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As the crystal lamp projected twelve light spots formed by the Magic Elements onto the Long Table, Qin Si finally confirmed that the angle of the Ice Rose pattern on the Silver Fork was perfectly aligned.
She took a half step back and glanced at the Throne, where Aelia's Star-Moon Pendant trembled gently with the fluctuations of the Defensive Formation, casting flickering reflections of light on Xue Se, the Lady of the Fortress, at her neck.
"Father."
Lucius's clear voice shattered the crystalline air.
The sound of Padded Boots crunching on the Defensive Rune echoed from the Spiral Staircase. As Leonard's dark green cloak swept through the doorway, all seven elemental candlesticks on the dining table simultaneously erupted with Qing Yan.
Luna kicked her little feet, clad in embroidered Dispel Rune socks, against Qin Si's side. Aelia lowered her gaze, dipping her Silver Spoon into a bowl of Agave soup, just as it concealed the swirling Dark Red in her pupils.
"The Northern Merchants have delivered Cedar Wine." Leonard unfastened the clasp adorned with Phoenix Tail Feathers. As thirty tail feathers brushed over Luna's head, they suddenly curled into a defensive shape. "I heard Lucius can now handle Contracts independently?"
Aelia used Frost Magic to freeze the oil droplets on the edge of her spoon. When she looked up again, her Star-Moon Pendant had returned to a gentle Silver White hue. "Last month he repaired the damaged Teleportation Circle in the East Tower." She gestured for a maid to pour wine for her husband. The sound of Dark Red Liquid being poured into a Crystal Cup was interrupted when Luna suddenly made a Yiya Sound, her small hand accurately slapping down on the Magic Rune Tome that Second Brother had just set down.
"Thanks to my sister reminding me to pay attention to the traps in the Contract Terms regarding Ancient Elvish Language." Second Brother flipped through his Grimoire to a page illustrated with the symbol of Harbinger of Misfortune. His fingertip traced over the signature mark dampened by saliva. "Otherwise, I would still be trapped in my dear friend's Twin Curse."
The sapphire at the tip of Eldest Brother's staff suddenly sparked. He cleared his throat and pressed down on his right leg, which had once suffered from Magic Backlash. "Luna held onto my Amethyst while I cast a spell during the full moon; by the next day, the curse had transferred to the Puppet Doll." The silver greaves revealed their Dark Pattern as he moved; those curses that should have spread to his heart were now quietly lying dormant at his ankles.
Leonard's Dining Knife scraped against the porcelain plate as he cut through snow deer ribs, producing a sharp sound. The medium-rare meat oozed Blood Pearls of a color matching that of Phoenix Tail Feathers.
Brother San suddenly raised his wine glass adorned with Ice Spikes. "Sister knocked over my elemental testing sphere yesterday, and it turned out my true talent is—"
"Enough."
Aelia's Star-Moon Pendant suddenly shifted direction on her neck, and frost crept up the Crystal Cup along her fingertip.
Luna let out a giggle at just the right moment, the Silver Bell tie sweeping across Mother’s hand back, shattering the forming Blizzard Spell into fine snowflakes.
Qin Si retreated into the shadows with a cup of Cedar Wine, noticing the Lady of the Fortress's left hand gently brushing over the folds of her skirt.
The Indigo Flowers spread from the Hemostatic Herb web to beneath the Velvet Curtain, blooming into a secret Cage Pattern at Leonard's feet.
“It’s good for children to be close to their sister,” Leonard said, tossing the bloodstained napkin into the Silver Basin. The Phoenix Tail Feather decoration suddenly ignited at his collar. “But as for Magical Talent...” The flames turned to ice crystals upon touching Luna's swaddling. He narrowed his pupils as he looked at Aelia. “Has the lady made adjustments to the Defensive Formation recently?”
Luna suddenly reached out to grab the Elemental Sphere that Brother San handed her, and from the Seven-Colored Flowing Light emerged an Astrolabe projection.
Aelia wrapped her daughter in her unfastened cloak, the Moonlight Satin lining brushing against her husband’s hand back. “I’ve only reinforced the Protective measures of the East Tower.” Her Star-Moon Pendant suddenly reflected an image of Cedar Forest, and the lingering Rose Scent from the Teleportation Circle seeped through the gaps in the floor tiles as it fluctuated with the Defensive Formation.
When the silver cover of the seventh dish was lifted, Lucius abruptly sliced his portion of Seared Snow Salmon with an Ice Blade.
Tiny ice crystals fell into the Secret Sauce, forming a pattern resembling the Northern Merchant Guild Seal.
Qin Si noticed the boy’s drooping eyelashes casting a spider web-like shadow over Luna and suddenly recalled those reflections in the Nursery Honey Wine Mirror that echoed with Hoofbeats.
“Father, try this Ice Flame Pudding,” Lucius said, pushing a Liuli Lantern filled with blue and white flames toward the Throne. As the flames crossed over the centerline of the dining table, they suddenly transformed into Aelia's eye color. “The cook said it was made from leftover Stardust Sugar from sister's Full Moon Feast.”
Luna suddenly struggled to climb out of her swaddling, and the Silver Bell clinked against the edge of the Liuli Lantern, producing a sound reminiscent of Qingyue Mingxiang.
Aelia steadied the nearly toppling Ice Flame Pudding, the energy from the Defensive Formation seeping through her fingertip into the dessert, freezing the phoenix-shaped flames that danced within into a still Centaurea Specimen.
A crisp sound of shattering porcelain echoed from the end of the Long Table.
As Qin Si turned his head, he caught a glimpse of his elder brother's Silver Greaves flashing with the dark purple hue before the curse transfer, while the curse that should have been on the Puppet Doll was now writhing around his ankle.
Leonard suddenly reached out to press down on Eldest Son Lucius' thin shoulders. The Phoenix Tail Feather ignited with Heiyan at the moment he touched the Curse Mark.
"It seems the Defensive Formation really needs recalibration." Lord shook off his fingers, which had been burned by Ailina's Burn, as frost crept up his sleeve, reflecting the phantom of the Cedar Forest cast by the Star-Moon Pendant.
Aelia lifted Luna to her face and kissed her, the baby's Milk Fragrance brushing past her ear as Xingyue dangled, subtly erasing two runes from the flickering Teleportation Circle's Coordinate.
When the butler struck the eighth chime of the Silver Bell, Qin Si noticed that the snowflakes falling outside began to rise against gravity.
Luna clutched the Elemental Sphere she had snatched from Brother San, twisting the Astrolabe Projection into the shape of hoofprints in the Cedar Forest.
Lucius suddenly stood up, wiping away an imaginary Secret Sauce. The moonlight fell perfectly on the faintly visible burn mark of a Teleportation Circle on his sleeve.
"Actually, during our last trip to the Northern Territory to sign the Contract..." The boy's clear voice startled the phoenix sleeping in the pudding flames. Aelia's fingertip condensed ice crystals that suddenly transformed into fine Stardust, gently falling onto Luna's small face as she opened her Heterochromia eyes.
The Defensive Formation drawn on the Ground began to rotate clockwise in a Cage Pattern, pulling all shadows into a flickering Light Spot.
Lucius lightly tapped his fingertip against the Cup Rim, causing ice crystals to form a spinning Magic Pattern Top at the rim of his cup. "Last time at Ice Crystal Cave practicing Shifting Technique, I accidentally teleported a hibernating Snow Bear to Jasmin Manor Hot Spring Pool." As he spoke, he made an ice top leap onto the dining table, landing precisely at the edge of Father's Crystal Plate amidst everyone's astonished gazes. "That guy chased me for half of Cedar Forest with a head full of Sulfur Crystals."
Brother San chuckled softly as Silver Fork poked at Ice Flame Pudding, sending blue and white sparks flying.
Luna waved the Swaddling Tie adorned with Stardust, sweeping the ancient book cover that Second Brother had just repaired into the creamy soup.
Aelia's lips curved into a frosty smile as she caught a glimpse of her husband's collar, where the Burning Phoenix Tail Feather had already encroached upon the third Xingyue pendant. The light from the crystal chandelier quietly crept up the silver tips of Eldest Daughter's hair.
Leonard's Dining Knife, poised in mid-air above the venison chop, caused juices to spread across the porcelain plate, forming a bloodstain in the shape of a phoenix.
Eldest Brother's Silver Greaves emitted a faint Explosive Sound, and the temporarily suppressed Curse Patterns slithered like awakening serpents, tracing new Tracks around his ankles.
Suddenly, Luna grasped a magical cedar needle that floated before her. The tender sprout unfurled in her palm into a translucent scroll, revealing a Detection Spell commonly used on battlefields in her past life.
"Father should see how the Snow Bear's claw prints look on the ice crystal tower." Lucius flicked an ice top toward the Throne, only for it to be frozen into Ice Mist mid-flight by Aelia's Defensive Formation.
The young man lowered his gaze to wipe nonexistent stains from his sleeve. The moonlight reflected on his wrist, revealing faint Azure marks of Contract Backlash—left from signing the Northern Realm Pact for Father three days ago.
As the Eighth Bell ushered in swirling snowflakes into the hall, Luna's Lactation Burp mingled with a half-formed phrase in Ancient Elvish Language.
Qin Si held tightly to the suddenly restless Little Master, realizing that the Anshen Incense drifting from the Nursery had somehow transformed into the burnt scent of Cedar Resin.
Aelia's Fingertip crystallized into an Ice Crystal Rose just as it was about to bloom, only to be shattered into starlight Dust by her daughter's erratic little kicks.
"It's time to feed Luna Herbal Tea." As Lady of the Fortress rose, Indigo Vine Cage patterns climbed up the Velvet Curtain toward the Crystal Chandelier.
Leonard suddenly grasped his wife's drooping Pi Bo, and the ashes of the Phoenix Tail Feather fell onto Luna's swaddling, burning through the calming curse embroidered in the cotton fabric of the Hidden Layer.
As the nursery's astrolabe projected an unusual track, Luna clutched a half-melted piece of Stardust Sugar, lost in a dream.
The sulfur smell of the battlefield from her past rushed at her. She saw herself raising a staff inlaid with Long Jing, as wind and snow whipped around Xing Mang, tearing open the cloak of the Dark Sorcerer.
A tattered scroll automatically pieced itself together beneath her feet, emerging ancient charms that originated from the Magic Fortress Defense Array.
"Mirror Transfer Spell!" she heard her past self scream. The silver blue light burst forth from the spell Zhang Jian, piercing through the heart of the shadow beast.
The shattered scales were now flickering on the Magic Castle Tiles, perfectly overlapping with the track swept by Leonard's cloak.
In her dream, Luna rolled about, her small hands unconsciously drawing remnants of the battlefield's binding array on the velvet blanket.
Suddenly, the nursery's Honey Wine Mirror reflected hoofprints deep within Cedar Forest, identical to the brand she had seen while tracking traitors on the Ice Field in her past life.
Qin Si's action of tucking in the corners abruptly halted—the pillowcase embroidered with a Sleep Spell was fading in the breath exhaled by the baby.
As the first ray of dawn pierced through the defensive formation, Luna's heterochromia eyes suddenly opened wide, still holding remnants of Long Jing's explosive brilliance.
She clawed at the air with Yi Ya, and remnants of Stardust surprisingly coalesced into a half-damaged Magic Castle Structure Diagram in midair—deep within the Rose Emblem of the East Tower's Teleportation Circle lay a serpent-shaped rift that was eerily linked to her past life’s dark magic.
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