Ancestry One – The Call to Lukedona

The dinner table was unusually quiet, only the unavoidable sounds of table ware present. Normally someone would have started talking about their day by now but no one dared to gain Frankenstein's attention; M-21 included.

M' had returned home with Tao and Takeo to find Frankenstein glaring at Gejutel. The Clan Leader had used their entrance as an opportunity to leave since 'all his duties had been fulfilled here'. He had added a hurried assurance that the Anapa where fine then, for all intent and purpose, fled Frankenstein's wrath.

No one wanted to remind Frankenstein what had happened today.

That Gejutel was meant to be child sitting hadn't occurred to M' when he offered contracts to the three of them. Frankenstein seemed to be remembering events anyway given the way his aura was leaking from time to time.

"Would you please pass the sauce?" Victor's polite request broke the silence.

M' was reaching for the jug before he remembered that Victor was not allowed the sweeteners after his last sugar high; what had the kids eaten today? Frowning at the boy he used the sweet soy sauce himself then passed the jug to Seira, she accepted it with grace.

"May I have 'he sauce?" That was Cadis, who didn't get sugar highs but was known to let Victor eat off his plate. The dark haired kid had a very small appetite for anything that wasn't sweet. A small appetite over all; he didn't consume large amounts of anything.

"No Cadis," Thankfully Frankenstein responded before M' or Seria could react to the request, "you tempted a kidnapper." Now this M' didn't know. Cadis ducked his head in a guilty manner before raising watery eyes to his guardian.

"Sorry, I didn' want the o'hers to be 'aken and hur'." The adorable display seemed to raise Frankenstein's ire more, what did the kid do?

"You're not sorry at all, don't say otherwise." Ah, right the scientist valued honesty.

"Cadis was sorry for upsetting you, not his actions." Victor defended Cadis. That actually sounded likely. Frankenstein seemed to agree but he didn't look ready to drop the subject.

M' focused on finishing his soy covered meal so he could leave the table fast, even if it would mean no sweets; if they were still having sweets from now on when Victor couldn't join in. Frankenstein glanced at his master than accepted Victor's explanation with a nod.

M' was over halfway through his meal when Cadis declared himself finished, with a third of everything still on his plate. A look at Frankenstein's face and M' was wishing Gejutel had stuck around, the boss wouldn't be nearly as twitchy if he had been able to finish venting on the person mainly responsible for the kids earlier predicament.

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Rajak hadn't been able to refuse Rael's request to see Seira but given the complicated nature of the Lords command he couldn't simply let his brother go alone. So they both ended up at Ye Ran High that Seira and Regis were attending. To think there were Nobles with the power to ignore the previous Lords words living with the humans.

Rael wanted to freeze the humans and summon the other out unnoticed. Rajak vetoed the notion immediately; they would walk in like a human a get proper permission for them to forgo their responsibilities as 'students' at this school.

Three humans that were clearly modified lead them to the Principle in charge of the establishment. Mr. Lee looked at them and an expression of recognition flashed briefly across his face. Rael who was still impatient to see Seria and irritated that there was modified humans where she was staying likely didn't notice it.

"We need to speak with Seira J. Loyard immediately, relieve her of her duties, immediately." Rael's tone not appropriate but the human, with an impressive show of refinement, kept his smile and politely ignored the tone.

"May I ask your relation with my student? You will need appropriate authority to interrupt her studies." Mr. Lee addressed Rajak himself with the question.

"Miss Seira is my peer. The Lord has directed me to pass on her word." Rajak prodded Real who briefly displayed the scroll containing the Lords word. This human had recognised them, how and from where?

Mr Lee sent a quick message to a Mr Park who was currently responsible for overseeing and directing Seria's studies. He invited them to partake in the tea available then excused himself as there was work he needed to finish. His refinement didn't diminish the entire time and Rajak was pleased to have some tea quietly with his brother, the rustle of papers as Mr. Lee continued his work remained background noise.

In a matter of minutes there was a knock on the door and Mr. Lee permitted the entry of no one less than Clan Leader Seria herself. Real stood up and greeted her in a manner that looked even more unrefined when contrasted with Mr. Lee's greeting.

The three nobles settled to their tea drinking and Mr. Lee was politely ignored as he continued to work instead of joining them for tea.

"The Lords word was mentioned." Seira began, holding her tea cup with more refinement than she could have before accompanying Regis on his coming of age ceremony.

"Ah, Yes. The lord requires you to pass on her message to those Gejutel paid his respects to during his stay. You are then summoned back to Lukedona with Regis to clear up some confusing aspects of Gejutel's report." Rael was forgetting to sip his tea.

Seira put down her now empty cup and focused on the Kertia. "I, Seira J. Loyard hear and obey the Lord." Rajak prodded Rael again and he finally passed on the Lord's word to the intended recipient. Seria scanned the scroll then dismissed it from existence.

They all stood but instead of farewelling them and expressing her expectancy of seeing them again soon, Seira turned to Mr. Lee and informed him that the Lord desired his and Sir Raizel's presence as soon as possible. The human they had been politely ignoring was one of the nobles who could be inattentive to the Previous Lord's word?

Rajak quickly dismissed himself forcing Rael to do the same; hopefully the next time they meet they would make a better impression on Mr. Lee. Well, that did explain his refinement.

So new POV from Rajak, Chapter feels rushed but that may just be the dialogue.

The poor kids are going to be banned from eating snacks with the children now.

(Victor just what did you do on your sugar high that made Franken lay down the law? Or better yet what was in your happy meal?(Open to suggestions, planning to write it as an extra))