A group of almost twenty elves was at the gate, lead by the same elder that recieved Vals message. Along with the man stood aproximately ten guards, Kanaelia, who seemed quite displeased, a few other other attendants and what looked like a few mages. The last person in the group wore a veil, covering their face, but judgeing by their figure and the dress worn , it was obviously a woman. Her figure also shoved quite the proportions. If she was even a solid five in regards to the facial features, she would still turn many heads and have quite a few pursuers.
When the group was noticed, they were led inside by Val and Mel, since they had taken over most of the management duties regarding the estate, and a procession of this size had earned their personal attention. Once they were in the garden, they were lead to a gazebo, where a tea set was being prepared by Millie and Izumi. Izumi was giving the younger kitsune pointers whenever the girl did something wrong. Still the young white foxgirl was a fast learner, and the high quality of life she was leading right now had evoked in her the desire to prove her value. As such she was working hard when it came to learning the art of tea.
Once at the gazebo, the elven elder was asked to sit down, since the master Rex would soon be here. And as such, the elder elf did so. When inquired regarding the exessive entourage he had brought with him, the elf mentioned he needed to teach some from the younger generation a lesson in humility, and where better than in the presence of a blood mage- one of the most sought after and demanded magic class practitioner. Mel slightly chuckled, having adapted incredibly fast to the new type of society they were now living in. They used much more cunning and devious methods to achieve what they wanted, but she as it turned out had natural gifts in that exact sphere.
"And who might the other kitsune be? If I may ask?" asked the elder as he noticed Izumi.
"She just so happens to be my concubine." came a respone from the mage aproaching the gazebo. He was acompanied by the twins and Aina and Rika. They were having a slight sparring session when one of the maids informed Rex of the guests. Aina was clinging to one of Rex's arms, still quite sour regarding her family and their actions in the past, but she had to be here. After all they should have brought her mother with them, if they were here at the mansion looking for an audience straight away.
Noticing the mage hood turned to the group behind, the elf elder repeated the same excuse he had mentioned to Mel, regarding the lesson in humility, to which Rex smirked.
"Should have brought a smaller or bigger group of guards then. I said it last time, dont try to show off with such weaklings. Not even a single S class entity among you." Rex words made the elder frown a bit.
"Appraisal. Sir does not stop to surprise." the elf quickly straightened his face and responded with a light smile.
"Why the annoying one is here though? I believe I was quite dirrect when I sent her away. She has managed to anger me quite well the last time." And to Rex words the elder gestured something that Rex didnt get, but Aina surely did. Kanaelia walked forward and then kneeled in front of Rex, bowing afterwards.
"Please excuse this ones foolish and ugly behaviour last time. I have come to regret my attitude, and hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me." Rex could feel how humiliating it was for the arrogant elven princess, but she also knew that she had to do what was ordered.
"You are excused." Rex spoke in a neutral tone, turning his attention back to the elder "So, regarding my condition?"
"As you asked" he then pointed to the veiled woman standing in the middle of the guards. Rex could see she was clenching her fists, tears welling up in the eyes of the woman. With the signal of the elder, the guards moved aside, giving way to the woman. Once she was where Kanaelia just kneeled she took of her veil, revealing face marred in tears that looked quite similar to Ainas, and once she had revealed her face Aina lept in her arms, hugging her and slipping in a light tears of her own. Rex gave them their space as he sat oposite the elder adn took a tea that Millie had just prepared and placed in front of him.
"How is she?" he asked, his head slightly turned to Izumi
"Improving with every session. She is quite devoted." his brown colored kitsune responded in a light voice. Rex nodded as he took a sip, a pleased exale leaving him as he was savouring the tea.
"There must be more you wish to discuss, otherwise you would not have brought such entourage to right past grievances." he then addressed the elder of the elves.
"So obvious?" elder asked and then sighed in defeat "It is as you have guessed sir. There is a particular creature that has appeared near one of the major cities and due to its unique nature we would be foolish to not try and aquire it. It has the natural ability to facilitate a better growth of vegetation. You must understand just how valuable such creatures would be for us elves, who tend to grow everything we need and use in our industry."
"Entity class?" Rex asked in response.
"Hight to peak A class. It is nigh impossible to tell the difference without engaging in a dirrect combat, but the being must be captured on that very exact engagement, otherwise it would just escape and dissapear for prolonged periods fo time." the elder answered and provided Rex with quite the information regarding the creature.
"Gate progression rate?" Rex asked more, sipping his tea with happiness.
"It should be done in a day or two at most." Rex thoght for a moment, then looked at Aina and her mother, whowere now quiet, yet still in each others embrace. A couple of his blood chains moved and draged the two next to him, eliciting a yelp from the older woman.
"Take a seat and have some tea. While still learning, Millie is already quite good at this, thanks to Izumi and her teacher." Rex spoke as he carresed the white kitsunes hair.
"What do you think the compensation should be?" he asked as he looked at Izumi. The girl had grown and spent time dealing with other nobles so her insight should be quite solid and dependable. "i believe they should have prepeared an offer of some sorts, as is ussually the custom." The kitsune responded, quite pleased with his choice to rely on her expertise. The few days she had spent here had changed her outlook on many things. For one was the innitial belief she would have to suffer quite a bit during her duty as his concubine. But she was astounded. Not only was he particularily carefull and incredible in their time of intimacy, bringing her into unimaginable pleasure, but the condition of living for her was just heaven. Unlike what they had innitially discussed- a meal with heaven grade once a week, she was having such a meal every morning alongside his other lovers. The rest of the meals were indeed based around earth grade ingridients,and as the guards had spoken, she didnt find a single piece of normal meat anywhere in the mansion. She was getting spoiled. And all she had to do was keep herself pretty for her man. The rest of the girls were also friendly and willing to involve her in any of the organization and planning around the mansion.
"Also, before we get into the details regarding your request, are there anything else regarding the mother that I should know?"
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"No, nothing concering that we are aware about." the elder assured. Then seeing the mage remain silent he pulled out a scroll of sorts. "Here is a written proof of us relinquishing our right to Leifia Silvermist and leaveing her in your care. As for the issue at hand, we have prepared multiple different variants" as he mentioned this he pulled out a few different pages with their asumed worth for the job they wanted done. Izumi looked at them all quite thoroughly, pikcing two from the ten plus pages.
"These are the best ones." She lightly spoke once she was done with the sorting.
"Thank you." Rex responded and looked at the offers, then looked at Izumi once again, and she pointed at one of the two
"I believe this is the best of them all. And it sould be apropriate compensation, even for a bloodmage.
"Seems she is in a good mood" Rex laughed lighty," So consider yourself lucky." Then he looked at Kanaelia "And while not sincere, an apology is an apology, so you are excused this time. I have no words for Aina though, since she is her own person. I will make a slave out of you if there is another incident like that though." his words made chills go through the princess spine.
"Inform me when the gate is ready. And prepare this as the compensation for my job." Rex hadned the elder the page with offer that Izumi suggested.
"You may leave now." he added afterwards.
The elder bowed alongside his retinue and then was led out of the property by Val once again. And while the elder knew it would be expensive, as such they had planned and prepared the offers accordingly, they still managed to secure it, and that was much more valuable than whatever they paid. Once back at their residence he informed the Silvermists of their sucsess, and a collective sigh of relief was heard at the news.
Once Vas had escorted out the elven delegation, Rex looked at Aina and her mother, and spoke
"Now that my Oyakodon is secured, why dont you introduce her Aina?" His words brought the girl out of her thoughts and hug with her mother.
"Oyako what?" she asked, not quite understanding the word.
"Dont you worry your pretty head about that. Introduction please." Rex repeated
"Please, forgive my daughter, we are both just extremely happy to be reunited. My name is Leifia Silvermist, but I suppose now it is just Leifia. I am the former concubine of the Lord of the Silvermist Islands." she had stood up and curtsied to him with practised grace and elegance.
"May I inquire as to my role in this place?"
"Sure, but I doubt there is much to be explained. You just have to live here and help Aina out where needed." Since there were no outsiders present anymore, Rex removed his guise of the mage, a mischievous smirk appearign on his face "Or me."
"Ow my," she lightly smiled and a motherly smile appeared on her face "Thank you for taking care of my daughter." she spoke once again.
Rex carresed ainas hair a little bit and when the girl looed at him he pulled her in a sweet kiss. She blushed, and shoved a strugle that coud not even decieve a child. Once the kiss was over, she blushed even harder, her head tilted down out of embarasment
"Ŗex... Mom." Rex raised an eyebrow, and responded "Okey." baffling everyone here as the next moment Leifia was in his arms and his tongue was invading her mouth. The super light energy manipulation he was performing subconsciously ensured the mature beauty was hooked on the feeling the moment their lips touched, and so there was no resistance to his move. After a solid minute or so they separated, a slight trail of saliva connecting their lips. Seeing his elven lover with her mouth open, staring at him he raised an eyebrow
"Hmm? I did as you asked, no? Or you you want more?" and he was already in fromnt of her and pulled her in another kiss that lasted for a minute or two. Then he let her go, and placed a kiss on her forehead
"Show your mother around the mansion. I am sure you are dying to show her the cats." that pulled her out of her state, a spark of exitement in her eyes as she almost dragged her mother away.
"Make sure she is not late for dinner" Rex said to one of his succubi maids who was nearby, and the girl followed the elven pair. Then he sat back down as he looked at izumi who was deep in thoughts.
"Worried about the war your nation is in right now?" he asked as he pulled her on his lap. The girl was quite filial and was alwasy thinking of ways to help her clan and nation.
"Yes. That war is even more ridiculous than any before. True we are quite territorial and principled people and tend to see changes as something to avoid as much as possible, but it is for a reason. Our Ki arts are as powerfull as they are precisely because of this mindset." a pride in her species was notable in her voice.
"So is it so suprising that we refuse to accept the way of some country next to our borders? And that is precisely why they want to conquer us. To bend us to their system."
"Wait, another fanatical religion?" Rex interrupted her, frowning at the possibility.
"Well, yes and no. It is more of the dogma they live by. We live in tune with nature and traditions of old, they are always changing and chaotic in their approach to life. A union of sects where the powerfull adn the talanted recieve the lions share of the recourses to reach greater hights sooner and elevate their sect to even greater heights."
"And where is the conflict?" Rex inquired.
"They demanded the right to evaluate our youth so they can join those sects of theirs. Th problem is that once a part of their sect, they believ they have the right to decide whom one should mary and have children with, to produce an even more powerfull heir for the sect. Naturaly we declined them and so, they declared war on us to seize the youth, or the generation after as their right."
"Sheesh, fanatics everywhere. Think we should offer Neos assistance to them to break the sects spirit? I bet they must have some jade beauties among their ranks."
"How did you know?"
"Know what?"
"That beautifull girls are called jade beauties by them."
"I am just that mysterious. Let me guess, they also like to say ''You are courting death!' and 'You failed to recognize mount tai before you!'." Rex spoek adn laughed lightly remembering the cliche saying of the Xianxia novels he had read. 'There is no way a mount Tai would be here, so the reference should not exist.' hethough as he laughed.
"Hei, how did you know? One of the great sects over there, located on the biggest mountain renamed it to Mount Tai. It is said that their founding ancestor used to say exactly those two things, and upon founding his sect, renamed the mountain. No one even remembers how it was called originally." Rex deadpanned at the information, realising that another art enthusiast must have threaded this plane before him.
"So, regarding Neo? do you wish to extend his offer? But bear in mind, he might ask for a few more beauties from the other clans who are at least close to you in their looks."
"And what do you mean by that?" she asked, a frown on her face.
"Well, since you are mine, there is no way they have girls more beautifull than you, is there." and his head dived to her neck, covering it with light kisses. She could feel from the connection the blank brand had that the man was quite honest in his words. While he was interested in countless beauties, he would always prioritize the girls he already had. And when Aina had one day jokingly asked how he plans to manage when he has too many girls, all seeking some attention and love, he just laughed and said teasingly, that then he would have them bussy with their children, while still shovering them with love.
Rex had been working on his skills in this specific dirrection for that exact purpose. He could ensure that his girls were always satisfied in a rather short amount of time, thus having enough time to pleasure them all. The second important thing of note was that right now, only Izumi, Aina, Rashuun and now Leifia were not his slaves, changing the whole dinamic.Even if Rex didnt care much about it right now, if there was such a need, he could show more preferential treatment to the four of them.
Rex was right to send one of the maids after Aina, since without her constant vigilance the mother and daughter pair would totaly miss the dinner. Rex now knew where the young girl got her love for cats from, since Leifia was just as infatuated with the cats as her daughter. The milf was enjoying Aishas cooking very much and praised the girl to high heavens, adn Rex rewarded the wolf girl with a rather long kiss as well, making Aishas already bright smile becoming even more radiating. Leifia recieved a room quite close to Aina, as the mother wanted to spend as much time with her daugher as possible, and Rex had no issues with that. There was only a small inquiry he made before they retired to their rooms for the night
"So Leifia, how did you like your first half day in this house?"
"It was exiting and warm welcome." she smiled lightly, a bit nostalgic for her previous home, but very soon a smile apepared on her face. She didnt have anyone she trully cared about back in the palace of the Silvermists. She was just another concubine who had birthed one child and mostly forgotten by their lord. Here she was welcomed adn her ony joy- her daugter was also here.
"Just wait till breakfast." Rex smirked. "That will blow your top off." he sneaked a small peck on her lips, and dissapeared in his own grand bedroom, succubi twins draging him in, almost tearing his clothes off before he was even behind the door.