We went into the orphanage at my village and the kids greeted me, "Esmund!" I turned around to face Irene who had kids pulling at her wings.

I laughed at the sight. "Esmund! Help! I am very inexperienced with kids!"

That only caused me to laugh more....

"Miss," Constance asked, " are you a chicken?"

"Pardon me?" Irene asked, exasperated

"I mean, are you really a chicken? You have chicken wings and shout for help from Esmund like a chicken as well."

That slayed me. I was rolling on the floor with laughter.

"What is your name miss?" Constance asked again

"Oh, little one, my name is Irene."

Collective gasps were heard from the kids.

"D-do you mean, Irene as in-"

"Irene the Matron? Yes, yes I am." Irene interrupted, while her wings disappeared.

"Esmund! You never told me Irene was your friend."
"Esmund!"
"Esmund!"

The kids bombarded me with questions about my crush when she herself answered.

"Your Esmund here will be a member of the Divine Warriors." Irene announced, proud.

Gasps were once again heard from the kids and they bowed down to me.

"O-oh, no need to bow kids."

The kids then stood up and went back to their normal lives.

The whole afternoon was spent with Irene, passing out the flower crowns that we made and finally sitting on the playground together. I could never be happier.

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Esmund and I spent the whole afternoon handing out the flower crowns that we made together. They were beautiful. Soon after that, we sat at the playground, watching the kids play.

I wish I can have some one day. It was a delightful experience. I should do it more often.

"Hey, Irene?"

"Yes Esmund?"

"Why do you not have experience with kids when you have lived for 5 thousand years?"

"Well, I can never go out in peace since my face is known widely last time. The closest I got to a child was when I was to save them." I replied with a wistful look.

"Oh....were you really THAT popular last time?"

"Yes I was THAT popular, I stopped the war between humans and Wyverins. Plus, everyone wants to be my friends after that but they have cruel intentions."

"That's sad...." Esmund pondered.

"That's right, hey Esmund, what's that?" I asked, pointing to a contraption with two seats hanging from it.

"That's a swing" Esmund replied, curiosity clear on his face.

"How do you ride it?" I asked as Esmund pulled me towards the 'swing' and planes me into one of the seats and pushed me.

"This is how you ride it." He said as he pushed me slightly harder than the first, making me go higher.

"Wwweeeeee!," I cheered, "this is so fun!"

We did that and tried other contraptions as well like the 'slide', the 'sandbox' and the 'seesaw' until we were interrupted.

"Eeerrrr, excuse me Lady Irene?"

I turned to face a group of kids looking sheepishly at me. Curious, I replied them, "That's me."

"Well, we were wondering if you can do a magic show together with Esmund  here since today will be the last day that we are playing with him...." One of them requested while sniffing.

"Oh darlings," I cooed, "Esmind here won't be gone forever, he can and will visit here time and again and yes, we will do a magic show for you."

All the children gathered around us as I made the playground into a Winter Wonderland filled with snow golems and did a few tricks as ice and made Esmund levetate.

Alas, it was time to leave as children have to sleep, "I had fun Esmund, thank you for showing me that kids are not just wing-pulling monsters."

"No problem Irene, I think think that you are a natural when it comes to kids. Here," he replied as he placed a purple and white crystal crown on top of my head. I had two new favorite colours now.

"Awwww, thank you Esmund, you have no idea how grateful I am!"

"No need to thank me Irene, it's you who I have to thank," he replied sheepishly.

" Why?" I questioned further, meting the curious person I am.

"Well, you saved me from my father."

"That's no problem!" I replied back as I placed my hood that is attached to my cloak and grew back my wings.

"I'll see you tomorrow! I have to get to my village's tailor!" I called out as I zoomed back to my village...

It has been an interesting day...

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Irene isn't so bad. I actually like her more. She isn't one to like attention and she actually is cute when she took care of the kids.

I headed back home to see my Father, I tried to sneak past him but failed.

He saw me and immediately got onto his knees and begged for forgiveness. Of course I forgived him then, you should do something before its too late and you'll regret it for life....

I then headed to pack up my things and went to bed....it's going to be a long day tomorrow.

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I was home and say my temple which is also my home and proceeded to build Esmund's.

By the time I had finished, his home was magnificent. It was a two-story mansion, fitted with a guard tower and connected to the guard training area where he can train the guards.

I sighed with contentment, I am CLAWsome I thought, giggling to myself before making my wings dissolve into thin air and heading to bed.

Tomorrow is a big day, welcoming the second member of the Divine Warriors.