[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dawn-walker":3,"chapter-dawn-walker-dawn-walker-chapter-90":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Dawn Walker",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1836964,2443,"Chapter 90: Tiny Terror III","dawn-walker-chapter-90",90,"\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet nodded again. \"I know,\" he admitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat glared at Sekhmet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master betray Bat Bat,\" she accused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet stared back. \"I saved you from shaming yourself,\" he corrected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat huffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena moved forward, dragging Bat Bat gently toward the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat tried to grab the bed frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena pulled her free with no effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat made an angry sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rrr,\" she growled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First lesson,\" Elena said, \"you do not growl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat glared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why,\" she demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena answered without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because you are in a house,\" Elena said. \"Not a cave. You aren’t a savage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat looked genuinely confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I like cave,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena did not argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is your second problem,\" Elena replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet watched them go. He felt a strange sense of relief, like he had successfully hired someone to handle an impossible job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned and walked toward the library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dawn House library was not a small room with a few dusty shelves. It was an entire wing of the mansion, designed more like a private academy than a simple book collection. High shelves. A ladder rail. Thick tables. Chaos Ink bottles. Scroll cabinets. Maps rolled in tubes. The smell of old paper and polished wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet had loved this place as a child, not because he liked books, but because it was quiet. He often played here as a kid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, he needed that quiet again. He entered the library and closed the doors softly behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence wrapped around him immediately. For a moment, he simply stood there, breathing in the familiar scent. Then he went to the main table and pulled out a stack of records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not storybooks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Business records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trade routes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supply contracts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos stone ledgers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letter his father left had said he must look after the business until one of them returned. That meant the Dawn House was not just a home. It was a merchant power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet sat down, opened the first ledger, and began reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hours passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because even through thick doors, Bat Bat’s lesson could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, it was faint. Then it became very clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A squeal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Elena’s voice, calm and deadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"YES,\" Bat Bat shouted back, very alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet did not look up from the ledger. He simply muttered, \"This is my life now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another crash came. Then a sound like a curtain being ripped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rrrrip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena’s voice remained calm. \"Bat Bat,\" Elena said, \"if you tear that again, you will eat boiled vegetables. No meat for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet blinked. He did not know what boiled vegetables were in Null, but he suddenly respected Elena even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later, Bat Bat’s voice came again, smaller now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I eat meat,\" Bat Bat asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena answered, \"After you greet properly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat huffed. Then, loudly, Bat Bat attempted a greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning honorable auntie Elena who is very scary and very strong and definitely not old,\" Bat Bat said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet froze. His pen stopped mid-line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena’s voice answered calmly, \"Flattery is unnecessary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat replied instantly, \"Not flattery. Truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet covered his mouth briefly. He almost laughed. He forced himself back to the ledger, trying to focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the chaos continued. Footsteps ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap tap tap tap tap—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat’s tiny feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Elena’s measured steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Bat Bat screamed, \"MASTER!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet heard the library door handle wiggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat was trying to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet did not move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena’s voice came, still calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bat Bat,\" Elena said, \"if you run into the young master’s library, I will carry you upside down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat froze. Then Bat Bat whispered, \"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Bat Bat ran anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The library door swung open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat burst in, six-inch girl form, hair messy, wings flaring, eyes wide with the desperate energy of a child who had discovered rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flew —poorly— straight toward Sekhmet’s table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flap —flap— flap—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She landed on the ledger with a slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ink almost spilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet lifted his gaze slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat stared up at him like he was her safe zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master,\" Bat Bat panted. \"Elena is evil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet stared. \"Elena is teaching you,\" he corrected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat shook her head violently. \"No,\" she insisted. \"Elena is a rule monster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet’s eyes narrowed. \"Rules keep you alive,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat opened her mouth to argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena appeared in the doorway. She did not run. She did not rush. She simply appeared with the quiet inevitability of fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat turned and shrieked. \"Noooooo,\" she whined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena walked forward calmly and reached toward Bat Bat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat tried to fly again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flap —flap—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rose half an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she fell with a pop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet watched, expression blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena caught Bat Bat gently, holding her in one hand like a small rebellious doll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat crossed her arms. \"I hate the lesson,\" Bat Bat muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena’s eyes remained calm. \"You hate discipline,\" Elena corrected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat glared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena looked at Sekhmet. \"She tried to steal jam,\" Elena reported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet blinked. \"Jam,\" he repeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat looked offended. \"Jam is good,\" she argued. \"Jam is blood of fruit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet stared. \"That is... not wrong,\" he admitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena continued, \"She also attempted to bite the cook.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat gasped. \"I did not bite,\" she protested. \"I only open my mouth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet exhaled. \"Bat Bat,\" he said calmly, \"do not bite anyone in my house.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat pouted. \"But cook smell like meat,\" she argued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet stared. \"That is his job,\" Sekhmet replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena held Bat Bat higher, forcing her to face the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are distracted,\" Elena told her. \"Lesson continues.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat whined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master,\" Bat Bat begged. \"Save Bat...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue,\" he told Elena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat’s eyes widened in betrayal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"MASTER,\" she screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet did not flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elena,\" he added, \"teach her properly. I need her to mature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena nodded once. \"I will,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat looked like she was about to cry. Then she remembered pride. She sniffed dramatically and shouted,\u003C\u002Fp>",1014,"2026-06-09T06:31:32.937Z",1,"novelbin.me","9c05f976c6373286a84386d7fde905a376012ef784c795e63eb99539cd67119e","dawn-walker-chapter-18","dawn-walker-chapter-17",359,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdawn-walker-cover.jpg"]