[880] – Y03.180 – Duskval Days VI

[880] – Y03.180 – Duskval Days VI

“No,” Adam said, using his body to protect the pair. “I refuse.”

“They must go visit their families,” Jaygak said.

“How can you do this to me?” Adam asked. “Jaygak, you should know when your jokes go too far!”

“And what are you doing right now?”

Adam sniffled, pulling Maygak and Faygak in closer, rubbing his cheek against theirs. “Maygak, Faygak, you two...” Adam planted firm kisses on their cheeks before he allowed Jaygak to take the girls from his arms. “I’m only letting you both go since your siblings treated you so well.”

“You are so silly, cousin Adam,” Raygak said, his cheeks flushing slightly.

“Silly,” Taygak agreed, nodding her head as she crossed her arms.

Maygak and Faygak, adorned within almost identical outfits of dark red, were taken by their parents. Jogak whisked his daughter into his arms, before Kaygak gently lifted her own daughter up, the tiny girl smiling shyly.

Adam watched, teary eyed as the pair of girls were taken away. He caught Jaygak’s eyes, the young woman smirking towards Adam. ‘I’m only going to let you go today, Jaygak!’

Jurot pat Adam’s shoulder. “Jirot.”

Jirot’s head snapped towards her uncle, who rarely spoke with her. She waited, unsure of what to expect.

“Do you wish to see your nano?”

“Nano?” Jirot asked.

“Nano Gangak.”

“I want to see!” Jirot said, quickly standing up rushing over towards her uncle. “Papo! We go now?”

“We can leave soon,” Jurot said.

‘My brother is a genius!’ “Jurot, it’s not fair for you to be smart, handsome, and strong. You need to leave something for me.”

“You are handsome and strong too.”

“...”

“...”

“What need of I to be smart when Jirot is smart for me?”

“Yes,” Jurot replied.

Jirot smiled. “Yes.”

“Konarot, do you want to see nano Gangak too?”

Konarot blinked. “Baba?”

“Baba?” Adam asked. “Baba Tonagek?”

Konarot nodded.

“When’s Danagek’s birthday?”

“The fifth,” Jurot replied.

‘Damn, he answered that so quick...’ Adam flushed slightly. ‘Hold on, I should know that!’ “The fifth?” Adam narrowed his eyes slightly. “How cute.”

After a few hours, they made their way to the extended Gak family estate, not far from the Rot family estate. Jitool had come too, the girl crying as she watched the twins leave once more, but quickly calmed down as Kitool carried her to the extended family estate.

“Did you miss me that much?” Jaygak asked.

“You think I’ve come here for you?” Adam asked. “Of course I’m here so my twins can trouble their nano.”

Jirot and Jarot remained beside Adam, noting their nano from afar. Jirot tugged on her father’s leg and pointed. “Look, daddy, look. It is nano!”

“Jaygak is Jaygak.”

The Iyrman narrowed his eyes towards the half elf. “Will you fight, or will you run away?”

“I’ll run away.”

“You will run so easily?”

“Why are you challenging me?”

“I wish to face you.”

“Why?”

“Is there a need for me to face you?”

“You are an Iyrman,” Adam said, his tone lowering. “You should speak the truth.”

“I have yet to lie.”

“If you don’t have enough self respect to-,”

“Adam,” Jaygak called.

Adam inhaled deeply. He glanced around towards the Iyrmen glancing towards him, their eyes watching the scene as though it were a drama. “I’ll adore the girls for a moment and then take my children to their baba.”

Adam lifted the girls from their grandmother’s arms, planting kisses on their cheeks, embracing them close within his arms. “Why have you become so big now? You should stay small and cure forever! Maygak, why must you bully me like this? Faygak, I’ll forgive you since Taygak will beat me up if I tease you.”

“No,” Taygak said, snorting lightly. “Cannot.”

“Taygak, how can you say that when you are so strong?”

“Not strong.”

“Jaygak, what do you think?”

“Of course our Taygak is strong,” Jaygak said, flashing a smile towards the girl. “Taygak and Rigak, they’re both so strong.”

“Since Jaygak has said so, it must be true.”

“Jaygak, joking,” Taygak said, letting out another snort.

“What do you think, nano Gangak?” Adam asked.

“Taygak, you are strong, you are my brother’s granddaughter. Rigak, you are strong, you are my brother’s granddaughter.” Gangak placed the twins beside her, lifting Jitool up as she stood. “Have I spoken a lie?”

Taygak flushed slightly, glancing away. Rigak smiled, glancing towards her mother, who sighed, brushing the girl’s hair.

“You’ll see,” Adam said. “Jaygak fought the Blade of the Tide. If it wasn’t for the Order of Life’s Rose, she would have beat her up! Obviously our Taygak and Rigak will do so much more! Our Maygak and Faygak, they’ll...” Adam paused. “They’ll stay small and cute forever so I can spoil them!”

“Stop being so cri-,”

“Don’t do this to me, Jaygak,” Adam said, embracing the girls closer. “Are you two listening? Your elder sisters are so amazing, and they’re so strong, so you can stay small and cute forever.”

‘Is he an idiot?’ Tagak thought. Yet, the want to fight Adam increased, if nothing else than to stop the feeling of sickness which could only be described as second hand embarrassment. His eyes fell to his sister, Rigak, who was beaming so happily. ‘I will forgive you, since you have made my sister smile so brightly.’

The rain continued to fall across the Iyr. Tonagek moved the piece against his uncle, who remained still for a long while. Lightning flashed and illuminated his form for a moment. Just as he was about to move his piece, he noted the appearance of several others approaching them.

“I will leave you to the grandchildren.”

“They are your greatniece and greatnephew too,” Tonagek said.

“You should be careful with your words,” Dogek said, standing, his face as stonelike as ever, just like his grandfather’s. “The Gek family must abide by its duty to the Iyr first.”

Tonagek said nothing as the troublemaker and his children appeared.

Adam knows when not to cause trouble at least...