34 Chapter 34: Dinner With The New Member Of The House (1/2)

”Tosca... I'm Tosca”

Alex nodded his head, ”Welcome to my home Tosca, I hope you enjoy your stay with us if there is anything you need don't be afraid to ask Aura or me if she is not available.”, Alex said gesturing at Aura when he spoke her name.

Tosca nodded with a very quiet ”Ok”, before staring down at her feet. ”What a shy child”, Alex thought as he stood up from his kneeling position and went into the dining room, ”I believe it is dinner time”, he stated while entering the dining room.

”Ah!” Aura realized it truly was around dinner time and she hadn't even started, she stared down at Tosca unsure what to do with the girl while she prepared dinner but a voice from the dining room made the choice for her, ”Tosca, why don't you come and join me at the table while we wait for dinner.”

The girl hesitated for a moment before making her way to the dining room, she stood at the doorway unsure where to sit as she looked at the large table. Alex smiled at her as he gestured to his left and the chair moved back on its own allowing her to just sit in it. Tosa, of course, was amazed at what just happened, she stared at the chair with wide-open eyes.

”Well come on now”, Alex's voice brought her back to reality, making the girl blush slightly as she walked towards the chair and sat in it. Yet again the chair moved, but this time towards the table stopping at just the right length for the girl to sit and eat comfortably.

Tosca was staring at the feet of the chair as it moved all the way until it stopped before looking at Alex in amazement, she might not have known how it happened but it was obvious that it was his doing.

”What?”, Alex said as Tosca kept staring at him.

”H-how did you do that”, the girl asked slightly flustered, but curiosity burned within her beautiful blue eyes.

Alex smiled as he waved his hand causing the candles that were decorating the room to lit up, ”A simple trick, nothing special”, he spoke casually as if there was nothing amazing about it and in truth, to him it was truly nothing other than a parlor trick but to Tosca, it was one of the most amazing things she ever saw.

”H-how?”, Tosca asked again, her eyes practically shining as she stared at him.

”You want me to teach you”, Alix asked with a smile as he saw the girl node energetically at his reply, seeming as if she had already forgotten all the horrible things that happened to her before. Alex, however, knew that the events still lingered deep within her psyche and it will take some time before she will truly be better again. The trust she had shown them was nothing more than a reaction of a child clinging to any earth it could find while being surrounded by the cold.

She was hurting inside, and Alex planned to do anything he could to help her, he did what he could for the other children, but they needed other mortal humans to take care of them, people like them without any abilities. Tosca, on the other hand, had awakened to her sacred gear thus she gained its ability with the ability to use and control manna. If left with normal humans she would be shunned and estranged, and that was not what she needed now while her mind was on the verge of breaking.