Kael's focus was strangely novel, and it happened to perfectly match Dox's burgeoning gossiping heart.
The two of them went back and forth, already concocting a melodramatic Where Is Daddy? drama in their heads.
Yet when they saw Ma Qiusha's husband, Raven, they both fell silent.
Besides Wai, Raven had returned with the Unresting Old Man, Ma Qiusha, and her son Kolo.
At that moment, Kolo was hiding behind Ma Qiusha, hugging his mother's leg as he timidly peered out.
At first, they thought Kolo was afraid of them. But judging by the direction of his little black-bean eyes, he was not afraid of this group of transcendent beings who might bring disaster. Rather, he feared his father, Raven.
As for why he feared Raven, they could more or less guess.
Raven's attire was simply too... dark.
He wore a blackish-gray robe, its hem inlaid with a ring of tiny skull ornaments that appeared to be silver. On his head sat a huge hat almost comparable to the sun hats worn by noblewomen. Yet it was pure black as well, still adorned with skulls, so it did not look feminine.
On top of that, Raven wore a bird-beak mask. It was not handmade, but the skull of a bird of prey. It was therefore not fully sealed, and the face of a young man could vaguely be seen behind it.
His features were not particularly frightening, but paired with that outfit, he truly carried the decayed old air of the Dark Ages.
In the Wizarding World, such attire would have been acceptable—the sort that made people glance once on the street before turning away. But in the ordinary world, it was far too flamboyant and dark. Especially in the eyes of an innocent child, it was even more terrifying than