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Chapter 80 Ch…cheeee?
"Ch...cheeee?" The instant the orange light particles faded, and the blustery wind along with it, a soft, hesitant chirp of sorts could be heard coming from across the room near the flume.
The Sound was not only soothing and high-pitched, in more of a sing-song manner, but also sorrowful, which caused Glacia's ears to twitch. This motion caught Aoni's attention, as the floof backed up slightly to his chest, unsure of what to make of the creature she was seeing.
Much like what the lad had felt during the first few moments after Glacia's summon, this new creature's mind was filled with confusion, fear, and, most of all, sadness, as if it was in the midst of experiencing a great loss.
'What have you gone through, little one?' the lad thought while calmly picking up his baby yeti and placing her down beside him. The emotions coming from the creature were drastically different from Glacia's; however, as the Link of Subordination set to work, forming a bond between him and it, Aoni carefully observed its every detail.
Standing on its two thin legs was a bird roughly seven inches tall. Its smooth sapphire belly feathers contrasted with the snowy white that covered the tops of its back, wings, and head.
To someone like Aoni, the color patterns were clearly camouflage patterns since if it were in the sky, it would be difficult to notice, yet at the same time, if the bird landed in its natural Arctic environment, it could easily disappear in the snow.
Atop its head was a curled forward plume filled with many different shades of blue; meanwhile, its long tail, which was more than double its body length, matched the two-tone colors of its under and upper sides.
Much like you'd expect from a bird of prey, the summon also had razor-sharp talons, which, although short due to its physical size, could no doubt deal a significant amount of damage if slashed.
The next observation Aoni made about his new summon was the markings on its neck, which were in a swirl pattern around its cheeks and eyes, forming a mask out of multiple shades of blue, where the darker ones created a mask while the lighter shades were illusionary eyes.
Since she could feel what her Lord was going through, Glacia wanted to help as best as she could, so she looked up at the bird and held up her little arm, just like Aoni was doing, and that's when something happened that startled the lad, even if he didn't let it show.
'I...can...trust?' the childish voice of a young girl, maybe three or four years old by human standards, suddenly entered Aoni and Glacia's mind.
"Yes, you are family to us; we won't ever hurt you and will protect you, no matter what." For Aoni, it was something unexpected; however, for the ball of fluff in his lap, it was as if nothing strange had happened.
"gaooo," she even spoke out a gao of confirmation with a nod; after all, this was her little sister, and she was clearly going to protect her.
'P...pro...mise?' the voice asked, as if unsure whether or not to believe the two.
"With all my heart,"
"gao,"
"Ch...chee...chee...chee," with a strong flap of its wings, the bird appeared against Aoni and...began sobbing, letting out all its anguish into her Lord's chest in the form of icy tears which coated his shirt as they rolled off and vanished onto the hardwood floor.
Without hesitation or confusion, the lad gently raised his arms and cradled the bird while stroking her feathers.
"Shhh, it's ok now; we are here for you," Aoni whispered as he felt the bird tremble and sob.