Looking at the girl in front of him, Charles's cheeks are red and he has a face of utter shock because in his mind there is only one thought; SHE IS BEAUTIFUL.

While beside him, Charles has a slightly more surprized look than usual, that quickly returns to normal as he says, “I see, so this is a girl.”

Regaining my senses, I look at the girl in front of me who is staring all around the room. She has long grey hair and striking purple eyes. I can’t look away, but I do as our eyes make contact.

As Charles gets up ready to say something to her, I grab him and pull him back down, saying, “What are you doing?”

“Going to say hello. You told me it was good manners?”

“No! Don’t do that absolutely not!”

They are whispering.

“Why?”

Because the early bird gets the worm, so I can’t have you making moves before me.

“Because that doesn’t apply to girls, no need to say hello just ignore them.”

With pure and wholehearted trust in Nero’s words, Charles says, “OK.”

Now I need to make my move. Composing myself, I walk over to her and sticking out my hand, I say, “Nice to meet you.”

She smiles, then seconds later sticks her hand down her throat, then seconds later, she vomits in my hand, and then I scream just as loudly and as passionately as a baby does on the day it is born.

Then moments later a beastkin roars something in their language causing me to shut up. After this happens, I say, “THE HELL IS THAT FOR?”

Ignoring me, she searches through her vomit, and picks up a small object from within, saying, “Worked like a charm.”

Taking the object she opens it up, like how one would do when unwrapping something, and from that she takes out a sharp and pointy object, Some kind of small blade.

“HELLO!?”

She gives me a nasty look like the one a wonderbeast gives to its foolish prey that got lost in the woods, after taking a bet with Aurelius on who could survive the longest in the forest during the nighttime. The person who took on that bet was very clearly a stupid idiot, good thing I am nothing like that person.

Getting up she moves over to the left side of the tent, and draws a line through the ground with her bladed weapon, then says, “This is ? side of the ?. None of you ? to cross this ? Because if you ? I will kill you.”

The language she is speaking is definitely the song of the saviour, but some of the words didn’t make sense to me.

Then while juggling the blade between both her hands, she says, “I am the ? of petty human, ? would gladly die if my ? went down with me. So ? this blade to anyone, and I will kill you.”

In shock over such a pretty girl doing such horrible things. I simply just walk over to Charles and sit down, then Charles says while I am in a daze, “Didn’t you say we shouldn’t say hello to girls?”

“Yes, I did.”

“Then why did you do that.”

“Shhhh, Charles let’s leave it at that.”

“Ok.”

-Break-

The next day

Location: Southern meeting rooms.

Φ Walking slowly towards the room, I mutter in my native language, “How I miss Charles.”

But then I hear one of the two beastkin in front of me called Finn say, “Hey did you hear that some wonderbeasts were brought over.”

The other one of the two Eoin, says, “Yeah I heard, apparently they want to start getting the wonderbeasts used to this area for when the young mistress comes and takes her position as lord over this place.”

“But what’s crazy about that is that I heard some of the wonderbeasts have been lost.”

“Really! Whoever did that is in for a world of hurt.”

Upon entering, I am confronted with a large number of my peers gathering around one person in the centre, and walking closer I see it is my former coworker Liam.

The beastkin near him starts asking questions to him.

Ryan asks, “I can’t believe you actually got to go to war.”

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Paul asks, “The son of a farmer like you, that is ridiculous.”

Cian says, “Well what else can we expect from a greater beastkin like him.”

Looking toward Cian, Liam says, “We are the Tuatha Dé Danann, not the beastkin. Using that term really shows how much of a hick you are.”

Suddenly the beastkin around Liam start to get annoyed and say;

Daniel says, “So you went and got a stick shoved up your ass.”

Finn says, “You think you're better than us!?”

Eoin says, “Don’t forget your one of us!”

Seeing everyone wholeheartedly enjoying themselves makes me feel left out, so I try to join in saying, “Yeah Liam don’t act better than all of us.”

But then a few of the beastkin turn around, and push me saying, “Calm the hell down breast milk.”

Rory says, “Never speak again, breast milk.”

Ryan says, “We are thirsty so go get us some drinks breast milk.”

Cormac says, “Fuck off breast milk.”

Cillian says, “Go jump off a cliff breast milk.”

Rubbing the back, of my head, I say, “Sorry for that, I will make sure to mind my own business. Thanks for informing me,” Whilst ignoring eye contact.

Disheartened I take a step back, and as I do one of the beastkin says, “You can put on whatever fancy clothes you want, but you're still a hick like the rest of us.”

Liam says, “I am nothing like the rest of you because in my battles, I took the head of three human generals, and I was even congratulated by members of the red branch, I was even invited Emain Macha.”

The beastkin in the room start to go crazy, and then a few of them say;

Declan says, “Three Generals!!!?”

Ryan asks, “Emain Macha is where all the red branch families gather to train right?”

Cormac asks, “Does that mean you're friends with the families?”

Aidan says, “Remember I lent you some bread before, so don’t forget me when you reach there.”

“I have no memory of such a thing.”

“Liam you bastard.”

Eoin says, “Hey if you're looking for a wife my daughter is quite a looker.”

“Now that is an offer, does anyone else have any other offers?"

Cian says, “My sister.”

Rory says, “My daughter.”

Brian says, “My niece.”

Daniel says, “Crap my sister just got married off to pay back a debt, SHIT!”

Finn says, “Hey my dad died four years ago, so my mom is up for grabs.”

“Ahh so many to choose, maybe I will just marry some and keep the rest as maids! But all your deals and offers can wait, I should start getting to business.”

Cormac asks, “Are you guys finally going to explain why so many human women have been brought here, I thought they had other uses. Is this simply one of the Marquis whims?”

Liam responds, “This isn’t happening just on our plantation, all of them throughout Victoria and Terrafide are having the same treatment.

You see we recently did a census, and according to that and other information, we the beastkin-, I mean we the Tuatha Dé Danann have finally started to recoup our numbers to what they were before the tragedy the humans brought.

So now we no longer have a need for their women, so the ones we have been using and the ones just taken have been sent to the plantations, allowing us to increase the number of workers in more ways than one.”

Finn, says, “Good we no longer have to dilute our bloodlines with filthy human blood.”

Rory says, “I heard that some families have had their blood diluted so much they have returned to being humans.”

Liam says, “If such a fate fell upon me I would end my life.”

As everyone continues to talk I get lost in thought. I wonder if any of my siblings have been married off. I doubt I will ever know because I am sure they will never invite me anyway.

But doesn’t that also mean that there is a chance I am an uncle to one of their little hell spawns? The very idea of any of my siblings being parents is terrifying, there is no way those demons could raise or nurture children. They will without a doubt be demons like their parents and one day bring even more demons into this world.

Wait since there are women on the plantation isn’t there now a chance that Charles might have kids one day?

Suddenly an image of little Charles pops into my head; THAT’S AMAZING. Just thinking about how adorable those little ones will be makes me want to scream.

Though if he has children won’t he start spending time with a woman more than me? NO! I don’t want that, I already have one annoyance I don’t need another one.

Suddenly I hear, “Breastmilk are you listening.”

Looking towards everyone, I see Liam staring at me, so I say, “Umm sorry I wasn’t.”

“YOU FUCKIN FOOL.”

“Sorry,” I say with my head pointing downwards to avoid their stares.

“I really can’t believe you really are from one of the twelve houses, especially after meeting your little brother.”

With my heart rate increasing by the second, I say, “You meet Ronald?”

“Of course I did, and you won’t believe what an excellent warrior he was, always on the front lines destroying all who stood in his way. Some say he has even inherited the powers of one of our gods, thus he has two different eyes.”

As he talks pain surges throughout my body. The time I was forced to drink poison, the time when he beat me with a cane, the time when he used me as his practice dummy, and the looks of disdain I got for complaining.

But still having to respond, I let out a nervous chuckle.

“You really are pathetic breast milk, just go get started on waking up the slaves.”

“I will get on it.”

-Break-

Φ As I prepare to fly off, I hear, “LIAM WAIT.”

Turning around I see it is Cormac, so I say, “If you want me to put in a good word for you with the red branch just because we used to work together, you should already know it isn’t going to happen.”

“You’re one cold bastard, but no that is not what I am here for, I have some info that you would love to have.”

“About what?”

“Before I give you anything, I need to set some terms for our deal. First I want my family's debt fully paid off so I can go back home, then I want you to tell people to buy my family's produce, it is good stuff I can guarantee that.”

“Those are two very heavy demands.”

“But I can guarantee it is worth the price.”

Using my hearing I listen for Cormac’s heartbeat, and I notice no irregulates, so he must honestly believe what he is saying, “Ok then I agree to your terms.”

-Break-

Location: Far east of the River Lúide, inside a nearby forest

Φ Kicking a tree full of anger, I say, “THAT GODAMN BITCH.”

Turning my head to Charles who I am hugging, I ask, “What’s the human's problem?”

“A girl was brought to our hut, and she threw up in his hand.”

“Well, why would he care about that he is already a dirty person?"

“I HEARD THAT.”

“I HOPE YOU DID!”

As Nero continues to kick the tree, Charles says, “I don’t know why he is so angry. People do worst things to us and he never gets this angry.”

Holding my adorable confused Charles, an epiphany falls upon me, “Nero probably likes that girl. Wait if Nero and that girl get married, he will abandon Charles and then I can swoop in and take his place in Charles's life. I frighten myself with my own intellect.”

Getting up, I run over to Nero and put my hands on his shoulder, which causes him to say, “You like her right?”

Blushing he says, “Not at all!”

“Don’t worry foolish, insignificant, failure of existence human. Right here and now I will teach you the ultimate way to make any and all women fall in love with you!”