"Hhmm~~~" Today it was Sylvain's turn to look after Little Han. As he used his magic to arrange Little Han's play area as he hummed a good tune.
Little Han was yet to wake up and so he assigned an earth fairy to look after him while he splendidly wore an apron and a hair guard.
Taking the whisk and the mixing bowl, he started to work on Little Han's breakfast.
"Vegies, flour… a little bit of milk, and eggs…" As he uttered its names, the corresponding ingredients came floating to his hands and conveniently lined up on his side while he worked on the tools.
Lighting up the stove, he poured the batter into the nonstick skillet and started to cook some veggie mini pancakes for Little Han's breakfast.
He monitored his cooking time with a kitchen timer and flipped the mini pancakes to cook them evenly.
"Bananas… kiwi… berries…" When the pancakes were done, he started to plate Little Han's plate with many different kinds of fruits, slicing them into small bite-sized pieces.
"Little Han likes to try eating by himself…" Sylvain uttered as he diced the pancakes on the sides to make Little Han eat comfortably with his spoon.
"Tada!!!! All done!!!" Sylvain looked at the cute breakfast plate he made for Little Han, looking pleased with himself, he took the food on a tray and carefully brought it to Little Han's sleeping nest.
"High Chair!" He called out, immediately, Little Han's high chair followed him as he went to Little Han.
Coincidentally, Little Han started to wiggle out of his sleeping nest and looked at Sylvain blankly.
"Good morning, sleepy head~~" Sylvain was holding the tray originally but when he bent to cuddle Little Han, the tray stayed afloat mid-air.
He showered him with kisses and then immediately changed his diapers using his magic. Unlike Ignis who struggled with it, Sylvain proved to be more well versed in performing babysitting tasks, especially changing Little Han's diapers.
"Hmmm!!! You're all fresh and clean now my little godson!" He looked at his piece of work proudly as he dressed Little Han while he was at it. The temperature in the guardian's realm was adjusted at the optimal level for Little Han's physique and so he doesn't need to wear thick dresses to keep himself warm.
Sylvain just chose a sky blue cotton T-shirt and shorts that had a cute bear design and a stripe pattern, making Little Han appear more cuddly and cute.
"Alrighty… time to eat my little one…" Sylvain carried him to the high chair and placed the food he prepared for Little Han.
"Awww… wahhh!" Little Han's eyes lightened up when he saw the beautiful dish that was prepared for him by his Godpa Sylvain. His crystal blue eyes twinkled adorable as they looked back and forth towards the dish and Sylvain, expressing his amazement.
Sylvain smiled happily as he saw Little Han's reaction. Extremely pleased he brushed Little Han's head and said, "You like what Godpa prepared for you godson? Try to eat it, see if it is to your liking then give your Godpa a thumbs-up!"
"Ayeeee!" Little Han responded happily, waving his spoon excitedly. Then he looked at the plate of food in front of him and tried to scoop it clumsily.
Sylvain used a deep plate to assist Little Han in scooping his food. This will also help him not make a mess while he is eating. Unlike a deep bowl which was prone to overturning, the deep plate was a little bit big and Little Han had enough room to scoop his diced fruits and pancake.
"Ohhhhh…" Little Han looked at the piece of pancake he was able to cleanly get with his spoon, then he looked at Sylvain with glittering eyes, asking for praises.
Sylvain chuckled at Little Han's cuteness and indulged him with praise, "Very good! You did well!! Now try to finish your meal without spilling anything, can you do that?"
"Aye!!!!" Little Han raised his hand, saying he could do it, and ate the food on his spoon! "Ummmy!!!" He squealed in delight.
"Is it?" Sylvain's eyes squinted in contentment after hearing Little Han's praise.
"Aye! Ummmy!!" Little Han confirmed once again, then he went straight into eating the rest of his meal.
"Gobpa…gobpaaaa~" After some time, Little Han called out Sylvain who was actually watching the happenings of the matters in the Capital.
Sylvain turned his head towards him only to see Little Han pointing at his plate which was now clean and empty. "Wow, you did it! Good job my godson!!!"
Sylvain happily carried Little Han and raised him high, to which Little Han giggled in reply, "Ayeeee!!!"
"Hmm… now what shall we do? Do you want to play?" He carried Little Han with his arms and asked him what things they would do next.
Sylvain was known to be a little lazy out of all the five guardians, he usually took pleasure in just sitting around while following some happenings in the earthly realm.
The only laborious thing that he did was probably caring for Little Han. And so he was really out of ideas on how to make Little Han occupied other than playing with the plushies.
"..." Little Han blinked at him cluelessly. He also didn't know what babies would do other than roll around and entertain themselves in whatever environment they are in!
"Hmm…" Sylvain thought deeply as he phased back and forth. "This is trouble… I have no idea what new things to do…"
Little Han just watched themselves going back and forth to the guardian realm with his Godpa whose thoughts are occupied by thinking ways to entertain him. He was even unable to notice that he had already carried Little Han to tour around every spot of the guardian realms.
"Wooo!" Little Han pointed at the sparkly pond where Zale brought him to swim and play in the water.
"Weee!" Little Han then saw the sea of clouds where Celeste meditated when she was stressed with the tasks given by the Overseer.
"Urrrrr…" Little Han furrowed his brows as he mimicked his Godpa Ignis's fiery face when they went to the volcano where Ignis played with his fire magic.
"Ahhh!' Then they finally arrived at the location where the mystifying lake rests which was covered by the luscious trees with the canopy of stars.
In the center, there was a bed made from leaves and flowers. From the looks of it, no one had used it for some time but the flowers and leaves remained fresh and fragrant.
"Oh… How in the heavens did we manage to stumble here?" Sylvain finally realized that they had been walking around aimlessly to the guardian realm and had finally reached his resting den.
"Oh… this forest was my resting den over that side was Amihan's, then that lake over there was your Godpa Zale's resting den too."
Sylvain took Little Han around to show him the place where they rest every sixth day of the week. "Sometimes we rest on our own places but oftentimes, we rest on the communal area, where your plushie playground is currently located."
"Mommi…" Little Han looked back at the flower bed that was situated in the center of the open area between the forest and the lake. There was longing and melancholy in his eyes as he sadly buried his head on Sylvain's chest and his plump index finger pointed towards the bed.
Sylvain's eyes flickered in surprise and he was actually taken aback by Little Han's action. How could Little Han know that the flower bed was somehow connected to Eli?
Then a scene dawned on him, it was the moment where Eli woke up from Elise's body after being commissioned by the Overseer to descend on Prasinos.
He found Eli greeting the child in her womb at that time,
"Hello Little Han, it's you and me now, exploring a new world."
It was probably the first time Eli met Little Han who was still in her womb, but surprisingly Little Han seemed to have remembered it.
"You remember your mommy being here?" Sylvain asked Little Han to confirm it once again.
"Awwwumm…Mommi…" Little Han buried his head deeper into Sylvain's flowy garment, clinging to him with like he was finding some sort of security.
Sylvain could feel that Little Han was missing his mother so much. He realized that even though Little Han seemed to look like a cheerful child, he was still trying his best not to worry his mom and dad.
Little Han cheerily waved them goodbye as Sylvain took him to the guardian realm. He initially thought that Little Han was too young to understand the fact that he had to stay away from his parents in the meantime, that he appeared to be so happy and clueless when he took him away.
Only now did he realize that Little Han seemed to be also trying his best to stay strong so that his mom and dad could do the things they had to do.
"Ohh my poor godson… don't worry… you will see your mom and dad soon!" Sylvain hugged Little Han tenderly, feeling heartbroken for the little child. He looked up in the sky and also prayed that the Overseer would strengthen Eli and Leon so that they could finish their tasks well and soon.
