Chapter 75 - 76
"Papa," said Anice, not caring for the current conversation. "My earrings...they really belonged to Mama, right?"
"Of course they did, my girl. They’re the exact pair of limiters she used after she first came into her energies." Looking ponderous for a moment, he added, "You said the air around you heated up once you took them off?"
She nodded.
"Then it seems it’s her affinity that you’ve inherited, not mine."
Anice blushed as her father pulled her in for an affectionate hug. "My darling daughter," he said, cupping her face in a fond manner. "You’ve grown to look so much like her. I wish she were here to see how beautiful her child has become."
"Did she really look like me?" Her mother had died shortly after giving birth to her, so Anice had never met the woman in person. She had only seen her in portraits, like the one her father kept in his chambers, as well as the miniature copy of said picture that he had kept in her auntie’s locket before he’d gifted it to Alistar.
"Let’s see...you’ll be thirteen in about half a year, yes? Her and I were a little older than that when we first met, so I can honestly say that the only difference between you now and her then is that you’ve got the eyes of a Silverkin, while she had the eyes of a Halburn."
House Halburn was a small family of minor nobles that was native to the kingdom of Civus, though they were quite well-known as a clan that had produced several reputable magi. From what Anice knew, her parents had met at the arcannia in Valay, which was the only academy in the kingdom for studying magic.
"Tell me more about Mama," said Anice, who hopped up onto her father’s lap and tugged at his sleeve in an encouraging manner. "You never talk about her anymore."