BXBX NOVEL Chapter 452 Thinking Deeply
Leon, who was holding Little Han, was equally startled.
He protectively supported Little Han's body, who suddenly launched toward the direction of the staff from his embrace. In a second, he was afraid that Little Han's sudden action would cause him to hurt his body.
"Let him come… the child is more sensitive. He can feel what belongs to him…" Chief Eirllon gently advised the flustered Leon.
Heeding the advice of the elder, Leon walked towards Eli and the staff, letting Little Han see the staff that was placed in the box.
"*sniff… wuwuwuwu… *sniff*"Little Han leaned down once again, wanting to stand on the wide table to touch the staff.
Seeing the Chief's nod, Leon let Little Han do what he wanted to do, with Eli and him watching over him just in case he would fall from the table.
Little Han still whimpered as he squatted intently looking into the staff. His chubby little hands hovered on the glass covering of the staff while his face looked extremely sad.
While Chief and the other elves in the room might have thought that Little Han was acting like this because he felt the connection to the staff due to having half of the bloodline of Asani, Eli thought differently.
Back when she saw the vision the first time, she never really took notice of the appearance of the boy that was with Guardian Asa. Only when she saw the child the second time did Eli finally realize something.
Little Han might be the soul of the poor boy saved by the Guardian Asa with the last of his life force.
Although this fact surprised Eli, she easily accepted the possibility that Little Han is a reincarnation of that boy, because she herself is a transmigrator.
"Wuwuwu… *sniff*" With a face full of sadness, Little Han rested his head on top of the glass as if wanting to hug the staff on his own.
This scene caused heartache for all the adults in the area. They now finally felt that Little Han's sadness seemed to be unusual.
"It's fine, we'll take it home. Then you can look at it even more closely…" Eli gently caressed Little Han's redhead and gently coaxed him to calm down.
With her coaxing, finally, Little Han lifted his head and hugged his mommy, resting on her shoulders while he clung dependably to her neck.
It was the first time Leon and the rest saw the ever-cheery Little Han show a deep sense of insecurity, luckily, Eli seemed to know what to do. They heaved a sigh of relief after seeing that the little one calmed down and slowly fell asleep in his mother's arms.
It was almost evening when Eli, Leon, Little Han, and Kayden managed to transport back to the cottage in the capital.
"Big brother, Leon, I'll get Little Han to the bedroom for a while," Eli told the two men as she was worried that Little Han's emotions were still unstable.
"Alright, don't mind us here…" Kayden knew that Eli wanted to ensure that Little Han is alright and so he did not mind.
"Why not rest for a little while, I'll make dinner before we continue the talk," Leon suggested.
"Alright, besides, I need to record my thoughts properly, might as well talk later…" Kayden nodded.
Supposedly the three of them will have to discuss what happened in the village and try to organize them before saying it to the Emperor and the rest of the core members of the investigation committee.
While Eli had openly told everyone what she saw through the vision, there were many things left undiscussed, especially about the fact that the staff had a certain influence now both on Eli and Little Han, which might be an important thing to note.
Besides, the Chief also opted not to know a lot. After all, he is just the chief of the Silver Dew Village and his responsibility is guarding the entire forest. As to the matters of the entire elven and non-human race, the leaders of the Green Wave continent still had the one who had to take over.
Leon quickly prepared dinner with Rosea and Baobao. During dinner time, Eli and Little Han went out, all freshened up.
Little Han visibly calmed down already, but his energy is still not as high as before he saw the staff.
Nonetheless, the dinner finished smoothly and the three went back to the discussion.
When everything is settled down, and the night is quiet, Little Han is also peacefully in his dreamland, Eli Leon and Kayden go to the study to talk about what happened.
"Before everything else, I'd like to tell you something about Little Han…" Eli opened the discussion by addressing the most important matter for her.
With that, she explained Little Han's possible connection with the staff through the vision she saw.
Listening to Eli's explanation, the two did not appear to be in disbelief or in surprise. Just like Eli, it was easier for them to accept this fact because they have already experienced the mysterious transmigration of Eli, as well as the unknown origin of Kayden's ring.
Leon, on the other hand, had more thoughts in his head, as he remembered the things the guardian told him before they brought Little Han home after the war. Now, what they said to him made a lot more sense.
However, he chose not to tell Eli right now, just as the guardians advised.
"Then that means that Little Han might also demonstrate some ability to interact with the staff like you do?" Kayden asked Eli.
"It is highly possible, most probably he could have more control over it than I do," Eli confirmed. She looked at Leon to see if he had something to say, but he only answered her with an assuring look.
No matter what Little Han turned out to be, may he be someone with overwhelming talent or a normal kid, Leon assured Eli that he will be by their side.
"Eli… how about the strange power you felt from the fake paladin," Kayden asked, but upon hearing the contents of Eli's vision earlier, he already had some thoughts in his head.
"You might have thought that what the Guardian Asa was pertaining to might be the fake guardian, but it might not be the entire truth." Eli recognizes the knowing look on Leon and Kayden's expressions but she immediately tells them what she thinks.
"When I faced her, I did think that something was mixed into her powers, and after seeing the staff, I must admit that I suspected that she also had the power of Guardian Asa and that his premonition had already been fulfilled without us knowing that it was already happening.
However, the strength of her powers over the aura the staff gives is far from each other. If I could describe it, what was in the fake paladin's power was only a drop of Guardian Asa's power."
"So it means we still have time. They have not fully succeeded in doing it…" Leon concluded.
"Maybe… or maybe not… but I now understand why they needed you in the picture." Eli looked at Leon and reminded the two men, of the fact that the Pope and the Paladin were adamant about Leon marrying the fake paladin.
Eli's words also sparked questions in their minds.
If the Pope's party had indeed managed to meld Asa's power into the curse power, then why do they need Leon in the picture?
"Guardian Ignis also controlled the mortal gate," Eli revealed to the men.
"Wait… I thought that the Guardian of Fire only governed humankind as their protector?"
"He did, but after Guardian Asa's death, he was temporarily assigned as the guardian of the gate, until the emergence of the guardian of Water and Air, who helped the three old guardians in their dominion.
This meant that Guardian Ignis also had the power to control the mortal gate all along." Eli explained.
Kayden and Leon stayed silent, this was new information for them. While they knew that Eli interacted with the guardians a lot, they still could not comprehend how the heavenly and guardian realms work.
"My guess is that they found that the remnants of Guardian Asa's powers left in Prasinos are not enough. As such, they turned their focus on the heirs of Guardian Ignis's power.
But at this point I still ask myself, why would they need to insist on marriage with Leon instead of just trying to get him outright?" Eli said in confusion.
The room was silent for a while, no one talked. They all tried to analyze all the new information they had in hand and try to make sense of it.
Finally, it was Leon who broke the silence, "This is only my speculation, but I think I figured out what they plan to do."
Eli and Kayden looked at him as they waited for his next word.
"They want to combine the three powers, Birsha's, Asa's, and Ignis's in a natural way… that is, by birthing a child through the fake paladin and me."