As the first light touched the sky, colorful birds leaped from the branches of the tall trees in the Qing's Garden and the farmland.
Green leaves pushed forward as the maids began sweeping the compound.
Two white doves flapped their wings slowly as they halted at the one-foot space in front of the window of the white mansion, their charming cries filling the air.
Inside the mansion, Hu Qing stood at the wall, where a twelve-foot picture frame held the picture of himself and Baek Dojin, the second head of the Baek family.
"Our bond will once more tighten," he whispered, raising his clenched fist.
At that same time, Kira and Darian descended the stairs and stopped right next to the couch, watching their father.
Kira shifted her gaze toward her mother, then moved closer to her, while Darian walked to his father.
He replicated his father's stance, then lifted his head to the portrait, smiling. "You were very handsome in your prime, Dad."
