Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!

Chapter 180: Chapter 180 - Family Drama (Part 3)

Makisig looks dead serious with his offer earlier. As for me, I don’t mind more people living in the sanctuary that I am about to build. It would be easier for Makisig to manage the place if he had trusted companions as well especially when we have two kids on the way. I told him to look for those men he was thinking of bringing with us while I go around the sanctuary to look for a place to sleep for the night. This place does not have inns or any similar establishments so I asked around for any unused houses that I can rent for the night. I know that they don’t use money here so I immediately offered to pay with food and I immediately found what I needed. Where would you find rent this cheap?

I immediately visited the unused house and it was a good thing that it was clean but for good measure, I still used cleaning magic on it. I used illusion magic on all of the windows so it would always look empty and rundown if somebody tried to look inside. I used barriers to keep thieves and spies out then I started furnishing the house with all the essential furniture that I always keep with me. I value my comfort no matter where I go so I have everything in my storage space. Once I am happy with my little interior designing task, I left the house to look for Makisig. As for the tracker in the earring, it says that he is already walking back to the plaza.

I teleported near him then walked towards his direction. He wasn’t alone this time. He had four people in tow. These must be the men he said he wanted to bring with us. They all looked similar in age but I doubt they really were. When Makisig saw me, he smiled and then ran towards me. I hurriedly walk towards him to avoid any chance of him falling down. I gave him a hug and a peck on the lips which made the other guys with him look away and blush for some reason. I still greeted the other four guys with him as if I did not see the shyness in their faces. They politely nodded and introduced themselves. Their names were Isagani (farmer, cook), Alab (armorsmith, weaponsmith), Buhawi (leather tanner, clothes maker) and Kidlat (hunter, butcher). I gave my name as well and simply told them that I was a mage and I know a little about alchemy and plants. For now, nobody gave their real age and I never asked for it too. As our people say, age is just a number for mystiques anyway. After our short meet and greet, we bid our goodbyes and they promised to think about Makisig’s offer. If they decide to come, they will be at our house by tomorrow at dawn. I guided them to the house I have rented for the night so they know where to go to meet us.

Once the four guys left, I teleported Makisig in a hidden place near my father-in-law’s hut. We started walking towards the hut’s direction when we saw a few men surrounding the house, it was a mix of guards that attacked Makisig earlier and also some familiar people aka the electrocuted guys. They still did not stop pestering us, huh? I told Makisig that for safety reasons, I will teleport him back to the house in the city and then come back here to take father-in-law out of the house in secret. These people can just stay outside waiting for nobody for all I care. We quickly went through the plan without the spies knowing that the house they are surrounding was already empty.

Once we are in our rented house, we placed Dakila in a comfortable bed and continued nursing him back to health. He woke up several times since we first found him but he always falls back to sleep almost immediately after eating a few mouthfuls. By late evening, he finally woke up and sat up from the bed. He looked really happy to see his son doing well and with a woman in tow. The father and son were telling stories and talking as if there was no tomorrow. They were still chatting when Dakila suddenly stopped. He then looked at Makisig’s stomach and then to his son’s face. His gaze then went to me. Afterwards, he looked down with furrowed brows as if thinking about something deeply. After a few seconds, he looked at Makisig again but decided to speak to me and asked, ”Selene, does he know?” I shook my head and smiled. My father-in-law actually discovered it first! He continued, ”Can I tell him the good news?” I nodded, still with a smile on my face. With my permission, he asked Makisig to lean over since he needs to whisper something to his ear. Dakila finally told my guy who looked confused at first about the things we were talking about. When Makisig heard about his pregnancy, he was stunned then he cried like a baby while hugging his father. He was still young, alright.

When things finally calmed down, Makisig finally asked the questions he always wanted to ask his father about his family’s setup and the not-so-nice treatment he gets from his own family. Dakila sighed but did not evade the question this time. He said that as far as he can remember, his parents have treated him like a burden. He has also asked them several times but all he received were comments like ”You should have not been born!”, ”You are useless unlike your siblings!” and ”You don’t have any right to demand anything from us!” but being a softie, how could he have the heart to abandon them. He continued treating them well, hoping that someday, they will see his efforts and then they would treat him better. He thought that things can’t get any worse but when he fell in love and had a child with a human, the suffering he received intensified by several folds. He was cast out of the family house ag that time but when his wife (my mother-in-law) died after several years, he was forced to return home to ensure that Makisig will be safe and well-fed. He thought that with his parents letting him come back, they would treat him better since they seem to like their grandson too but that was just a mask. Since they did not succeed with Dakila, their new goal changed to making sure they can marry off Makisig once he is of age, to the daughter of the leader. My father-in-law with teary eyes admitted that he has always regretted the decision of coming back to Gollmortha with his young son in tow. He said that he could have just persisted to work and raise Makisig alone. If he did that before, him and his son would not be living like this, hiding from their own family who wanted to sell them off for benefits. He cried and said that he should have not forced himself back into a family that doesn’t want him especially when they have already kicked him out the first time.

It took some time for my father-in-law to calm down and stop himself from crying. We immediately offered him to come with us, promised that we will never kick him out and that we would never come back to this place which reminds him of all his unhappy memories. We then told him that he could bring anything or even anyone he wants as long as they are willing to follow us. He gave us a smile and he nodded. I heard Makisig sigh in relief. He must have thought that his father will insist in staying in this place even after everything he has gone through.

It was already in the middle of the evening when we decided to sleep. We slept quite well for people who we’re being hunted down. When morning came, I cooked a sumptious breakfast for everyone. Surprisingly, all four men whom Makisig brought in yesterday to meet me decided to go with us. They all have huge bags and packages with them. They must have been advised by Makisig that we are not coming back to Gollmortha in the future. Makisig took initiative to put all of their things inside the storage space I gave him which amazed the other four guys. We had breakfast together and I can feel that they were happy with their decision though they barely know me. My father-in-law was quite energetic and he immediately told the other four that Makisig was pregnant. This stunned the other four as they all looked at his stomach at the same time. They then looked at me with hopeful stares as if just looking at me would impregnate them next. It was actually uncomfortable to say the least. It was not that they were not my type or that I find them unpleasant but it was just that this is the first time I was stared at this intensely by four men at the same time. It was a combination of lust, excitement and love? Where did the love part come from anyways? Now, I’m really wondering what their real ages are. They seem to be too resolute to go to another place they don’t know anything about and at the same time too eager to be with me? They were already currying favor with me by helping around the house chores and doing last check for the things that we need to bring. I gave all of them a protection bangle of different designs but it matches their aura. It was a bit antique design wise but it was bulked up with a lot of protection spells. I already took them in so nobody is allowed to touch any of them on my watch.

Once we are all prepped up, we bravely walked out of the house we rented and went our way to the gates of Gollmortha that leads back to Sklavryet. Of course, we have people waiting for us at the gate to stop us. I am taking a total of 6 men with me, you know? That’s going to diminish their workforce a bit. Well, the altercation if I would call it as one was clearly one-sided as they kept saying harsh and demeaning words to my father-in-law, Makisig and me. It ended anticlimactically as I hit every evil minded person in the area with sleeping magic. More than half of the population dropped unconscious while those that stayed awake kneeled in fear. I cleared up their misconception and told them that all the people are just sleeping. With their facial reactions, they must have thought I killed everybody. We left the gates and never looked back. After walking for about a kilometer, I suddenly stopped and looked back. The number of people following me are way over 6. There were also others that seem to be hiding at a distance. I looked at my chosen companions and they giggled as if they all expected this to happen.