The flames burned over the pebbles. The second pebble bore two different runes, meaning 99.7%—mixed-blood ordinary house cat, and 0.3%—Sun Child.
"In ancient legends, the Sun God once bestowed scorching solar divine power upon his followers, creating an entirely new race: the Sun Children. This cat's ancestor can probably be traced back to one of them."
Grace was worried that Shade might not know, so she explained in advance. Although such a case was rare, it was not entirely impossible. Moreover, Little Mia could be treated as a symbol of the "Sun" in Gaddis Library, so this result was actually quite normal.
"This way, I wonder whether Little Mia might possess supernatural power."
"Even this relic's appraisal has its limits. Sir, if you wish to continue investigating, we can find other relics."
Seeing Shade fall into thought, Helen offered the suggestion softly. This time, however, Shade refused:
"We can discuss Mia later. As for me, I don't think there's any need to test my bloodline again. Other relics probably won't yield any results either."
Helen and Grace could not leave Middlesburg's boundaries. If they did leave, they could only follow at Shade's side, so they could not help him conduct other investigations.
The Red Butterfly Young Ladies could tell that Shade had something on his mind, so they said no more and instead spoke with him about the Butterfly God's banquet during the Fifth Epoch.
Today was Sunday. According to the plan, Shade was to enter the time of autumn in the Fifth Epoch, 4791, one final time and help one of the witches Blanchett, Nun Perry, or Mr. Fred Lyman gain the favor of the Butterfly God's followers.
Last time, he and his companions had already offered a ballad to the deity. This time, they were to offer poetry.