Daniel snatched the amber bead summoned by Musilla and sneered. Then he began to lick the amber bead. Daniel threw his head back, opened his mouth wide, and started stuffing Musilla’s bead into his mouth with difficulty.

Musilla watched until the very end as the amber bead disappeared. Muttering the words, ‘Thank you. Bead.’, she slowly closed her eyes.

Lorencia could only watch that scene from afar, out of reach. She knew well what would happen next. The scene before her eyes changed.

Musilla, who followed Daniel, became the concubine of the Pol Heredian family and was pointed at with fingers. Locked in a tower prepared by the Pol Heredian family, giving birth to herself.

And she watched as Musilla raised her with as much love as she yearned for her beloved Cain. She tightly embraced Lorencia while hanging a necklace made from an amber fragment that she had hidden from Daniel around her neck. That day was unforgettable for Lorencia as well.

Wiping away tears, Musilla carefully called out Cain’s name. She whispered love endlessly to her sleeping face and sang a sweet lullaby.

Musilla quietly closed her eyes.

The moment the amber fragments in the jewelry box resonated with the amber fragment hanging around Lorencia’s neck, light burst forth. Magus and Teishar closed their eyes at the bright light.

“Young lady Lorencia.”

With his eyes closed, Teishar tightly grasped Lorencia’s hand. The light radiating out was too dazzling for him to open his eyes. Fortunately, the light soon subsided, and Teishar began to check on Lorencia.

Confirming that Lorencia’s violet eyes lacked focus, Teishar immediately embraced her body. Even though he knew the amber bead fragments couldn’t harm Lorencia, seeing her unfocused gaze only made Teishar feel anxious.

“Father. Young lady Lorencia isn’t even blinking her eyes.”

Teishar examined Lorencia’s face, embraced her, then examined her face again. Teishar remained still, holding Lorencia in his arms as he prayed to the goddess Ella. He prayed and prayed for Lorencia’s mind to return quickly.

Half a day had passed with Lorencia in a daze. Teishar, who had been continuously examining her face, confirmed that the focus was returning to her violet eyes.

“Young lady? Are you conscious? Can you see me?”

Lorencia blinked her eyelids with effort a few times. She felt her hazy vision slowly clearing. The forms of Magus and Teishar, who were looking down at her with concern, began to come into view.

“Duke Spencer. Did I lose consciousness?”

“Something like that.”

Lorencia tilted her head. Looking around, she saw Magus and Evan, who had been watching her with worry. And Teishar was holding her tightly.

“As your eyes briefly lost focus… I was anxiously embracing you.”

“Are you alright?”

Magus asked Lorencia.

“Yes. I’m fine.”

Escaping from Teishar’s embrace, Lorencia gazed at the amber fragments in the black jewelry box. Then she unfastened the amber necklace she had been wearing and placed it inside. There was no change.

“It seems the shattered amber bead won’t return to its original state. Sir Magus.”

Magus checked the amber fragments in the jewelry box and nodded. He had earnestly hoped for it to return to its original bead form. But it didn’t revert.

“It appears so. Young lady Lorencia.”

Magus pushed the jewelry box further towards Lorencia.

“Even if they’re not amber beads, these fragments belong to you, young lady Lorencia.”

Lorencia received the jewelry box. She took out the amber necklace she had placed inside and wore it around her neck again. In that moment, the image of Musilla putting the amber necklace on her came to mind, and tears began to flow.

Teishar placed the jewelry box that had been in Lorencia’s arms on the table, then embraced Lorencia again, patting her back. Magus clicked his tongue at the sight of Teishar continuously holding Lorencia.

“Teishar. Aren’t you embracing young lady Lorencia too much?”

Frowning, Teishar glared at Magus’s red eyes and carefully raised his left index finger to his lips, whispering ‘shh’ in a low voice.

Magus let out an empty laugh at Teishar’s behavior. Teishar’s appearance, clutching Lorencia, resembled a mother cat with a newborn kitten in her arms.

Of course, as the snake protecting the child of the goddess Ella, it was a very desirable appearance. However, Teishar’s concern and care for Lorencia seemed more like a man worrying about and cherishing the woman he loved, rather than as a snake.

Moreover, Lorencia was comfortably resting her head on Teishar’s shoulder, and when he took out a handkerchief to gently wipe her eyes, his touch was filled with affection that anyone could sense.

Magus quietly rose from his seat, carefully opened the door, and left with Evan.

Teishar kindly gazed at Lorencia, who was leaning against his chest, and raised his hand to stroke her hair.

“Young lady Lorencia. It will be alright.”

At his gentle consolation, Lorencia nodded and buried herself deeply in Teishar’s embrace. She was grateful that he only focused on comforting her in her grief without asking what had happened to her.

“Duke Spencer. Let me stay like this for a bit.”

“You can stay like this for as long as you want.”

Teishar whispered to Lorencia in a languid voice. He thought it would be nice if she fell asleep in his arms again like this. The desire for her to rely only on him also surged. If not that, then how wonderful would it be if Lorencia yearned for him.

His desire to constantly be by Lorencia’s side had already overflowed to the point of no return.

“If there’s anything you need, just tell me.”

As long as Lorencia stayed by his side, he could loyally carry out orders like a well-trained dog.

“If there’s anything you want, tell me.”

“What I want…”

Lorencia recalled the scenes the amber bead had shown her one by one. And she learned that the snake she needed to be wary of, mentioned by her mother Musilla, was Daniel, the maternal grandfather of Ruans, the Duke of Greikan.

Now he wasn’t just a snake to be cautious of. To her, he was a snake that she had to kill from now on.

“If what I want is… revenge for my mother and father, can you help me?”

“If that is what you desire, I will pave the path you wish for, young lady Lorencia.”

“The path I want could be a cliff.”

“Even if it’s a cliff, that’s fine.”

Teishar narrowed his eyes beautifully. A smile hung on his lips. Holding Lorencia’s hand, he brought his face close to hers. Then, raising their clasped hands, he kissed the back of her hand and met her violet eyes.

“Young lady Lorencia won’t fall off the cliff alone.”

His large hand cupped Lorencia’s cheek. Teishar, who had come even closer to Lorencia’s face, spoke again in a languid voice.

“I will fall off the cliff together with you, young lady Lorencia.”

“Duke Spencer, you are terribly…”

Lorencia’s words trailed off. Teishar tilted his head.

“You only think of me.”

Teishar’s red eyes shone. Lorencia also smiled at his appearance, grinning as brightly as the sun, looking so pleased for some reason.

“But did the amber fragments show you something?”

“Yes. It showed me what kind of being the child of the goddess Ella is. It showed me many things. From the being that made my mother and father like that… to the contract the black snake of the earth and the child of the goddess Ella with violet eyes made in the distant past.”

The goddess Ella divided her power into seven. The names of the divided powers were the ‘Children of the Goddess Ella’.

The children, following the orders of the goddess Ella, descended to the earth and helped the people.

The child of the goddess Ella with red eyes taught people how to make ‘fire’.

The child of the goddess Ella with orange eyes taught people how to ‘plan’ and ‘design’ to build houses.

The child of the goddess Ella with yellow eyes gave people ‘letters’ so they could converse with each other.

The child of the goddess Ella with green eyes helped people grow edible plants and animals, trees, flowers, and branches.

The children of the goddess Ella with blue eyes and indigo eyes, who were Musilla, taught people about the ‘sea’ and ‘rivers’.

The ability of the last child of the goddess Ella with violet eyes was ‘foresight’. And the ability to turn back time, ‘regression’.

With the wisdom and knowledge learned from the children of the goddess Ella, people began to beautifully decorate this world.

People praised the goddess Ella, the main goddess of this world. But there was a being who was very displeased by this. It was none other than the white snake Saraf, the sister of the goddess Ella.

The more people praised and lauded the goddess Ella, the more jealous the white snake became of her. And she began to eye the position of the goddess Ella at every opportunity.

The white snake was cunning and evil. And in the end, she descended to the earth.