Book 14: Chapter 61
I didn’t feel the pair of eyes would serve me much purpose. I had elven eyes, so my vision was superior to human sight. I didn’t know what different things could be seen through a dragon’s eyes. Perhaps they could see further than everyone else? What purpose would that serve? I only needed to be able to see those I loved. I only needed to see those around me. I was satisfied with just my North; I didn’t need to see any other lands out there.
Mommy Vyvyan nervously watched me. Voice serious, she said, “Son, Son, you should leave something for yourself, shouldn’t you? Every single part on a dragon is extremely valuable and precious to us. You’ve given Luna the heart, so you should at least save something for yourself, right?”
I shook my head. I held the eyes out to Ying, who was next to me. She froze. She correctly guessed what I was thinking. However, the pleasant surprise that came all of a sudden left her frantic and unsure of what to do. She was unable to speak. I noticed her paying attention to the eyes for a long time but didn’t dare to speak up, because it was what my mom gifted me. From both a business and private perspective, she had no way of speaking her mind. Nonetheless, I knew she really wanted them. She didn’t want them for herself but for Xia. Xia really needed a pair of eyes.
I, “Ying, give this pair of eyes to Xia. She needs them. If Xia can see, you’ll be able to guard me without concern, right?”
“WAIT!!” Mommy Vyvyan suddenly yelled out, startling Ying, which lead to her almost tossing them into the fire.
I forcefully shoved the pair of eyes into Ying’s hand. I looked at Mom. Mom looked at me at a total loss for what to do. Startled, she said, “Sorry… Son… I didn’t… I didn’t mean to yell at you… D-Don’t get angry… Son… Please, don’t get angry… I… I wasn’t yelling at you… It’s just… I just… want you to keep some for yourself, Son… This is very rare… With these eyes, you’ll be able to see great distances… You’ll be able to see more scenes… Why… do you want to… give them up…?”
I shook my head: “It’s all right, Mom.”
I touched my own eyes. I had the same eyes as Mommy Elizabeth’s. I compared our eyes before. Both my eye colour and eye shape were the exact same as hers. Though my Dragon Mom’s eyes weren’t ugly and the heteochromia nature had a cool chuunibyou feel to them, the last trace of Mommy Elizabeth on me was very precious to me. I couldn’t bear to give them up. I might not be able to see considerable distances, but I wanted to keep these eyes that were the exact same as Mommy Elizabeth’s.
Softly, I explained, “You and Mommy Elizabeth gave me these eyes. I have the vision of elves, and my eyes resemble Mommy Elizabeth’s. This is your gift to me. I don’t want to lose them. These eyes may not be able to see as far and as clear, but this is your gift to me. I don’t want to throw away your gift for me. I’ve lost my skin already, so I want to keep these eyes that are the same as yours.”