Chapter 162 - EVO
***Tirnanog, Aerie Flagship***
***Astra***
“It feels so good to be back!” I joyfully pumped a fist. My arm was healed, though it still felt a little stiff. Nonetheless, Thalia had finally attested to my full recovery.
“I swear, one more day at home with that damned brood of mine and I would have gone nuts,” I continued. “Two weeks of watching them twenty-four-seven was exhausting. Please remind me to pay Kiera back for her efforts. I don’t know how she does it. She is an angel.”
Despite the woman's somewhat eccentric view of how human reproduction should be handled.
“I remember them looking at least as relieved as you are right now when you said you would return to work,” Thalia giggled. “And don’t worry about Kiera. Firstly, watching and studying the kids coincides with her chosen field of study. And secondly, while she might have some strange ideas, Kiera loves working with children. As far as I know, she had her current job for decades now and I have never heard her even mention changing occupations. Even though that is something most of the old folk do without a second thought when they get fed up.”
I sighed and nodded. In truth, I couldn’t be mad at Kiera for taking the opportunity to go on a vacation. She surely thought I should take care of the gang of little rascals when I was already on sick leave. If Kiera ever bailed out on me permanently, I would be in real trouble.
“Those brats, they are so smart and yet they can’t be bothered to consider the consequences of their actions!” I retorted, the molerat incident was still very vivid in my memories. “Either Kiera is not telling me about half the mischief they get up to under her supervision or they hold back when they are with her.”
I swear, I almost had a heart attack when I saw those damned puppet legs hanging out of the molerat’s maw and thought it to be one of the kids. I lost ten years of my life at that moment!