Chapter 36. Calleb's Son

Calleb watched his first son being born with pride. He thought that this would be a moment he wouldn't care about, since the boy had already been born with a destiny set by the people of the land, but that wasn't the case. He loved the smell of the child, remembered its manifestations while still resting in Samah's womb, every time it spoke and felt his chest inflate with satisfaction when he arrived home and it came with kittens to welcome him.

Her son, at just ten months old, began to walk and always proved to be a prodigy in all activities and much smarter than other children his age. The princes of the land were also proud of the child and revered him from an early age.

The boy accepted it with resignation at first and, over time, naturally. Samah was always happy, and two years after giving birth to her first son, she became pregnant again. Calleb was happy, but he always felt that something was missing, and when another child was born, he believed he