6 Adventuring with uncles and aunts. (1/2)
Coming back to the warm kitchen, an overflowing sweet and distinctive aroma assaulted Sandra.
”Did you finish cooking chilly whips?”
”Yes, you can help me prepare more bread, the lot of them managed to sneak some out.” Responded a middle-aged man stirring a sizable vessel of clear soup over the enormous stove.
”All right, Charles.”
”What did the exquisite Mr Weiss call you for Sandra? Did he seek you to accompany him to the theater?”
Sandra glanced at the enthusiastic girl who was dicing up carrots standing beside the kitchen counter.
”He called me to explain important matters, Rachel.”
”Hah, don't be shy, come on, tell me.”
”He called to introduce his son Arca to me.”
Rachel blanked out for a moment, ”What? His son? Stop joking, Sandra.”
Charles also threw an amazed glance towards them when he heard that.
”Why will I play games with you? I'm speaking the truth.”
After some thinking, Rachel sighed, ” See, you missed your chance. If I had your looks, I would have jumped on him a year ago when he arrived. I would have been the mother of his child by now.”
Camilla entered the kitchen and heard what Rachel said. This made her frown hard, with rage-filled eyes she said, ” Ms Rachel Cooper, when would you learn to behave like a proper lady and stop spouting nonsense?”
With an annoyed glance towards Camilla, Rachel softly said, ” Old woman Camilla what are you doing here, Don't you have to look after the kids?”
”Lord Weiss is introducing Arca to the kids, who dares to cause trouble. Why? Do I need your permission to enter the kitchen?”
”No.”
”Then mind your own business and learn some etiquette.”
”Camilla, tell me wouldn't it be better if Sandra gave a chance to Mr Weiss? She could have been the mother of Arca by this time.” Shocking Camilla by her perseverance.
”Arca is around seven years old, little fool,” Sandra spoke before Camilla could recover from her shock.
”What?” Rachel was amazed again.” Mr Weiss is so young. How can he have a seven-year-old son?”
Looking at the dumbfounded Rachel, Camilla snorted, ” Young? Humph, what would a junior girl know? I wouldn't be astonished if Arca has a sibling as old as you.”
”What?” Rachel, stunned for the umpteenth time today, took a long time to recover.
Before she could inquire further and clear her doubts, Camilla gave her a stern look and said, ” Don't speak about this topic further. Talking behind his back is rude to his lordship.
Just keep in mind, when I first met him I was a brat younger than you are now. He was still as majestic and handsome then, as he is today.”
Slowly articulating that, Camilla exited fearing Rachel's pestering.
This piece of information was a shock to Sandra. Looking at his strength and his mastery of Eldarin, she could guess that he was older than he looks. But to be older than even Camilla, who was the eldest in the orphanage, was a huge shock to her.
Both the ladies looked at each other incredulously. Then they both turned to stare at Charles's back. ”You were not joking back then, Charles?” asked Sandra.
She remembered what happened a year ago. There was a huge uproar in Backlog town. The whole town was shocked to find out that a young hunter was dragging an adult Drake while dawdling towards the town. That day many people in Backlog town got a chance to see Drakes for the first time ever.