Barbaric Spouse, Descry the Night's Lure-Chapter 220: Scene CCXX
“Mhm! Nu has never seen Master depressed. Master is often frowning yet treats Nu nicely. When Master left, Nu’s head didn’t feel Master’s usual strength... Nu thinks the shivers inside Master were infected to Master’s wife!” — Concerned, the child pouted while looking into Ewelina’s complex gaze. Releasing a resigned whiff of air as she sensed what she called dark shivers intensify. — “Hurm~ Nu must be correct. It makes sense to Nu’s abilities!”
“...”
Quiet, Ewelina watched the brakian child walk away as if frustrated. The bewilderment of the woman at the told instincts the child had conveyed along the details said instincts noticed in her husband as he departed, brought new conflict and curiosity. However, a pledge had been made to his return... and so, while the girl appeared busy looking through Ewelina’s garments, the wife decided to inquire about the brakian mainglousse she did not know of.
“Nu...”
“Hm?”
“Although I ignore what you mean with the darkness your Master and I seem to have infected each other with, I am sincerely curious about these abilities Nu appears to possess.” — Tender, Ewelina said. — “Would it be alright if I ask you to tell me more about it? I recall that Nu’s powers are very special.”
“?!! Yes! Nu is very special! Nu is a Brakian Mainglousse! Nu’s skin is pretty! Nu’s life will be long! Nu’s powers are sole to Nu’s kin and remote ones in the depths of Sortnafeigr!”
With great energy and delighted pride, the child moved ostentatiously to demonstrate the greatness of her race, smirking victoriously as the wife smiled entertained at her show.
“Now! Master’s wife, come here and sit near Nu! Nu will tell how Nu is powerful, how Nu knows of the shivers inside of everything!”
“My~ now I am more expectant to learn~ Do tell myself, dear Nu. I am to attentively listen.”
Happy, the child accompanied the woman who changed places so the child had a space where her pretentious show could be displayed.
Making sure her Master was comfortable and continued to carry the fond smile the brakian mainglousse missed and was fond of, Nu’s spirit only became more eager as she could tell the sincerity in Ewelina’s hues.
“Ahem!” — Ready to speak the girl cleared her throat even though there was no need. Straightening admirably, to start an enjoyable story. — “Master’s wife may not know much about many secrets of Sortnafeigr... Nu’s race is known by mistake here in the North only for its pretty skin. But Nu’s skin is special, Nu’s body is special... and only Sorterers that know the depths of Sortnafeigr know what else lives inside.”
“Mmm... and what else lives inside?”
“... Nu doesn’t know very well either!”
“Ah... truly?”
“Nu was stolen when too young to remember! Nu recalls purple people like Nu and people with different shapes to those Nu has met at Master’s home and the North!” — Confident she conveyed her innocent ignorance. — “However, it doesn’t matter to Nu!”
“That is a good thing... yet why does it not matter?”
“Because Nu knows too well by instinct the power Nu has! The shivers inside a body are as easy to feel to Nu as the graze of wind is to Master’s wife! Breathing may be more difficult to Nu than noticing the tremors inside every nature’s body!” 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
“Oh~ how interesting~”
With fascination, Ewelina listened to the child who explained with the little education she possessed, the abilities she had inherited from a unique race.
The outcome of her rage during the travels that brought the wife to the lands they were at finally could find sense with the lacking description the girl gave to her powerful nature... and it was as more was learned that her spouse’s words when it came to the child’s menace that Ewelina could discern the true threat Nu could become.
“Nu can only not tell the shivers of the earth! It makes Nu frustrated... but the Earth is too powerful and Nu remembers that it was the Earth that allowed Nu to sense nature’s shivers.”
“If Nu could tell about the earth, then I believe it would be too heavy a power for the Brakian Mainglousse to carry...”
“Hmm~ Master’s wife is right. Nu can already make every shiver go boom by disrupting them, so Nu is happy. Master reproached Nu about that, but Master also told Nu to practice, so Nu was at times confused.” — Carelessly the girl started to climb the mattress to sit next to the wife, flaunting her innocence with a new shade Ewelina had not clearly seen in the child. — “Nu believes Master wants Nu to practice, but not with people. People are not permitted, so Nu is having trouble finding targets.”
“... S-seems like you have experienced your share of trouble, sweet Nu...”
“Nu is getting more powerful, nonetheless! Nu’s teeth make them boom faster now and Nu is starting to be able to send stronger waves of tremors with Nu’s head. Nu will become so powerful, never nothing bad will happen to Nu’s Masters!”
“... You are working hard for our sake... Nu is a sweet and kind girl, thank-... blessed thee earth.” — Stroking the long hair of the girl that rested her crown on the woman’s lap, the brief fright the wife felt while learning about the brakian mainglousse’s awakened “Hissing Earthquakes” was swiftly dismissed once she was reminded of the purpose the child was placing so much effort for. Understanding finally more of the girl’s nature and now only becoming curious to learn of the other races the brakian mainglousse had mentioned yet could not clearly recall.
“Hihihi~... Master’s wife~”
“... Yes, Nu?”
“Master’s wife... Nu is happy... Master’s wife is kind and pretty..... Master’s wife is again nice to Nu... Nu is happy...” — Cuddling to the woman who affectionately combed her hair with delicate fingers, the child’s wide smile provoked some guilty conflict in the wife... Deciding not to allow it’s settle, for a new vision was to be kept by Ewelina now that her spouse was away.
“... And Nu is as always a sweet and good girl... so very clever and kind... I am also overjoyed to have you here to care for this Master’s wife of yours.”
