyone else but Faelar.
"nnng, missed you, charchar."
"Aww, I missed you too, FaeFae, guess what?"
"wha?"
"I brought you presents."
"GASP, weally pwesents,"
"Umu, and sweets too."
"Mama CharChar bwat sweetsss."
"That's nice, dear. How about you show CharChar the hard work you've done in your studies? I know you wanted to show her how good a reader you've become." Sharp as a tack and knowing how shy her daughter is with new people, Ellewen came up with a perfect excuse.
"MMM, common CharChar I reads goods now," wiggling free of Charlotte's embrace, Faelar caught her hand and dragged her toward the special room Aoni had built onto the Manor for her playroom while Ellewen was working.
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"Milord, as per usual, all your reports are ready in your office, and all guest rooms have been properly cleaned and are ready for Miss…" Allowing her words to Trail off, Ellewen waited to hear what to call Clara.
"This is my eldest Sister, Clara."
"Yes, of course, Miss Clarissa may choose any of the available rooms of her liking."
