He eventually wrapped his arms around her.

Adelaide hugs him more. Happy to hug her son again.

Guilt began to gnaw at his insides slowly.

Adelaide smiled and stops hugging him. " Now tell me. Have you meet a girl? Or boy? I want to know son. I'm not getting any younger and I want to see you if someone you will love before I leave this world," She says with a small smile.

He offered a tentative smile in return before shaking his head. "No, not really..." He wouldn't say it, but he had been busy taking care of her, both while she was bedridden and when she wasn't. Of course, she didn't need a babysitter, but he didn't feel ready to leave for long periods of time. "If I find someone, I'll definitely bring them here, mother."

Adelaide smiled and says," Good,"

"Yeah..." He wasn't about to tell her she couldn't count on it.

Adelaide smiled and says, "Now tell me all about this elf as I make us food."

"Okay..." He took a second to think. "As I said a while ago, he's ancient. And he's smart enough to come up with a cure, apparently."

Adelaide chuckles and says, "Has he told you how old he is? Or an estimate? Also elves do a lot of experiments to create cures." She cuts up the vegetables.