Lord Crow Of Abria

A cooing sound of a white owl interrupted the peaceful slumber of Kim as he lazily raised his head. Quattro, the pet snow owl of a friend, was standing in front of him patiently. A letter being held on its small black beak. Thanking the owl, he gently took the letter. It looked old, it was a bit rough to touch and it was colored a light brown, probably torn from an old book. Unfolding the letter, it revealed a short message from a certain friend.

Dear Kim,

I hope you are awake when you receive this letter of mine. I have a few things I have found in an abandoned cottage that seemed to belong to your father. However,my father stated that he was nowhere to be found and has found no trace of him being there for a long time. I was there with my dear parents investigating and I found a few belongings of your mother that you might want to take in. I will come by in the morning at eight. Ill see you soon.

Nia

”Of course.. See you Ms. Hunter. ” Kim mumbles as he folded the letter back and reached to close the book that he was reading before he fell asleep and placed it back on the shelf where it belonged. Deciding to head back to his room,he stood up and began to walk back to and sleep there till morning arrived, while the white owl soon vanished into a cloud of mist leaving no trace.

The next morning, small pecks and chirps on the window have easily awoken Kim, sitting up slowly while yawning and stretching his arms and back. He gets off the bed, slowly putting on his slippers and robe to go make a simple breakfast for himself and his arriving friend, it wasn much like how most people prepare their morning food. But for Kim it was enough, he may be the new Lord of Abria , but hes used to rather.. Simple yet casual lifestyle due to growing up with his mother before he was introduced to his noble lineage. The maids greeted him as they arrived as they were used to the sight of their young master always awakening first before them and wanting to cook his own breakfast. The maids helped Kim bring the breakfast to the table as he soon went to quickly fix himself up and wait for the clock to strike eight.

Nia arrived at the estate at the exact time she had said in the letter. She was dressed rather in her own fun style, her ebony fedora brought out the complete style of her outfit, consisting a white dress shirt with a light brown vest over it, a maroon red skirt, black tights and leather brown boots with cogs as a decoration. She was soon escorted by the head butler, Falles, bringing her directly to the garden where Kim was waiting, not before giving him a small wrapped package and asking it to be placed in her friends office.

”Good morning Lord Cox! ” The daughter of the famous detective greeted cheerfully while Kim smiled on return, waving.

”Good morning Ms.Hunter.. ” a silence occurred for a minute before bursts of a giggle and chuckle occured. Kim stands up as he pulls the chair for Nia to sit which she gladly obliged while thanking the young lord.

”How have you been, Nia? Any news from Lord Banner? ” The raven haired boy teases as the red head blushes and rolls her eyes a bit from the question and soon eyes the simple yet tasty breakfast. French toast, bacon, avocado slices served with orange juice.

”Quite alright. And no, I haven heard from Elson. What about you Kimmy? You seem still stuck with simplicity rather than with whats supposed to be your thing as a noble. Its been years. You
e too humble. ” The girl notes as she grabbed a plate and began eating while Kim picked at his food before plunging the fork to the bacon as he shrugged.

”Living with my mother has made me content living with simple things before knowing I was the only child of a mighty lord. ” Kim says as he stuffed his mouth with food. Nia nods in understanding before chugging down half of her juice.

The two soon finished breakfast as they walked together back to the earls office. The door was opened by Kim himself and he immediately saw the nicely wrapped box. He immediately knew it was his mothers things that Nia was talking about from the letter last night. He settled down his staff on a chair while the red headed girl sat on one of the plush red couches as she watched Kim handle the box gently. He rips the wrapping slowly and it soon reveals a wooden chest with a simple lock. Gently flicking the lock open, he moved the lid up. Nothing much was in it except an old book, a ring and a scroll.

The young man took out the ring first. It was small and silver. With an amethyst as the main gem of the ring, surrounded by creamy pearls. It had one word engraved inside.

Bella

Kim mumbles the word written in it as he gently sets the ring back into its cushion inside the box. And soon grabbed the small old book, blowing off the dust. Nia just watched carefully from the other side of the room, fingers fidgeting with her locket or her short red hair. Gloved fingers gracefully ran across the cover of the book, before it was opened, revealing its rusty brown pages and an old English language being used for the story. The title embedded on the cover Angel to which Kim chuckled bitterly as it was a book his mother loved.

He soon laid down the book on his desk and reached for the scroll. It was held by a fuchsia ribbon and he soon united it, revealing a sketched portrait of his father, mother and him as a child.

”Im assuming that the box held something more interesting than itself? ” Nia asked while Kim gave a small nod in confirmation.

”Well I can say its that interesting.. For the book and my family portrait when I was young. But the ring is important. Its my mothers ring. One that she was gifted by father. ” The blunette says as he lets out a small sigh before gently putting back the two things in the small box.

”Your father is tricky to find. ”

”First time? ”