Ryuu gave a small smile as he spoke, "It was fine."

Nuwa as well as others who were not present narrowed their eyes a little bit as Nuwa spoke to him loving, "Why don't you go freshen up and change your dress after that we will be going to the carnival."

Ryuu perked up at that as he spoke, "Really 3rd mistress that is wonderful."

Veena smiled at that as he spoke, "Then run along child and get ready fast or else we will be late."

Ryuu nodded as he made his way to his room, Antariksh smiled at her parents as she spoke, "Well then please excuse me mothers and father I will also freshen up a bit the meeting was a tiring one."

Before they could leave Maheswara spoke, "What happened at the meeting?"

Antariskh sighed as she spoke, "Well there was discussion on tariffs and…"

Maheswara stopped her from speaking by raising his hands as he spoke, "I am not speaking about that but why does it seemed Ryuu was a bit depressed?", as he spoek a barrier sprung around the room preventing anyone outside from spying through any means.

Antariskh spoke with a sigh there was no need to hide from her parents after all there was no way they could lie to them and neither it would be wise as well as such she spoke with a sigh, "Ryuu fell asleep during the meeting as such I might have scolded him a little."

"What!!! What gave you the idea that you could scold him for sleeping at the meeting where he had no reason to attend, the only reason he was there because you asked us to let him accompany you to that meeting in order to learn something about making deals and what not from live examples and what did we tell you in return Antariskh?", Celestia spoke anger evident in her voice.

Antariskh: "Well you told us, Ryuu will just observe nothing more and if he does not want we will not force him to do anything, but…"

Veena: "There is no if or buts we specifically told you so, so what if he got bored and fell asleep, there is no need for you to scold him for that, if I remember you also did something similar when you are a child so why are you being a hypocrite."

Antariskh: "But mother I do not wish for him to make the same mistake I did."

Veena: "Scolding him does, and what was the result of yours sleeping incident nothing, nothing happened so why did you scold him?"

Antariskh: "Well I …"

Nuwa sighed as she spoke, "Please everyone, stop it we have already been through this once as such we do not want to hear the same thing repeating over and over again, and Antariskh let me remind you what your so called good for him has done, you caused him to gain enlightenment in a 'Dao of Asura', you caused the heart demon born with the death of his mother to increase even more, he blamed himself for his mother's death if it were not for his promise to his mother we can easily see him killing himself out of guilt, we managed to contain it then what did you three did you caused him to blame himself even more, when he stepped in we could already feel his inner turmoil, when will you understand you are simply causing his guilt to increase, and it won't be long before he breaks is that what you want."

Antariskh: "But mother i…"

Maheswara sighed as he rubbed his forehead as he spoke, "Sylvana, Shamiran did you two also had a hand in scolding Ryuu."

The duo simply shook their head negatively as Antariskh spoke in their stead, "No I was the one who scolded him, they were trying to cheer him up after the ordeal."

Maheswara: "I see, then hence forth I am not allowing you all to take him without our supervision anymore and as for you Antariskh I wish apologize for making you fraternize with him to treat him like a family as such from this moment onwards the only relations.h.i.+p between you two will only be a senior and a junior nothing more nothing less, and as for you two if you two wish for it you may also burn any bonds that you have made with him."

Antariskh was stunned at that not only her but her two sisters as well, Antariskh snarled at that as she spoke, "What!!!!!!!! I refuse to accept it, why should I …."

Veena: "When Xiao Xiao pa.s.sed away, we gave her our word that we will raise him and protect him in her stead, a woman whom we adopted as our sister child, what you are doing is making us break that vow."

Antariskh, "You for some no name woman are punis.h.i.+ng me, ME your eldest daughter."

Celestia laughed at that bringing everyone's attention at that as she spoke, "Child why are you getting angry, is that not what you wanted you just referred to 'Xiao Xiao' as a no name person, as such by extension Ryuu her son is the same, since you have problem with him we gave you the best solution. So why are throwing childish tantrums now are you not a strong cultivator act like your rank."

Antariskh's eyes widen at that as she spoke in disbelief, "You were listening?"

Celestia spoke with a smug tone, "Of course I was keeping an eye on him, and I was right to, this was the second time you harmed him Antariskh as such you tied our hands, I do not see why you are getting angry so much we gave what you wanted."

Antariskh's eyes widen at that as she spoke, "He is my brother d.a.m.n it, I allowed him to call me as his sister, why are you trying to do such a thing to me.", by then tears were appearing in her eyes.

Celestia: "We never did anything child, it was you who did it because of your pride, you do not want a brother but a bonsai tree which you would grow as you see fit, regardless of the consequences. That is your problem and that is what we hate the most your pride wants the person you call as your brother to be a perfect and flawless person according to what you imagine so that you can show him off and brag about him to others, which we disagree because we want to raise Ryuu as Ryuu not as someone's clone or like some bonsai but as a person."

It hit Antariskh hard because she knew that what she was trying to do mold Ryuu into 'perfection' according to her because her pride would not let anyone she considers lower than herself to be treated as a family, like in case of Xiao Xiao, the only reason she had ever referred to her as her aunt was when her parents were present and forced her to call her that and she hated it, she hated it a lot, when she had to refer a weakling as her aunt, but Ryuu was different he was a child with potential to grow and be par with her someday as such she always pushed him, tested him so as to guide him to be someone whom she would not be ashamed to call her as her brother.

Veena: "Antariskh it is for the best I think, you should not be allowed to interact with him anymore until and unless it is necessary and when you interact with him act as someone of your stature as your pride dictates you to be."

Before anyone could speak Maheswara spoke in a hurried tone, "Ryuu is almost here and I do not think he needs to listen us arguing, I do not wish to burden him anymore as such Antariskh you may take your leave there is no need for your presence to be perceived by a no named person like Ryuu, and you two can do the same or if you want you can accompany us to the carnival.", he spoke as he turned towards his other daughters.

As Ryuu entered the room Antariskh teleported out of the room in a flash, as he gave a bright smile which changed to a frown as he spoke, "Where is big sister?"