After Moon Dew finished recounting her experiences, she looked up at Granny Tang with wide, dewy eyes. "Granny, Big Brother is really nice! Would you like to meet him?"
Granny Tang smiled and pinched her little cheek, her fingertips brushing the crescent mark on Moon Dew's forehead. "Oh? Did this big brother of yours ask to meet me?"
Moon Dew hurriedly shook her head, clutching the hem of Granny Tang's skirt with her small hand. Her eyes shone. "No, Big Brother doesn't know about you yet. I just think he's a good person, and I want you to meet him too."
Granny Tang did not answer at once. She simply drew Moon Dew gently into her arms.
Moon Dew did not resist in the slightest, nestling into Granny's warm embrace.
Although Granny was much smaller than Moon Dew, whenever Moon Dew leaned against her, Granny felt impossibly tall and warm.
As Moon Dew nestled against her, thoughts stirred in Granny Tang's eyes.
Moon Dew had not revealed anything about the Witch's Cottage to outsiders. That offered Granny Tang some comfort.
She also understood that Moon Dew wanted to introduce a good friend she had made to her "family."
Granny Tang understood all of that.
The real issue was the strange Dawn's Dream. The dreamer named Angel did warrant attention, but he was not the main concern.
Still, she could use this opportunity, and the pretext of meeting Angel, to explore Dawn's Dream for herself.
Having settled on that, Granny Tang's expression gradually eased.
"All right, I'll meet this big brother of yours." Granny Tang nodded lightly. "I'd like to see what Dawn's Dream is like, too."
Delight lit Moon Dew's face. "Really? Shall we go now, Granny?"
Granny Tang smiled and nodded. "We can."
Moon Dew did not hesitate. "I'll