Flower Sleep

Brizel decided to light a campfire to warm up her body. Her brief encounter with Sam earlier made her even more curious about the wolf nation, the nation that was her lover's enemy.

But unexpectedly, when she was about to take some food inside the tent, Brizel was surprised by Sam's return. The man came back in a hurry.

"Sam? You came back?" the girl asked in surprise.

"I have to tell you something," he said in what seemed like a hurry.

"What's wrong? Did something happen to your people?" the girl suddenly felt worried about the wolf nation.

Sam asked Brizel to sit down. He told her that Brizel's face looked a lot like Giselle, the chief's wife. 

"Giselle? That's impossible Sam. Her daughter just died, after all I'm just an ordinary human while she, a werewolf," Brizel didn't want to guess right away that Giselle was her biological mother.

"I'm not sure if she's your mother or not either. After all, Miss Giselle has no other children besides Arnanta's daughter. But your faces are so similar, that's what makes me believe you're Miss Giselle's child," he said.

Brizella's beautiful face is a combination of Alister and Giselle. Her hair, eye color, nose are very similar to Giselle, but her eyebrows tend to be Alister. That's why when Giselle and Brizel are put together, it will be very difficult to distinguish except for the eyebrows.

"Never mind that it's just a coincidence! After all, in this world it is said that a person has 7 doubles in the world, right? Anyway now I'm just curious about that wolf nation goddess, what does she look like?" asked Brizel who changed the topic.

"She's definitely very beautiful. But I've read in the book of prophecy, that the 7th goddess is special compared to other goddesses because she appears after hundreds of years. After she is truly said to be a goddess, her hair will change into two colors, blonde and black, a blend of two nations," Sam explained, according to the book he had read.

"Can Arnanta's daughter be considered a goddess?" the girl asked curiously.

"No! She was purely born as a wolf nation, even though her birth was highly anticipated like welcoming the goddess," he explained, to which Brizella nodded in response.

"They must be very fond of Arnanta's daughter, right?" guessed Brizella.

"That's right. She was much loved by her father's people. It was difficult for Chief Marcus and his wife to have offspring so they were very excited when Arnanta's daughter was born," he replied.

"Do you yourself belong to the wolf nation?" asked Brizella who was not at all afraid of the beast demon.

"I-" Sam trailed off.

The man exhaled, finding it hard to tell the story of his origins as he was not born special like the princesses of Arnanta and the goddesses.

"I am not a pure werewolf. My mother was a human, and my father was a werewolf. When I found out that my mother was killed by my father's people, I was very angry and hated the wolf people," he explained briefly.

Brizella was shocked. It turned out that Samuel was not a pure werewolf. He still has human blood.

"Woahh, are you a god?" asked Brizella in amazement.

Sam smiled wryly, "Unfortunately not, because gods and goddesses can only be possessed if they are born of blue blood, and I'm not," he replied a little bitterly.

Brizella stroked her shoulder, giving her empathy.

"When my mother was killed, I was so angry. I regretted my fate of having a wolf in me, so my mother had to endure everything," he added.

"Does the wolf nation know you were born of mixed blood?" the girl asked again.

"I know. But they don't care. They don't think I'm special or dangerous either. After all, my mother is gone because of them," he said sadly.

"Your mom would be proud to see her son grow up strong like you," she praised.

"No! I'm so weak!" he retorted.

"There's one more thing I want to tell you but I hope you'll keep it to yourself," the man pleaded.

"Is it a secret?" guessed the girl.

"You could say that. It's the secret of my people," he chuckles.

"Alright, I'll take care of that. I don't know any wolf people other than you anyway," the girl was honest.

Brizella felt that she got along well with Samuel, even though she had only just met him. However, Jeff's shadow repeatedly comes to warn Brizella not to get too close to Samuel, but Brizel seems to forget about Jeff. She was too focused on listening to the life of the wolf nation.

"I felt hurt when my mother was killed by my people, so I secretly had a relationship with Arnanta's daughter to avenge my pain, unfortunately I fell in real love with her. And it hurt like hell when she left me," the man finally revealed what his secret was.

"Princess Arnanta? So you were once her lover?" responded a slightly surprised Brizella.

Sam nodded slowly, "At first it was revenge, but then I really loved her," the man explained.

"But she's a princess. Does her father know about this?" the girl was curious about Sam and Arnanta's relationship.

"No, we didn't. We had a secret relationship without anyone knowing because I'm quite self-conscious. She's a blue blood, while I'm just a commoner," he chuckles.

"How did you feel when Arnanta died?" said the girl.

"Obviously I'm devastated. But before she was buried, I said that I wanted her back in a different form, now I've found her," the man explained.

"Woah really? Who is she?" asked Brizella curiously.

"Yourself," he said confidently.

****

Samuel's words made Brizella unable to sleep. She kept thinking about Samuel. Did Samuel really think she was Arnanta's replacement? Obviously that was a long way off.

The girl tried to close her eyes. Until finally she fell asleep soundly. But when she was in the subconscious, she saw herself wearing a white dress, her hair was also longer than this, the color of her hair was two colors, black and blonde and her golden yellow eyes were lit up.

There she also saw a man who had the same eyebrow shape as her smiling at her.

"My daughter, one day you will defend your mother's nation, go! Comfort her! She must miss you very much. You will bring peace between the vampire and wolf nations, for the purpose of your birth is to bring peace," the man said.

"But, who are you? Are you my father?" Brizella tried to ask for an answer.

"I am indeed your father. I am the one who caused you to be born into this world. We can't be together daughter, but your presence will bring a smile to everyone, including your mother," he explains.

"But, where is mom now?" Brizella was still looking for answers from this man who claimed to be her father.

"Go! Destiny will take you to your mother! You are the hope of all nations," the man pleaded.

"Why me?" the girl asked.

"Because you are different, daughter. Go, you have a long way to go. You are their hope!" he said and disappeared followed by the same light that protected Brizella from Samuel's attack.

"Dad!" cried Brizella.

The girl realized that she was dreaming. Her father came to her as if to give her a hint that she should strive to meet her mother.

Brizella then grabbed some mineral water and took a sip to calm her mind.

"Why was I like in that dream,-" the girl tried to remember.

She remembered Samuel's words about a goddess who had long hair of two different colors. 

"But I'm happy because I can see Father. But, why didn't he give me any clues as to where he is now? He only told me about mom, but at least I know what my dad looks like," she thought with tears in her eyes.

Alister deliberately entered the girl's dream to encourage her to defend the wolf nation. He, never held a grudge against the wolf nation even though he died at their hands. Alister knew that his daughter was a goddess.

Happy, that's what Brizella felt even though it was only in a dream when she saw her father. However, it all seemed real to her. Maybe it's because Brizella misses her father too much.

The girl took the necklace her mother had given her and began to examine it. It was true what Samuel had said, that the bracelet was no ordinary bracelet. However, was it true that she was a special princess? But who was her real mother? Various questions were still lodged in her head.

"Mom, I was hoping to find you,"