EDWIN ASHER P.O.V:

I don't have any children, but when I see children who are lonely, I can't help but take them in.

My wife, Lara agrees with me, and we cared for our children even though we are not their biological parents.

We now have a daughter named Alice and four sons named Rock, Ron, Roy, and Ethan.

Everyone was unique in their own way, but Ethan stood out. We've felt connected since Ethan arrived at our house.

Ethan is without a doubt a lovely child. With his black hair and lovely smile, he was the cutest baby we'd ever seen.

And as he grew, his clear black eyes with long eyelashes that wouldn't lose to a girl and a stature slightly taller than others his age, he became the world's most adorable eight-year-old child. Not that I'm showing Ethan a special attention or anything, he is just too cute for his own good.

We couldn't help ourselves; our son was always perfectly obedient and gracious.

Ethan never cried after I took him in and was always happy. He was always well-mannered and cheerful. We were all concerned about his inability to speak clearly.

Haha...

Normally, a child's linguistic ability develops at the age of two, but Ethan is still developing at the age of eight barely passed the mark. He also has a unique baby voice that both us and the children didn't want to correct because it was sweet.

It was mostly overlooked because Ethan had a face that appeared to be carved out of jade. We couldn't help but admire his beautiful skin and adorable dimples.

Despite all of the adorable things we'd seen, he was the most talented and quick learner. He already mastered his Wind mana and perfected his sword styles that I thought him.

Even after all of his daytime training, my wife and I noticed Ethan sneaking out of the house to train himself from the age of six.

He walks deep into the forest and sits at the cliff's edge to meditate.

After that he climbs up the tree and do some different kind of body physical trainings.

We were concerned about him because of his age, but he appeared to be very mature. And with some sneaking behind him, I gradually ignored it because I was relieved he had his own schedule to stay healthy.

Normally, he would return home after three hours of training, but my wife woke me up yesterday, worried that Ethan hadn't returned. My wife was extremely concerned that Ethan was attacked by beasts or something, so I went looking for him.

After finding Ethan, I discovered four corpses devoured by Pantherdogs, one of which was also dead.

They appeared to be slave dealers. I knew Ethan was gifted, but I had no idea he could take on four adults by himself and kill them so quickly.

There was carriage, and I heard Ethan's voce inside. When I got close to the carriage, I noticed an assassin standing at the entrance.

I quickly hid myself from him and reinforced my ear to hear what was going on.

Suddenly, the man went away taking an elf girl from inside. The only thing I could think of was Ethan should've save the girl from the slave traders, and it was the truth.

Ethan apologised when he came out, but I was proud of what he did.

I took him home without saying anything.

He should have been mystified because we didn't frown on him killing someone. But, I had my own fair share of businesses.

So...we just went about our life as normal since the morning, and Ethan is putting up with it. I can't simply tell the others about their younger brother murdering someone. Wouldn't they act awkward or avoid Ethan.