Healing took a little ti, but I had begun to be really good at this with the addition of plenty of Nutrient bombs that Em' had prepared for . The healing process finished quickly within half a day, it was already night, but the ditation rested my mind. My ladies were all asleep as I woke up from finishing my healing.
My fight with Francis showed that my old martial arts had a place in this world. The pin that I started with was sothing out of Francis's depth when I started with it. He was not expecting that type of movent, therefore, caught off guard. It needed modification, though, and to be paired with spells to make them effective.
That was why I opened a cutting rift along my leg to act as a knife against his throat. Without it, the move would not be able to pin a man such as him.
I sighed as I moved to the living room in the apartnt when I saw Florine there, lost in thought. Her pick ears were like a magenta in the night without much light. I sat down across from her, and she turned her head to look at . "Hey," I said, "I am fully healed up, and I have so ti," I told her with a wry smile.
Sothing told this strong woman was feeling fragile at the mont. I never fought with Florine, but she was a B-ranked fighter. I wasn't even sure of the type of fighter she was since it seed so hidden from sight. I didn't contemplate Florine for very long as I didn't know much about her. Sotis she would show herself in front of for companionship while I had been here in the Demon lands.
I t her when I t Yuri, But I had not interacted with her that much.
"You know, I t you not too long ago here with my Friend Yuri," Florine began with a soft smile. "I don't understand why you have nad your cock, to be honest. But I considered it a unique trait, and most n, I am sure, probably na their dick just don't tell the world about it." Florine continued with a small amused smile.
"You are an interesting woman, and I cannot tell you how Interesting I think that you are. I think you distract yourself sotis too much with the world instead of increasing your power, though," Florine told .
I raised an eyebrow at that, "I would say you are both correct about that and incorrect," I replied, making her raise an eyebrow in the dark twilight of the room, "There are many forms of Power Florine.
I, as an Heir to the Silvermoon Tower, must practice more than just personal power if I do not wish to lose my freedom." I continued to explain, "If I don't, then I will lose control of my children, which I pretty much have lost anyways," My tone was wistful as I continued, "That doesn't an that I have to allow that to be the case forever.
I don't know if you noticed, but in my ti here although my personal power has grown, albeit a little compared to my earlier years in my life. My political might has grown severalfold in multiple ways. This is power unseen to only those who know what they are looking at.
There is still much more growth needed back in our own nation to continue the trend and solidify my foundation to take much greater control of my life and protect those around . I have grown my power in this short ti much more than if I sat back ditating; no matter how much I would have rather ditated to increase my personal power."
Florine shook her head, "I am not saying you are incorrect in what you are doing. Or that circumstances haven't forced you to. In fact, I was originally planning on staying in the Demon Lands when I ca here. I knew that there would be a war eventually. Who knew that it was coming so soon. This was supposed to be a cushy assignnt to get out of fighting for a bit.
I enjoyed your dick and working on myself. But you know what," Florine said, and I was confused, "I like you, and I don't mind following you into battle as long as I get to ride you sotis before battle," Florine chuckled, "Although, It seems you don't consider your woman." That last part sounded sad.
I was surprised at the suddenness of the conversation and the turn in it. I wasn't expecting it to turn to that. I rembered that night with all the emotional ups and downs as I confessed to my ladies. Florine was soone that I didn't think about that often. She did her job, and once in a while, maybe once a week, would arrive in my bedroom for so sex.
She enjoyed riding Doorknocker with enthusiasm and then would be gone before I even woke up. I barely knew her or interacted with her outside of sex.
"Florine," I began, "To be honest, I never really have interacted with you outside of Sex; you seem smart and focused on becoming stronger. Hell, you like Doorknocker, and that is about all I know about you. If you want to be my woman, I have no problem with that, but I like to get to know my won. At least marginally before I start confessing my feelings to them, you know?" I told her honestly.
Florine looked at surprised, "Wait, we have interacted," Florine contested.
"When?" I asked.
Florine opened her mouth then shut it. She looked lost in thought, and I brought her out of it when I continued, "Florine, Not that you deserve this, but we have interacted maybe only a little, and all of them have been brief. Half the ti, I barely know what you're doing outside of the reports on the guards here.
Which, to be honest, goes to show how well of a job that you are doing since I have not had a single reason to interact with you." I continued with a wry smile, "You have done such a good job that the Guard and the budget on it is one of the only things in this fucking embassy that are actually going good!" I partially exclaid before lowering my voice again.
"Okay, For so reason, I thought there was more interaction between us," Florine Confessed, looking embarrassed, "Although I think I might have imagined more between us. I still have so feelings, although not all romantic.
I hear that you might be creating an elite division in the war, and I would like so part in that." Florine was trying to change the subject, and all smiles wiped from my face.
"Only a few people should even know of my proposal. Who did you hear it from?!" I said, looking her straight in the eyes.
"You think you are the only one with contacts that are among the elders?" Florine said with an amused look, "I heard about it not long after you told the council so of your plans. I am sure that there is more in the mix. But the fact of the matter was that your proposal sent a lot of our military thinking about building such a unit.
A lot of our upper echelons were told to think about it as much as possible. The supply situation with that is sothing of its own. For your benefit, though, a surprising amount of the sentint is favorable towards your proposal.
Backed by the fact that this is what the Succubi want to join the war effort adds to the fact that most of them are thinking about how to do it instead of trying to find out why not to do it." Florine finished, and I was still looking at her seriously.
"It has been a day and a half," I told her, looking at her, "Why to shout this out this quickly?" I asked her.
"As I said, The Elders were intrigued with the proposal backed by that was the way you talked the Succubi into helping us, ans that we are doing it. Although, one thing I don't understand is why the Elders want the Succubi to help so much.
It makes sense to have a large group of illusionists help us, Which I only know since I currently live here and know who you are talking to, by the way." Florine told , filling with relief, "But all the rest of the minds thinking on this now are not in the know why.
just that it is happening and that they have to figure out the best way of doing it for a group of people that will be joining us." Florine paused before continuing, "How though was through an ergency crystal that can only give short burst transmissions. All B rankers that are in high positions among the standing army have them. They need to be charged after every use.
The simple ssage for us to create proposals on how to do it was straightforward, though, and I have been thinking about it for the last day or so." Florine finished.
I sighed as I leaned back. This was one of those tis that they started things before I was even finished the negotiations. Mira was going to sign when it was finished. Hell, she was probably already preparing on her side of things to move forward. Gathering volunteers and putting up notices. That was just smart as long as all the other Queens signed off on it too.
Mira said she was the split vote, making her a powerful existence among her wizard's tower. But she would be joining us in the Beast-kin nation. Therefore there would probably be so political problems within the succubi ranks as well, although they will probably keep it in check on the battlefield.
I sighed, leaning back as my mind struggled to go out of control. "You know," I said, looking at Florine, "You have sufficiently added more to make think on," I told her with a wry smile.
Florine stood up and walked around to sit beside , "I didn't an to do that; in fact, I think you need to unload so of these burdens onto your other won and . You hold them inside and act like we cannot do so of the thinking for you. Like your mind is the only one that can co up with solutions to the problems that you are thinking about." Florine said, and I looked at her.
"Fight ," I replied, and Florine looked startled.
"What?" Florine replied, backing off a bit.
"Without anyone else to witness, what I need most is to see where I am. You are strong, and I can feel that. But I don't know how strong, and I want to know. I want to fight soone other than Francis. I need other people to fight in order to know where I stand. You told to unload a problem?" I asked her.
"Well, My biggest problem is that I am weak, or I think I am weak. I need to know where I stand." I told her solidly.
"I will fight you but bring so of those nutrient bombs. YOu will need them." Florine didn't argue as she stood up, "I wanted to have so fun with Doorknocker before getting so sleep, but I can go a day without sleep. But tomorrow, I swear I want so ti with Doorknocker." Florine said with a grin.
I replied with a grin as we began to leave the apartnt. "Sure, But the fight cos first," I told her, and my skin started to buzz with excitent. I followed her with so pep to my step. I was looking forward to this, and Florine seed to be getting in the mood as we reached where I lost just earlier that day.
The training area was quiet at this ti of night. Most of the guards were sleeping while a small force patrolled so of the halls as we passed. Florine and I moving towards the Arena didn't an much to everyone around, and therefore they probably thought that I was about to get spicy with their boss sowhere more interesting for once.
It was good and bad that they thought that way, but with my reputation, it was sothing that was bound never to go away. As we reached the training area, I ignored the extra unnecessary thoughts, and Florine stood across from . I took ti to restore the lights to the training area, and the mana glow returned, making it look as if it were dayti in the training area.
"Strange how this looks so different compared to when I am here with all our soldiers. Keeping them working is a full-ti job." Florine smiled as she leaned back; she turned her body once while her legs stood still.
The movent was interesting, and she cracked her knuckles. "I don't usually fight barehanded," Florine admitted, "I fight with a dagger," Florine told , and it was as if two daggers ca out of nowhere into her hands. "Since you fight with mana, and it is always at hand. I will fight with my weapons.
Otherwise, this wouldn't be a fight." Florine finished, and she lowered her body with a hand on the floor.
"Ding!" My voice rang out, "Let's start!" I finished, and Florine smiled a dark grin.
It was a side I had never seen in her, and I felt my skin crawl with danger. That pink hair and fur moved in a blur towards , and I jumped back. Sothing told that this wasn't like with Francis, where I could make dodges near him. No, playing a pinning ga with her would be like playing with lava bare-handed. No one would like the results of the exchange.
I moved away from her, and right when I was about to open a rift to further the distance, Florine increased her movent. I changed where the rift was opening from behind to under as I dodged an attack of a dagger at my stomach. The attack seed so fast it surprised the sudden burst of speed as I leaned back, using my marginal flexibility to my advantage.
I fell through the rift, and I started to use my hand to cast mana bolts as I felt out of a rift from the ceiling of the training room. Florine smiled as she looked up at , and I felt a shiver run through as that pink blur moved. My mana bolts hit the ground uselessly, and I saw her hit the wall and jump into the air. She was far but rapidly closing the distance.
I didn't understand why she moved like that, as she was now a target for . I started to shoot mana bolts at her when I gasped.
"Do you think I am stupid?" Florines voice ca from that rapidly approaching blur. Then that blur began to dodge and increase in speed towards . Only seconds had passed in the fight when she closed the distance; as I was falling into a rift, I had opened under . Her foot kicked out of it. I gasped as pain erupted across my face as I was torn out of the rift back up to the ceiling.
Just as I was about to hit the ceiling, my air was cut off as a strong arm held around the neck. "There are counters to all forms of fighters, Chelsea; you have shown your weaknesses while I have hidden mine," Florine told as she held , choking while holding us up to the ceiling with a dagger to hold us up. "Rember that next ti." Florine finished and let go.
I slowly fell to the floor, and I brought in the fresh air. My mind woke up to one fact. 'I had underestimated others yet again.'
Florine was smiling in the sa position as before as I looked up from regaining my breath. Her smile was a challenge and I smiled in return.
I should pay more attention to those around . How Interesting! I smiled with the challenge, "Let's Begin," I said.
Florine turned into a blur and our fights continued.
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