The Devil's Cursed Witch novel Chapter 387

Happy with her makeshift clothes, Ember dragged Draven out of the cottage, only to stop at the entryway where she caught sight of a small porch with delicate wood railings. There were even a set of chairs, as if intended for guests to comfortably sit outside while enjoying the weather.

"Oh, I didn't realize this when we were inside that this cottage is built up from the ground. I thought we would just directly step into the grass," Ember said and looked at the set of small stairs attached to the wooden floorboards.

She could not wait to check the surroundings of this sweet little cottage built by the riverside. Since it's near the meadow, she wondered if this cottage had a pleasant view of the dandelions as well.

Ember let go of Draven's hand and hurried to leave the front porch. Draven followed her leisurely with a smile on his lips.

She went down the stairs, turned around to face the cottage and continued to take a step back to get a panoramic view of the place.

"It's…it's so tiny yet so charming," she exclaimed as she went to appreciate the rather simple but tasteful wooden structure.

The small cottage was standing on wooden pillars, raised from the ground, and the front porch extended to surround the cottage and form what seemed like a roofed deck or balcony where one could stay outdoors.

The deck continued on, and she saw there was a door leading to the balcony, as well as another door leading to the kitchen next to the common area where Ember and Draven had a meal.

Aside from the brick slanting roofs and the short stone chimney attached to the kitchen, everything else was made of wood.

"You seem impressed," Draven said as he reached her side, wondering which part of that common-looking cottage made her react in this manner. "It looks ordinary."

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Ember's smile held a tinge of longing.

"This size, don't you think it's perfect for two people?" Before Draven could answer, she continued, "When I was young, I used to dream of building my own house, just for me and my nanny. A small wooden house, nothing fancy, with an open porch like this where we can spend time watching the scenery around us and enjoying the good weather.

"However, it was nothing more than a child's dream. Not only was the scenery in that mountain full of dead trees, the wood in the forest were rotten and could not be used to make furniture, much less a house. We had no other choice but to live in a cave…"

"You can have this cottage for yourself now," Draven offered.

"But my nanny is no longer here with me," she replied, her eyes turning moist at the memories. "It will still remain a dream."

Draven put his hand on her shoulder to comfort her. After a few moments of silence, she peeked at him and spoke, "Can we just stay here instead of that huge palace?"

He turned his head to look at her. "Do you want to?"

"If it's possible?"

She pointed towards one place near the riverbank.

"There, we can make a garden to grow vegetables for our food. Since we're by the river, we can always get fish. We can rear chickens and other small animals as well. Rabbits, I like them so we can grow lots of vegetables for them to eat as well."

Getting more and more excited, she pointed at the tall tree next to the cottage.

"That tree, we can put a swing on it, like the one in the palace. Oh, and we can also bring Ray with us and put Ray's cage on the front porch. We can have a few more birds as our pets and…"

Ember continued to talk about the various things she imagined for her dream home, and Draven patiently listened by her side, picturing everything she was saying in his mind.

"...and—" She paused mid-sentence, shyly sneaking a peek at his face. He got out of his imaginary world beautifully painted by his mate's words and wondered why she stopped.

"And?"

"And you, me and our future kids can have a happy life here. A perfect family."

Draven was taken aback. "Kids?"

A few days back, she was adamant on not having any kids, and now, she was thinking about them?

"Hmm." She nodded with a faint embarrassed blush on her cheeks. "Not now, but won't we have any later? I think I will be ready to have kids once I mature and learn how this world works so our kids won't have a naive and silly mother."

Draven found it adorable, calling herself silly. "They will love their silly mother."

"I want to be a wise mother," she countered with a pout.

"You are wise already."

"I know you don't mean it. Don't try to tease me."