This is the first ti I have slept well since I moved to my new villa with a total of eight n in tow. It seems that my sleep was always the best when I am hugging Ioannis. Too bad, I won't be able to do this for quite so ti once I leave for Sklavryet. It was a necessary sacrifice if I want to have my plans move forward a bit quicker. It also will keep less worried if I know that I am able to provide everything that Nische needed to recuperate the soonest. The worries and the excitent of eting new people and learning their culture is getting on my nerves, honestly. I have honestly been a recluse if I think about it. My life has always revolved on work and then simply going ho even back in earth. Now, when I decided that I will be staying in a totally different place where I do not know anybody is simply a first ti for both lives. Though it made things complicated, bringing Lark with , kind of eased my tension a bit.
As part of my promise to my very pregnant husband, I will bring him out today to et with Lark. I don't know exactly what he plans to discuss with him but I guess it was a very necessary talk for world peace. After getting up and eating breakfast, since it was also a weekend, it was perfect for a little date with my husband around the city. As for Dimitri, he has been slumped with a lot of business paperwork and howork from his classes every single day and the weekend is his most awaited mont of peace so we decided not to disturb him so he can catch up on so sleep. We simply dressed up for an outing and then decided to et with Lark today. As Ioannis and I were about to exit the villa, a flurry of footsteps was heard from behind us and I saw Aurum and his four aides hurrying to follow us out of the house. I decided to stop walking and stand aside with Ioannis so they can pass through the door and go their way. For so reason, they stopped and stared at seemingly wondering why I decided to simply stand on one side. Aurum, realizing that I am letting them leave first so that they can go wherever they want to go and that he will not be able to follow was sohow livid for so reason. He almost shouted at his four n when he instructed them to follow him out of the villa. I waited for about 10 minutes before I hugged Ioannis' waist from behind and thenA we teleported to a deserted alley next to the inn where I rented a room for Lark to stay in.
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Aurum's POV
I really wanted to follow Luna and Ioannis to wherever they wanted to go. It seems that she realized what I wanted to do and just had to give way so that we can leave the villa first. I had no choice but to walk out with my attendants in tow. I decided to hide near the acade gate and wait for her to pass by. I waited for a long ti and when an hour has passed, I lost all hope that she would pass here. Damn. Anger and anxiety can really block your thought processes. I totally forgot she could teleport. I imdiately looked back at my attendants who were simply sitting under the shade of the tree minding their own businesses. When I looked at them, they simply looked back innocently. Damn. They totally knew I was waiting for nothing but did not warn one bit.
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Once we have appeared in the alleyway, I imdiately guided Ioannis into the inn. I passed by the receptionist and smiled while giving him a silver coin. I winked at the guy who imdiately blushed and bowed his head. I stealthily went up the third floor of the inn and went to the fifth door on the right side of the hallway. I decided to knock a few tis and wait for soone to open the door. I don't want the guy inside to not be prepared for any visitors. Lark opened the door after a few minutes, wearing simple sleeping clothes. He seed to have just woken up with his half-closed eyes and a chicken's nest for his hairstyle. Once he realized who was outside the door and that there was even a visitor together with , he imdiately ran inside with the door a bit ajar to get his outer robe. I also heard other noises before he ca running back at the door. This ti, his hair looked neat and he was wearing clothes that were not too thin. He welcod us inside the room. Ioannis, kept his silence all throughout the things that happened and simply observed Lark closely.
After entering the inn, we sat on the available chairs while Lark decided to sit on one side of the bed, a little way from and Ioannis. I think he was trying to make this eting even just a tiny bit less awkward than it already is by keeping a polite amount of distance. To ease the tension a bit, I introduced them to each other just like eting a friend accidentally on a busy street, "Ioannis, this is Lark. Lark, this is Ioannis, my first husband." Lark imdiately stood up from the bed and kneeled on one knee with his head lowered. He greeted Ioannis with respect, "It is a pleasure to et you, master Ioannis. I am Lark, you can give instructions as you see fit." Ioannis raised his eyebrows and looked at accusingly as if I bullied Lark. I looked at him innocently and shook my head as if saying that I did not do anything. I then spoke hurriedly before my husband gets upset, "Lark, stand up! I told you that you are no longer a slave. What are you kneeling for?" His head snapped and looked up at . He slowly stood up and sat on the bed, his head still lowered.
Ioannis was quiet while everything was happening. I am honestly starting to feel scared with this silence. It was like a calm before a storm and with his cold and emotionless face, I couldn't exactly read his thoughts or decipher what he is feeling as of the mont. It took a few minutes before he spoke and he definitely went directly to the main topic, "I heard that you are accompanying Luna to Sklavryet. Is this true?" I saw Lark's shoulder stiffen and without making eye contact he simply nodded his head while his eyes stayed looking on the floor. Ioannis then looked at and ordered, "Leave the room. Lark and I have sothing important to talk about." I looked at him surprised. This is actually the first ti he pushed out of a room to have a private conversation with soone else. How important is this topic that I am not allowed to know about it? Since I do not want to upset him further, I decided to just smile and walk out of the room. Once I am out, I imdiately tried to put my mana into the room to listen in but surprisingly, I couldn't! Ioannis is really going all out on this secrecy!
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Ioannis' POV
It ca a shock to that a man who is clearly interested in Luna will be accompanying her on a two-month trip in a faraway region. What upset even more was it was my wife who invited him out of her impulsiveness. As the main husband, the demand for to be understanding and compassionate was really becoming higher each and every day. Being pregnant is not helping think clearly at all without my emotions getting involved. I asked her to co out of the room because I want to have a man to man talk with Lark. Even after thinking about many negative things, I still arrived at the conclusion that it was still better that she has soone to accompany her. My talk with him will actually be more of an advise and set of instructions on how he would deal with this woman that ends up attracting n everywhere.
I started my declaration by asking Lark, "Lark, I don't mind you accompanying Luna in Sklavryet. I will support you in your goals to convince her to include you to our family. In return, I want you to do everything you can to be accepted during the two months you will be with her and at the sa ti, ensure that she does not take in anybody else. I won't bla you if you do not succeed on the second half of the task but try to limit the number of n she encounters or she brings in. The lesser the better. None would be the best outco. Do you understand what I an?"
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Lark's POV
I was surprised as I opened the door of the inn. I was not expecting any visitors and only Luna knows that I was staying here. Who could it be so early in the morning? When I opened the door, I saw Luna's face while I was still dazed with hints of sleepiness. When my eyes zood to a man behind her, I swear that I felt all the blood in my body has escaped . I ran inside, making sure I do not look dressed too inappropriately. I do not want the man to think that I want to seduce Luna in front of her legal husband. I was surprised at the first question he asked and can only nod without eting his eyes like a man who was caught red-handed. I was more surprised when he asked Luna to leave so he can talk to in private. The next things he talked about just stunned speechless. Did he just say he was fine that I enter their family as long as I block any man with filthy agenda that approaches her in Sklavryet?
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After about a quarter of an hour, Ioannis walked out of the room, grabbed my hand and pulled out of the inn. He simply said he was hungry and he couldn't wait anymore or he will die. Any attempts of asking what confidential topic he talked
that like the sa woman? He didn 't stop from bringing Lark and he did not even ntion the issue again so I got a silent permission after all. I think I was able to keep the world at peace in the end.
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