The royal family soon took me to a new room that Drogan didn’t show me yet, it was very fancy and had a large seating area in the middle of it while on the back walls stood a few well dressed humans with platters that where covered. I looked at them quizzically as drogan took me to where he sits.

“ this is the dinning area this table sits a lot of people dad uses it for his meetings with his vassals but we are using it to welcome you to our home we hope you stay for a long time,” he smiled wide as he pulled out a seat for me to sit in.

I felt a lot better as he talked on it was fun to listen to him, to learn about their home, their kingdom and their people. Once again I was given a plate of very delicious looking food, this time it was a fish dish, with asparagus and potatoes.

“ the seamstress will be here tomorrow before breakfast ill have a maid bring you to my room, besides that is there anything else you need ?” Queen Starla asked as she watched me carefully. This time I didn’t eat any of the silverware but still ate the food with my hands I was too embarrassed to even try and use them.

“ ooh can she join in my studies or go to the academy with me ? I’ll be accepted in two years anyways she’s practically a noble, though maybe she should take lessons I don’t want anyone to make fun of her!” Drogan chirped as he wiped at the remnants of food by my lips with a cloth, as the king and queen nodded while looking at me.

“ true, since she will be staying with us for some time we should make sure everything is to her liking, do you mind if we give you a debutante, everyone in the entire kingdom will then know who you are, we can have you both share the same day in two years time” King Atlas nodded softly as he looked at me smiling wide

I nodded my head I didn’t mind everyone knowing who I was as long as I was able to work on my other planets and systems staying here and joining in on their custom was a joy.

“ You get your debut one the same day I’m given my title of crown prince, that means we have to teach you how to dance!” Drogan stared at me with a wild grin, he was truly a child filled with the brightest joy

“ I hope you all do not mind if my children also get to witness such day ?” I asked as they all nodded vigorously

“ we’d love nothing more then have every able body to witness your debut.” Both queen and king said

“ oh we can even have your fireworks too !” Drogan chimed as his eyes sparkled

“ Fireworks?” the king looked confused

“ Yeah bone did this cool light show with her fire it sparked with different colors and shapes, it was so pretty I wonder if the alchemist could replicate it” he pondered

“ that does sound pretty I can’t wait to see it” the queen smiled as the servants took the plates and returned with glasses filled with a sweet smelling substance

I blinked as I sniffed it curiously, the sweetness was unfamiliar, it didn’t resemble fruit at all and it’s dark color was a mystery to me.

“ it’s called chocolate pudding “ Drogan smiled as he handed me my spoon

I nervously took it from him. I then watched as they all pushed their spoons into the pudding and tried to copy their movements. It was slightly difficult to tone down the heat of my mouth but I soon got it to a safe temperature that the silver didn’t melt right away when in contact. Then I popped the spoonful of pudding into my mouth.

The sweetness that enveloped my tongue was something beyond what I even knew of what was put on my planet.

“ This is delicious!” I yelped startling the staff.

“ Who brought this chocolate, is it called, who brought this on the planet I must know what god did this and thank them!!” I squealed as I gobbled down the rest of the pudding as the royal family smiled and laughed.

“ I’ll make sure the chef knows that you love his hand made chocolate pudding it’s his prized work.” King Atlas laughed heartily.

Dinner and dessert was truly an experience that I will keep forever in my memories, spending time with those who saw me as apart of their family. It was to be cherish deeply.

Following a maid I was guided to the far side of the queens palace to one of the smaller palaces, the maid opened the doors and what was before me as a grandiose room, walking into the room one was met with the parlor that had a door behind it, the new door opened to a grand hallway that led to a bedroom and another that led to the bathing room. It was far to much I was astonished truly that they would even go this far to make me as comfortable as possible.

“ there’s a rope here my lady, you pull this and we maids will come and get you ready for the day, as well if you want snack, or want to go out for a walk in the garden. “ she smiled sweetly as she showed me the rope by the bed made up of some soft purple fabric.

I thanked her as she soon left closing the doors behind her. I took off the cloak once more letting it fall to the ground before exploring my room. There was a table with some kind of looking glass I could see myself in much more clearly then the river. It took the time to really look at my new body, seeing what dragon parts would appear and what would vanish, suddenly I heard a knock i froze as the door opened before I could get my cloak back on.

“ Bone dear I forgot to get this back for you it’s the potion… oh I’m so sorry sweetheart I didn’t know if you where asleep already!” Queen Starla giggled softly as she set the bottle by the bedside

“ ill let the staff know if you want so they won’t be taken by surprise “ she smiled kindly as she neared me, I put my head to her neck and shoulder area softly nuzzling into her, she truly reminded me of mother god, it made me miss her very much.

“ mother…” I whimpered softly as Starla gently rubbed my head holding me lovingly

“ you know I had a daughter once. She was our first born… she’d probably be around the age that your body is showing but we have to many enemies in the neighboring kingdoms, they sent an assassin in the form of one of the maids we had hired, I had just given birth to Drogan at the time, my little Delilah… you remind me of her so much, so full of life and love.. when I see you and Drogan together I can’t help but envision her in you, how she would have been how she’d act, what she’d look like all grown up.” She told me her story as she held me and still petted my head getting soft purrs from me

It made all the sense to me now, why she was so concerned when Drogan went missing, with the silver, and all the motherly tones I got from her, I didn’t mind it at all really she was like Mother god in so many ways it made me wonder if Mother god made her just for me so I wouldn’t miss her that much.

“we haven’t had any more incidents after her death, no attempts at any of our lives, their true target was Drogan but like some sick ploy they where content with taking our eight year old daughter from this world. She had so much to live for my goddess it truly isn’t fair, what did we do for my baby to be taken from me?” She sobbed as she held me tightly as her body convulsed as she cried her feeling, it seemed like she had noone to talk to about these feeling and it just piled on year after year.

“ My sister Death has taught me one thing and that is that even at the end of a souls life death is only the beginning of something so beautiful, the memories that they leave behind, and how they are never forgotten.” I said as I held her carefully

“ Her realm is the city of the dead and everything that has been created is there, Delilah is in a beautiful place now, free of pain, while her precious memories stay with her family.

We stayed holding each other for awhile as she calmed down and expressed her gratitude and propose that she’d love to adopt me into the royal family, to be the daughter she lost all those years ago. Of course I agreed as she filled the void of my missing Mother god, we both had someone to fill in that empty void.