A Family's Love.

Freya's POV~

It had not been a easy pregnancy in the slightest, with my husband having passed away about 2 months into the pregnancy after being sent off to battle, the only person I could rely on was my daughter Mila, who was only just barely old enough to help at all at the age of 5. Thankfully about 2 months before I had my beautiful baby boy the pregnancy got a little easier. I felt a warmth coming from him that eased my aching muscles and made moving around a lot less painful.
When he was born we were all shocked to see two markings on his back and one on his right hand, my baby boy was born with not just 1 but three Blessings, it was a miracle! I named him after his deceased father, Darius, since he should at least have some connection with his father.

Raising a young boy as a single mother, in a poor household, wasn't easy. We mostly lived off the forest's bounty, since most of our family's money came from my deceased husband's job. Thankfully shortly after Darius's birth, Mila seemed to take a interest in more physical activity, so within a few years she had became a decent hunter, providing enough meat for us while I gathered the wild vegetables and fruits. After recovering from the Pregnancy I felt myself filled with energy and vitality that I hadn't had since before I had Mila, I felt young again. The gods must be looking after us, making sure we can raise Darius well since they obviously favor him enough to gift him 3 blessings, I just know he will grow up to be a great man.

Darius is growing quickly now. Once he turned 5 the mark on his right hand started to glow and it took the form of a Egg. He seemed to instinctively know what to do with it, as he seemed to fill it with mana every single day. He seems to have a overabundance of Mana, even more then I do as a full grown adult. I'm glad he has that Egg to put the mana into or else the mana might get hard to control for somebody of his age. Once he was old enough, Mila started taking him out into the woods with her to teach him how to hunt, they got along really well which made me very happy.

Darius has grown into a very handsome boy, now at the age of 14 the resemblance to his father is uncanny, but it seems he is growing to be even more handsome. Mila's constant physical activity seems to have paid off as she has gained a decent amount of muscle, I have caught her flexing in the mirror many times over the last few years. I have also noticed changes in my own body as well, I may be nearing my 40's now but I don't look a day over 28. I'm a little worried about Darius, as I have caught him staring at both me and Mila with a weird look on his face after he hit puberty, but I guess we are the only girls he has ever really met, so of course he would be getting curious about things.

My boy is going to be 18 soon, and he has grown into a very handsome man, even more handsome then his father. He did eventually fill out in the muscle department, but not as much as his sister, as his is a more lean muscle, but I no longer see any jealousy in his eyes. He still fills that Egg with mana every morning, but its been getting larger every year, its about twice the size of a watermelon now and im getting really curious and worried about what will hatch from that thing, Darius says it will hatch soon. I don't see as much of him as I would like these days, as him and Mila spend a lot of time in the forest doing their training, but we do always eat dinner together and spend some time together before bed. I won't lie and say there haven't been times when I noticed how... mature... his body has gotten. By the time he was 16 he was already taller then me and looked to be in his early 20's. One time I caught walked in on him changing out of his armor and ever since there have been several times I have had to remind myself he is my son and I shouldn't think these thoughts, but he isn't small down there by any means... he is larger then his father... I must be a terrible mother to be thinking these thoughts.
He will be 18 in just a couple weeks, I know he has the urge to go out and explore the world, but I do hope he will stay with us for at least a little longer... im going to miss this boy.