Soon, the te night had arrived, and it was time for Drad his group to leave for their inn.
Demeter had left earlier, as she had some other matters to attend to.
The goddess was quite busy with her various responsibilities.
As they prepared to make their way back, Draco leased to have saved some sweet treats for Cleo, the you daughter of the inn keeper, back at the inn.
Bahamut, Demeter, Cir, Eleni, Dimitra, and Vasiliki had bee quite the sweet monsters when it came time to share desserts.
They had ed so much, despite g they were full, that it was a rather frightening experience for Drabsp;
Fortunately, he had mao secure some of the sweets for Cleo, as they had promised her earlier in the day.
"Do you all have to leave?" Bahamut asked, standing at the door of her house.
It was evident that she was relut to be aloer having such a fun time with the group.
"We will be back by the m, so don't worry." Draco reassured her.
Internally, he thought, 'Seems like we've got ourselves quite a needy goddess.'
"Sigh, you all take care and stay safe," Bahamut replied, relutly bidding them farewell.
The group quickly made their way to the inn, which was not too far from Bahamut's house.
As they walked, Draced at his map and noticed that most of the pces they had visited throughout the day were located around the western area of the city.
‘How odd,’ he mused to himself.
‘We arrived from the western gate as well.’ he thought.
Soon, they arrived back at the inn, ready to turn in for the day.
They had left almost everything at Bahamut's house, so they didn't have much with them.
"Wele back," the innkeeper greeted them upon notig their return.
"Ah, I fot to save some sweets for Cleo!" Eleni suddenly excimed.
"We fot too." Vasiliki, Cir, and Dimitra nodded in agreement.
Vasileios, Nikoos, and Michalis chimed in, "We didn't eveo touch the sweets, so no bme on the boys' side."
"Ugh, what do I do? What do I tell her?" Eleni muttered.
She paused for a moment, then thought, 'Maybe she might have fotten.'
Draco, seeing the unfolding situation, reassured them, "Rex, I saved some."
"Thank you so much, Draii!" Eleni said, hugging him with relief.
"That's why I love you very much." she added.
"I know, now let go," Draco replied, used to his sisters' dramatic dispys.
It was te at night, and Cleo was already asleep, so Draco hahe sweets for her to her mother, the innkeeper.
"Thank you," the innkeeper said with a smile.
"I don't get to make or buy such treats anymore for my you daughter Cleo, since I'm always busy running the inn." she said.
“It no problem” Eleni replied.
"By the way, will you be having dinner now?" the innkeeper asked.
"No, we've already eaten. Are the baths still open?" Draquired.
"Yes, I'll prepare some hot water now," the innkeeper replied.
With that decided, the group took a bath and turned in for the night.
They khat the day would also be a busy one.
The day…………
The m, the group woke up quite early to begin their day.
After freshening up, they all headed downstairs to have breakfast.
“Good m,” Draco greeted the innkeeper who was entering the inn.
"M, I hope you all slept well," the innkeeper replied warmly, a genuine smile grag her features.
"That we did," Michalis chimed in, his voice carrying a hint of te.
Eleni then approached the kit door, where Cleo eeking out.
"M, Cleo," Eleni greeted the child, but ply avoided eye tact, appearing a bit sullen.
'Well, I 't bme her,' Draused inwardly.
'We did return rather te st night.' he thought.
The group soon took their seats, and one of the innkeeper's older daughters arrived, pg some delectable-looking breakfast dishes oable.
"Enjoy your breakfast, nya," the young woman said, her tone cheerful and melodic.
"Today's breakfast looks delectable," Cir excimed, her eyes gleaming with anticipation.
"Yes, it does smell divine," Dimitra added, her gaze fixed oeaming soup in front of her.
"I wonder what kind of soup this is?" she muttered.
As they savored their meal, Draco couldn't help but remember the versation they had the previous day.
"Oh, yes, I almost fot to mentioerday," he said, his voice taking on a more serious tone.
"Whe to the guild, please be cautious. I'm quite sure that oddess is going to draw a lot of unwatention." he warned.
Nikoos nodded solemnly. "Yeah, I already imagihat," he said, his brow furrowing slightly.
Throughout the breakfast, Cleo tio steal g the group, her curiosity evidee her reluce to engage.
It looked like she wao say something but couldn’t bring herself to e forward.
Eleni, being observant, noticed Cleo’s as and decided to take a.
Walking up to the kit door, Elely coaxed Cleo to joi the table.
The young girl, though initially hesitant, did not resist Eleni's gentle persuasion.
"M, Cleo," the group greeted the child warmly as Eleni guided her to a seat.
"M," Cleo responded, her voice barely audible as she avoided eye tact.
After a moment of silehe small girl spoke up.
"Thank you for the sweets yesterday," she murmured, her words barely above a whisper.
Draco couldn't help but wonder about the child's ge in behaviour.
'She seemed so attached yesterday, but now...' he thought, his brow furrowing slightly.
"You're wele," Eleni replied, her tone soft and reassuring.
"Do you want to eat breakfast with us?" Cir asked, her voice filled with warmth.
Cleo responded with a slight nod of her head, and Dimitra and Vasiliki immediately shifted their seats closer, eagerly the young girl bits and pieces of their own meal.
The rest of the group, Michalis, Nikoos, Vasileios, and Draco, focused on their own food, tent to let the others eh Cleo.
As breakfast came to an end, the group bid farewell to the innkeeper and Cleo, ready to go to Bahamut's house.
On their way, they made sure to purchase some breakfast for their goddess, knowing full well that her ary skills were g.
It didn't take long before they arrived at their destination.
Draco stepped up to the door and knocked, but there was no response.
After a few more attempts, he decided to use the spare key Bahamut had given him the previous day.
As they ehe quiet house, Draco couldn't help but wonder if their goddess was still asleep.
"Dimitra, you check her room?" he asked, knowing that it would be inappropriate for him to intrude on a dy's private quarters unannounced.
Dimitra nodded and made her way to Bahamut's room, her footsteps eg iillness of the house.
Upoering, she found the goddess still slumbering, unaware of their arrival.
Returning to the main room, Dimitra reported her findings to the others.
"She's still asleep," she informed them, her voice soft so as not to disturb the goddess.
They had e with the iion of heading to the guild early with their goddess aering their newly formed familia.
This would give them enough time to fiheir pasks, and still have time to ehe dungeon.
“So why didn’t you wake her up?” Vasiliki asked.
“S…she looked too cute and peaceful while sleeping, so I couldn’t bring myself to wake her up” Dimitra replied, c her now flushed fa embarrassment.
