Book 15: Chapter 56
At night, I specifically left before work hours were officially over, because I wanted to see Dragon Mom in advance to let her know about the dragons. I decided to do it, so I had to tell Dragon Mom in case she couldn’t wait. Hence, I knocked on Mom’s door at night and quietly called, “Mom.”
To ensure Dragon Mom didn’t have any misgivings, I told even Luna to stay behind; I came over alone. I heard footsteps from inside. Dragon Mom opened the door and, with a consoled smile, questioned, “You’re here, Son. Come in. Is something the matter?”
I smiled. I could tell Dragon Mom was eager. Dragon Mom didn’t hide any ulterior motives, after all, thereby making it easy to discern what she was thinking from the look in her eyes. Her eyes were gleamed with eagerness. She interlocked her fingers as though she was waiting for me to say something she wanted to hear. I knew she wanted to know about the dragons. However, I couldn’t do anything except wait for news.
“Sorry, Mom.” I still apologised, though.
Mom’s gaze went dull, but she quickly regained her spirit. She shook her head with a smile: “It’s okay. It’s okay. Mommy can see that you, indeed, are very busy, Son. This isn’t very important, so… it’s okay if you take care of it later. The most important thing is that you do not exhaust yourself… That woman is right… I can’t be so wilful and make you suffer. I’m your mom, after all…”
“No… Mom, you’re my mom, and I’m your son. If you need anything, you have every right to tell me about it. It’s my job as your son.”
“It’s all right. Mommy is all right. Time is the most worthless thing to dragons. I absolutely can wait. I believe my dragon kin won’t vanish in mere days, so it’s all right. It’s totally all right. Son, finish your work here, first. I can wait.” Dragon Mom shook her head, and then poured me a cup of hot water…
You read that right. Dragon Mom began to drink tea, but she didn’t seem to know how to brew it. We didn’t have express coffee machines. You had to mix the ingredients as you brewed it for there to be flavour.. Dragon Mom wasn’t able to do that yet.
I had a drink. Mom sat down on the bed. While she had a smile to comfort me, her gaze was truthfully lonely. I knew she could wait, and it wouldn’t trouble me, but that wasn’t what I wanted. My mom could wait, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t allow there to be several dragons roaming in my North. That was frightening to even think about. If it was possible to find them, I had to find them.