[IC] St. Sappho Academy, Medieval Magic Academy (Invite Only)

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Myrilla~

"Show yourself, She devil!"

Silence returned. Wisps of darkness floated at the edge of the dimly lit warehouse.

"I know you're there!"

Suddenly, he became very aware of a sickly, sweet smelling perfume pervading the area, threatening to cloud his mind with less than decent thoughts. There was the sound of something rustling behind him. The man spun, a throwing knife leaving his coat as he took a few steps backwards.

The knife embedded itself uselessly into the wall of the warehouse.

Shit, where-!

"Hello, Kostis~"

The voice made him turn on his heels. It seemed to come from almost everywhere at once, and at the same time nowhere at all.

"You've been quite the busy little boy, haven't you? You messed up our plan to get the cursed fox on our side quite well, didn't you? Tsk...and also almost endangered my daughter."

"Care about your daughter, then?" His voice couldn't help but to catch in his throat. In all his years of adventuring, deal making, and using his wits as an average human being without any sort of special abilities or magic he could only surmise one thing. That he was dead, and there was no way out of this. All he could do was stall and pray to God that he could come up with something, anything. "Maybe you shouldn't be making deals with that foolish headmistress, then. Once the council finds out about her involvement in this, both of you will be in more than a little trouble."

Silence.

Damn it, she was toying with him.

"What can I say, it's so much fun to toy with you funny humans." Suddenly, he became very aware of something pressing into his back, the scent of the perfume filling his nostrils as a hand rest on his shoulder. "And that's my student, you're talking about you know, heh...she's a lot less foolish than you, you failure of a human being." There was a sharp pain on his shoulder as he felt something...something biting him?!

He slammed his cane into Myrilla's midsection, painfully wrenching his shoulder out from her grip and putting some distance between them, turning to face his assailant who was currently wiping his blood off of the edges of her mouth.

"Not running? And it's been such a long time since I did that little trick. Usually makes humans soil their pants and run home to their mothers...Tsk, your no fun. " She sighed, as her metal whip coiled itself back into position along the back of her dress.

"Why delay the inevitable, hm? And next time if you're going to bite me, at least let me return the favor."

"Oho, you're quite the funny man, aren't you? Too bad I don't have a sense of humor."

"Ah, I suppose that would explain those wrinkles..."

Before the words had even left his mouth, he found her hand wrapped firmly around his throat.

"Tsk, tsk, calling out a ladies wrinkles...that's not very polite, you know." Before he could think of a rebuttal, he found himself being slammed onto the floor. "See you in hell, darling...tell your wife she was quite fun to play with as well! I might visit her again!" A searing pain wracked his body as he watched his body disintegrate before him.

Seconds later, nothing was left in the warehouse aside from the faint smell of Myrilla's perfume and a lone knife...

~St. Sappho~

The trip back to Sappho for everyone was equal parts exhausting, tiring, and perhaps a tiny few misadventures happened.

The dragon and kitten, the trip back was a bit less adventurous. The dragon made sure to keep an eye on the kitten, it was obvious she still wasn't doing well if the nightmares were anything to go buy, but Sorcha did her best despite her misgivings on the entire situation. She had blundered again, in hindsight hadn't she? She hoped Luna wasn't going to be too upset with her, but there was little she could do if the knight was. She intended to keep her promise to the kitten, no matter what...unlike a certain someone she wouldn't be naming. On the trip back, the dragon didn't give her any more instructions. After all, it was a good idea to make sure she could already keep up with what she already had. On top of training, she was demanding quite a bit from the kitten already. They were the first to make it back to Sappho.

After they returned, though, Sorcha had a few plans up her sleeves....

Luna, Sel, Lyssa, Eith, accompanied by the Ninja and Priestess left for Sappho. Unfortunately, their benefactor only provided them a one way ticket - or had planned to help them leave, but was unable to for whatever reason which meant they had to find a way back themselves. For most of their trip, Ayumi kept to herself. She hadn't really even wanted to go. Hell, she'd wanted to be anywhere but here. Dawa and Kouze both insisted she return with them, though. Even if the others had tried to strike up a conversation, she'd ignore them, though Lyssa did seem to have a bit of better luck conversing with the ninja then Kouze, Luna, or Sel did.

The fox, Sel's new familiar didn't exactly give her new master the warmest of welcomes either. If anything it spent more time with Ayumi then Sel. It seemed at least, the two enjoyed each others company more than the others. Whether that was a good thing or not, had yet to be seen.

As for a certain Pirate...their Return to Sappho would be much later in the day then everyone else, and they would not be alone. A group of twenty or so men and women were with her, and she was sporting short-cut blond hair, much like a boys and a tricorn, green vest over a plain white shirt and comfortable brown pants, and leather gloves...and a dark-skinned child sitting on her shoulders that was wearing odd garments and had a number of odd tattoos over her body. The oddest part though, was the long, thin reptilian tail that extended from her back, and she was covered in a number of fins that would look at home on a fish.

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~Late Fall, Livia Fiore~

"Learned your lesson yet, demon?" Livia growled.

"Woooow, when did you get such stamina." The demon was currently laying on one of the couches in the room, looking more than a little messy considering what had just happened. "I haven't been quite so...heh, submissive since me and my husband made the twins, heh~" Livia held a hand to her forehead, sighing. Ugh, she was going to regret this later, she always did. Damn this woman. Which would be quite ineffective considering what and who she was...

"Putting up with your bullshit, obviously." Livia finally replied.

"Heh, you like my special brand of bullshit, you silly human."

"No, I really don't. Now get out of here. And next time, before you drag a living human to hell tell me first!" She snapped as Myrilla pushed herself up, gettin' off of the couch.

"Alright alright, fine, fine, Livia, darling." She chuckled. "You'll thank me for removing him from the picture later, you know." With a snap of her fingers, she disappeared in a wisp of black particles. She had a certain little princess to go say hello too...

Livia simply leaned back in her chair. Admittedly, it was quite fun seeing Myrilla be so...submissive for once. Submission suited the demon. She might try it again if she had enough time...wait, no, that was a terrible idea. Myrilla wanted her to try again, likely. Bah. She hated that woman.

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~Miren & Fia~

Most of Miren's day so far, had been quite exhausting. Considering this was her last day as the head librarian, she had spent so many hours cataloguing, packing her things out of the librarians room and getting everything moved to her new home. If Fia hadn't been there to help her for the past few hours, she wasn't entirely certain she'd have been able too do it on time. Not that it really mattered, the headmistress would have likely been fairly lenient with her.

"Ah...My little bunny buns are so tiiiired." She complained, slumping her shoulders. "Ahh, what I wouldn't give for a good massage...thanks for your help, Fia." Miren said, offering the child a tired smile as they approached the headmistress's office.

~Sorcha~

As soon as the kitten and Sorcha had arrived back in Sappho, the dragon immediately took Maoin to her and Luna's dorm. The dragon flopped down on the bed, a bit tired. Most of the trip had been easy enough. She made a point to still fly Maoin most of the way if she could, mixed with the luxury of traveling in an expensive horse and carriage if they could find one. She had elected to make the last stretch herself, via her excellently amazing flying skills.

Which also had the side effect of making her wings and body a bit sore.

oops~

"Ahh, I could use one of those massages of yours Maoin..." She said as she rolled around rather childishly on the bed. "That's the last time I fly more than three hours at a time...urgh, I think you put on some weight." She teased the kitten.

[Roleplayer001]

Selvina had been a little sad that his new familiar wasn't too happy around her, but surely time would convince the little fox that she was a fun person, right? Quite frankly, it was the cutest little familiar the mage could ever imagine.

She was really starting to think like Lyssa, wasn't she?

Either way the mage looked around the rest of their party. Luna had a familiar back home to go visit and the wizard felt herself perfectly capable of explaining the situation with the help of these mysteriously French speaking foreigners. "Luna, if you'd like to go home I can go talk to Livia for us. I'm sure you miss that dragon of yours."

Maoin and her owner had taken a far more comfortable trip on the way home than on their travels to Toulouse. The master had told their servant there would be more lessons later, but the kitten was not answered when she questioned shat the next ones would be. The training was painful as normal and the dragon demanded to be pampered when the location permitted it, but not too much had changed.

It was now a good portion of the way through October as they landed in front of Lady Lightsword's house after a multihour flight which had the kitten concerned that Lady Sorcha would end up in one of her fits. The pair headed indoors only for the dragoness to flop straight onto the bed without any sort of concern in the world. The cat sighed as she knew what request would follow as she looked around the room that called for her to dust it.

"Of course mistress." The servant's hands quickly removed the armor that Lady Sorcha wore as she began to massage her owner's shoulders in her skillful way. Her own bones asked for a massage too after holding on tight to a dragon for a multi-hour flight, but that would have to wait. Maybe someday she'd get a treat at the local salon and finally enjoy one for herself.

Another thought had been bugging the kitten ever since the second night they had been bonded together. "Lady Sorcha ... what are we planning on telling Lady Lightsword?"

Fia gave Miren a smile in return as they began to stroll to the headmistress' office. Her own limbs were tired after all of the bookshelf work the two had done together, but over the past few weeks the two of them had built together some sort of working relationship. Truthfully she'd be a little sad to see the head librarian hop away, but there wasn't much she could do about it. "... You're welcome ..."

Eventually the pair of them arrived before the doors of Livia's office and the familiar gave a few knocks. While the headmistress was most likely alone at this point the girl had learned not to enter without at least first announcing her presence.

[Pyromania99]

Lunalel Lightsword, Eith and Kozue

"No, that's fine. I helped lead, the least I could do is show up at the least. Sorcha will understand I'm sure." Luna said as she patted Selvina on the back. "Worry not, I'm in this until the end. And that's right around the corner." The Knightess giggled slighty as she lead the small group to the Headmistress' office.

On the way, Kozue spoke up. "My apologies for having both Ayumi and I along. Here I am the outsider now, though I am here to keep an eye on chaos and make sure it doesn't spread." The Priestess gave a small look down to the Black Fox before keeping her eyes forward.

"Well, I understand. It would be in everyone's best interests with this. If you could overlook the demon issu--." The Knightess cut herself off with a sharp glance from Kozue. She was tolerating that as it were. . . That's what the look said at least.

Eith meanwhile, kept an eye on the Black Fox. . . Almost obviously so. This situation didn't sit right for her for more than one reason as well. The most obvious to Eith was the fact that this was a spirit of absolute destruction. She stayed quite though. That said, she needed to meet with that Overconfident-Maid.

Doll in Livia's Office

The doll stayed quiet on Livia's desk until Myrilla left. It took in every last bit of what happened and the reciepient was excessively happy for more than a couple of reasons. . . The main reason being wrote on a piece of paper for Livia to read. Oh Livia-dear. I thought you hated that woman. Woe be me when I find that my teacher had a thing for the demon queen as well. Perhaps we should meet in person and discuss the subject over a cup of tea. You should give me the secrets of making her so passive as you did. -K

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Livia Fiore~

"Oh yes, I'll make sure to show you exactly what I did to make her so 'passive'" Livia said, poking the doll lightly in the forehead. "And yes, she infuriates me. And I think I made that abundantly clear to both of you, you perverted voyeur." Leaning back in her seat, Livia took a sip of tea as Cynthia made her presence known in the room. She had been waiting outside as Livia did whatever it was she normally did with Myrilla.

"Gwynn should be returning this evening. She reports success, Headmistress." Cynthia said quietly as she went about cleaning the couch.

"Hm, at least she can do as she's told unlike a certain demon..." Livia grunted. "Swen and company?"

"They should be arriving any moment - I do believe they have the fox with them. Both." Livia frowned, sipping the tea again. Well, that was good. They hadn't re-sealed the black one then. The second fox was an unknown, however. She never discounted the idea that the second could still be alive, even in the form of a spirit. It would likely...not be so keen on letting her complete her plans. Either way, when they returned she'd have to feign any knowledge of meeting the black one before.

"The door is open, Fia, Miren." Livia said as they knocked.

"...headmistress." Cynthia spoke softly to get her attention. "I am meeting Mugi..."

"Ah...certainly, Cynthia. You may have the rest of the evening off. Do tell the juicy details of your rendezvous later, yes?" Livia teased, earning a small huff from Cynthia who promptly left.

~Sorcha~

"Hmm, don't worry your head over it, Little one." Sorcha replied. "Luna is reasonable, and I am quite sure she isn't going to mind. If not, I will convince her." The dragon leaned back slightly into the comfortable hands of Maoin. "You have been doing well, Moain." She continued, sighing contentedly. "I have been thinking about there being a few things I wish to purchase, and you have been doing well in both your training and there are a few other things I would like to discuss with you...so tomorrow we'll be making a shopping trip to the town. A day off, if you will. No training and such."

Lyssa, Ayumi, Black

"Hmm, I think I'ma head back to my room!" Lyssa said with a stretch. "Ack, I'm so behind on my studies my mom is gonna have my hide." The demon had managed to purchase herself a new dress, and was no longer wearing her somewhat risque clothing she normally wore when she was alone. "Hey hey, Yumi-yum! Wanna come with? You can even stay with me if you want." The ninja didn't immediately answer, before shaking her head with a small smile.

"Only if you have a rope, some handcuffs, and a nice big rock I can play with."

"heh, I most certainly do!"

"Then what are we standing here for? Race ya!~" The ninja was gone in a flash, leaving a somewhat stunned Lyssa behind.

"Ack! You got a head start, get back here!" The demon and ninja left the rest of the other standing there. The currently three-tailed fox remained silent as ever, not deigning to speak with anyone.

[Roleplayer001]

The kitten nodded as her owner told her to relax on the subject of Lady Lightsword and believe that the dragon already had a plan for the issue. Of course she did - Lady Sorcha seemed to always know what she was doing. Her mistress wouldn't see it, but a little admiration filled the cat's eyes once again.

Of course, that quickly turned into a form of pride as she was genuinely praised by the dragon. Of course the servant believed she had more to improve on to be a servant truly worthy of serving Lady Sorcha so she simply nodded in reply as she finished with the back and crawled down to the dragon's feet where she continued her dedicated work.

Perhaps a week ago she would have allowed the announcement to make her put her hands together in excitement, but she had learned at the bathhouse to not let oneself get distracted by the good or bad things going on around oneself when following one of Lady Sorcha's requests. "Thank you Lady Sorcha!" Despite her hands still focusing on the work the tails and ears of the catgirl made her feelings of joy very apparent. "Y-You don't have to mistress. I ... I still have a lot to learn."

The look of curiosity that followed suggested that Maoin wanted more details about what they would be talking about, but generally Lady Sorcha seemed to reveal things at her own pace and prying seemed to only annoy her.

The familiar entered the room as Cynthia left and gave Livia a small but respectful curtsy as she went past Miren and sat herself down in the headmistress' lap. Cleaning up all the books has been rather tiring, and the phoenix felt the need to return to her perch. "... Livia we ... are finished ..."

Selvina nodded towards Luna with a degree of respect as Lyssa and Ayumi ran off together. For a second the mage wanted to roll her eyes, but they knew exactly where Ayumi would be and where she wouldn't be escaping. Black fox continued to trot along in her tiny form not having allowed the mage to carry her for the entire journey home much to her disappointment.

The party arrived in front of the office soon after Fia had sat down, Selvina knocking and letting herself in at the affirmative. For a couple of seconds the mage considered what to say before simply raising an eyebrow at Livia. "You already know everything that happened, don't you?" It was a simple statement of fact that would save a lot of time in their conversation.

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Livia Fiore & Black~

"Hello, Fia, Miren. I see work went well?" Livia said as Fia walked over and took a seat in her lap.

"Y-yes! I am done packing everything of mine and the movers should be moving everything into town. Thank you again for your help, Headmistress! I would never have found that apartment myself." Miren said, offering Livia a smile as the headmistress rested a hand on top of Fia's head.

"It was no trouble, Miren. I consider you a friend and you have helped me greatly by running the library. I shall miss seeing you work there, and finding a suitable replacement will be difficult, but that is not something you should worry over." The chimera walked over to the couch, taking a seat as she allowed herself to relax a bit as Selvina and company made their presence known and Livia gave them the okay to enter. She had definitely not been expecting Sel to challenge her in quite such a fashion.

"Oh?" her lips curled upwards into a smile. "Before we begin...I do so apologize for Myrilla...it likely wouldn't be hard to convince her to turn you back, though you'll have to find her yourself. Unless you're...comfortable in that body." Livia said with obvious amusement. "Now, why don't you tell me anyways, hm? I am quite certain you are overestimating my abilities."

The fox, simply trotted into the room behind Sel, hopping onto the arm of the couch opposite of Miren.

~Sorcha~

"Don't have to what?" Sorcha chuckled. "I do things because I want to, Little One - remember that. There is only one human in this world who currently has the ability to tell me what to do." That, was of course, Luna. Considering Luna's disposition though, she doubted her Knight would ever really order her to do anything she likely wouldn't agree with. "Now, when you finish I have another lesson for you. It isn't an overly complicated one, but it is likely going to be slightly a bit more difficult for you."

[Roleplayer001]

The mage was actually surprised that the headmistress bothered to apologize about the demoness, but after a second or two realized it was probably just a form of lip service. Selvina thought about making a comment on her more recent changes but decided that no matter what she said Livia would simply find a way to tease her.

"Well ..." The mage decided to give a basic overview of the event that occurred and even told the story of how an snow cone merchant tried to cheat them on their way back. "... so now I've brought back two problems to campus, I seem to have a talent for it." The mage gestured to Eith and Black Fox respectively. "I hope you are alright with my decision and perhaps you have a ... solution for Black Fox's problem or advice we could discuss it in private. But this was the most reasonable way I could see to possibly break the cycle at all." With a glance the mage looked back towards the black fox.

She was seriously adorable.

The mage thought about recording some of the information in a tomb as part of her studies. "Wait wait wait ... we didn't just fail all of our classes, did we? Oh no, I missed a test last week." It was possible the mages perfect scores were about to be less so. More than the entire adventure this seemed scarier to the scholar as she stood there. "Is ... is there a way you could push the testing date back? I'd ... I'd do anything. Oh my parents are going to be so angry at me if I fail this semester. Please I already have perfect marks and I want to graduate that way!" The mage's hands were clasped together as she realized that they never asked any of the teachers if they were allowed to go.

Fia simply leaned back into Livia and hoped the headmistress would pay a little bit of attention to her eventually.

The kitten nodded as Lady Sorcha responded, continuing to work her hands over the dragon's tired feet as her tail swished slowly behind her. A look of satisfaction crossed Maoin's face as she finished after another half hour of running her hands over the relaxing dragoness - it made her happy to see her mistress was enjoying herself. It would probably be apparent though to the dragon as Maoin started to rub her hands that the cat needed at least a short break for her fingers.

The kitten crawled into her owner's lap and faced the dragon as she wrapped Lady Sorcha with an extended hug. "Another lesson, Mistress?" The cat had been waiting for these with a degree of curiosity that was revealed as the cat's big eyes looked into the King of the Radiant Heavens attentively.

[Pyromania99]

Lunalel Lightsword, Eith and Kozue

Luna looked a little distressed at the thought of classes. "Damnedable. . . I forgot about classes. Why do I never get to go to classes?" She had to ask. She looked a bit down as Eith cantered over to Miren and gave a light smile and nod.

Kozue looked at everyone in her group then to Livia. "Greetings. As she said, my name is Kozue Komichi and I've been sent as not only an embassador, but also to watch over the Black Fox. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance." The Priestess said with a bow.

Meanwhile, Eith spoke to Miren. "Bunny. Good to see you. Are the books doing well? Yourself?"

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Livia Fiore, Black, and Miren~

Of course, Livia did have a general idea of what happened...but it was always good to hear the details, lest one let misinformation cause bad judgement. She listened quite intently to Sel's explanation and even the events after it. It was amusing, to say the least. Especially the bit that happened after. With a small smile, the headmistress watched as Sel had a bit of a panic about her classes.

"Concerned about your classes, then? Perhaps you shouldn't have involved yourself in something that didn't concern you, 'Selvina'." Livia said with cool voice. "It's quite a shame your parents will have to hear about this, isn't it? I doubt they will be very understanding...after all, it was quite foolish for you to go somewhere so dangerous. Not to mention what Myrilla has done to you. What will your parents think? Maybe they'll marry you off like they tried to do with Gwynn, hm? Now that would be funny, woudln't it?"

She was getting a bit off topic here, wasn't she?

"But I digress. It is a pleasure to meet you Kouze. I am assuming the...other one that was with you is a friend of yours? She seems to have run off with Lyssa...I'll meet her later, I suppose. Anyways. I will take the liberty of preparing room for you here. I'll send a servant to find you later with the details." Livia lightly ruffled Fia's hair before looking over at Luna.

"As for you, Luna...I assume Selvina here dragged you into this by no fault of your own." She hummed. "You share the blame as well, but for now I simply will say I will allow you to make up any work you miss - but you will have to help me with something in the near future. That is all I ask, now...I have some news you all may wish to here." Livia's face suddenly took a slightly grim turn, voice becoming much more serious. "Lord Kostis...the one who asked you to do this, has gone...missing. Likely was murdered."

Miren, somewhat curious about the events but for now simply focused on the hound in front of her.

"A-ah! H-hello Eith." The bunny couldn't help but to still be somewhat nervous around the hound. "W-well, I am doing well, though, I am no longer the head Librarian here. Livia has treated me well, and paid me well for my services as both a researcher and librarian over the years! So I'm moving to a small apartment in the town..."

The fox merely yawned where it sat, reaching up and scratching an ear with a paw. This was boring. Sel was boring. She wanted to be anywhere but here. Bah.

~Sorcha~

Sorcha smirked as she looked down at the kitten sitting on her lap, ruffling the kittens hair slightly as she started speaking.

"Always, always, anticipate what your master wishes and ensure they have the maximum amount of comfort possible even when comfort is difficult to find." She pushed the kitten off of her, standing up off of the bed and walking a bit away from the kitten. "This extends, to everything, and may require you to do things that the master themselves may not be entirely aware of that they want or need." The order itself was rather...nebulous in nature, and likely would cause the Kitten a bit of stress until she understood what exactly she was speaking of, and until after spending a bit more time with Sorcha. This wasn't designed to be wholly strict however, it was also to give the kitten a bit of Autonomy in her actions as well so Sorcha didn't have to order her around for every little thing.

"So...for now I am hungry and would like something to eat."

~Katherine, Celine, Myrilla~

Katherine lazed about her room, curious what to do for her day. It seemed those students that left on some adventure had returned, perhaps she could go greet them. Of course, she could just work on some dresses or something more productive. ”Regardless, today is perfect after learning about Livia and Myrilla. Heheh.” The Puppeteer giggled to herself. There was also the cat and dragon that seemed to return as well. Well, they seemed lto return to Lunalel Lightsword’s room, so it would be best to steer clear of that for now.

It had been…so long since she had walked anywhere outside of the lake. Truthfully, to say she was a little more than self-conscious was a bit of an understatement. Not that any filthy humans would know that. With any luck, she wouldn't be seen either, except by that insufferable human by the name of 'katherine.' She had given great thought to visiting the human, and she eventually had gotten bored enough to give her a visit. Fish didn't exactly make for good conversation partners, after all.

So she decided to pay her a little visit.

Katherine would suddenly become quite aware there was the sound of water coming from her bath. Before she would even have a few seconds to react to it, the sound of a small stream suddenly turned into what would have been an almost impossible amount of water for the bath to use naturally.

Seconds later, the water coalesced as it stopped pouring, as it took the shape of a woman Katherine was somewhat familiar with.

"Hum…so this is a human abode. Smells of your filth, definitely."

Katherine was more than a little surprised by the visit of the Undine. ”We can’t all make everything spot less in a short period. Though I rather hope you don’t flood my living quarters. Too many things that can get water damaged you see. Still though, it’s nice to see you again, so long as you don’t plan on kidnapping me.” There was only one thing that spoke of “filth” in a way like this and with the familiar look it was easy to gander a guess. ”What brings you out here, if I may ask.”

"Ah," Celine turned her head up slightly as she observed Katherine and left the bathroom. "You're here…unfortunate. Water damage would only improve the décor in this place." She huffed, looking around the room at the less than idea furnishings. "I was merely bored…so entertain me."

”Hmm, well. I suppose I could. Did you have anything in mind? Or are clueless on the matter?” Katherine asked, curious. The only thing Katherine was sure of was Celine had no issues with killing humans and disliked them greatly.

"I am supposed to leave my home and come all the way out here to your filthy residence, and also come up with the entertainment?" Celine's mouth turned downwards in displeasure. Truthfully, she was clueless. Completely so. She wasn't entirely sure what entertainment humans could provide.

Aside from dying and begging for them not to kill you.

But details, details.

"You ask something quite absurd."

”Sometime people come over and ask friends if they want to do things. I can’t think of anything you’d be especially happy to do since there are so many ‘filthy’ humans around. We could find something to do here perhaps? Unless you’re willing to be around ‘filthy’ humans.” Katherine said as she pointed to the door leading to outside. She was mostly trying to read the Undine to see what she would and would not be willing to do.

"You even claim to be my friend. How arrogant." Celine scoffed. "You are the host here, are you not? It is your job to entertain your guests, so entertain."

Katherine giggled a little bit, ”The first entertaining thing I can think of with guests as beautiful as yourself tends to be lewd.” Her gaze laid on the Undine’s chest remembering the past experience with her. ”We can go people watch, it can be entertaining around here. There are odd-balls from all over with their familiars.” It seems Katherine made her mind up there. If nothing else, it would be a good way to get the Undine use to people.

Celine seemed to unconsciously puff out her chest a little as Katherine commented on it. How crude, but she'd save her breath. The human would never learn, besides, she had said something next that caused the Undine a bit of concern.

People…watch?

"Why would I ever want to watch…people?" Celine frowned. The idea didn't seem very fun or entertaining at all. "I suppose if that is the best you can come up with, human, then very well. Lead the way."

”This place is an oddity in the world, since we have people from all over it.” Katherine lead Celine out of her place and down to a park. Since it was a busy spot, it was the perfect place. ”I think this place will be perfect.” The puppeteer found a bench that wasn’t being used. It looked fairly clean, but probably not clean enough for her companion. ”There are a lot of sights here. I think even you might be entertained a bit.” The teacher said as she patted the bench next to her, asking Celine to sit next to her.
Now that she was actually outside, Celine made an obviously careful effort not to put herself anywhere near the other people, as if she had some aversion to them. She walked with light steps, taking great care to watch where she walked as she attempted not to stain herself with the filth of the humans. Sitting on a bench made by them? She'd have never even considered the thought before. Still…

A jet of water expelled itself from the undines hand, blasting anything that may have been covering the bench off before she brushed some dirt off of her dress and took a seat on the now cleaned bench.

"I do hope this is worth my while."

”I do too.” Katherine said with a laugh. She had no idea if Celine would enjoy it or not. But she would at least see how human mage society was. It was starting to get busy and people moved past. Every type of person though most were students of different skin colors. A notable example was a weird guy that had a large chicken with him. Katherine had made note of this before, but she had no interest in why he had a chicken that looked like it could be ridden like a horse. A group of three girls walked by talking about how, ”Miss Luna has come back!” Likely talking of Lunalel Lightsword. ”I feel like this school is skewed towards girls that like girls sometimes.”

Celine quietly watched as people passed. That chicken, was huge! She had never…actually seen a chicken before. Even a normal sized one. Some talked about some 'Luna' that Katherine also mentioned. Some sort of…human celebrity then? It was curious, to say the least. She had to wonder who this Luna was.

"…girls that like girls?" Celine commented. "That is not that unusual, is it? Of course, I suppose since Undine tend to all be female…I suppose it does not matter." Celine turned her head towards Katherine. "Who is this 'Luna' those humans mentioned? Some…human celebrity of yours?"

Katherine had to lightly chuckle at the question. ”Lunalel Lightsword. She’s one of our students. I’d hardly say she was a celebrity, but some of the girls swoon over her because of some incident where she stopped a girl falling from hitting the ground or something.” The Puppeteer had to go back to the first thing the Undine questioned. ”That said, normally human relations go with Male and Female couples since that’s how children are made. Then there are people like me and. . . Apparently, many here at this school that aren’t quite into those relationships and go for someone a bit more like them.” At that moment, a girl in some eastern robe created an ice path in front of her and slide across with a happy look on her face. ”Oh, it’s that Snow Woman.”

"Snow woman?..." The undine watched as Mugi skated across her field of view. "She was dressed…oddly?" It seemed the oddly dressed woman was meeting another woman - one dressed in a maids outfit. She had seen her before, actually. A servant of Livia's. "Cynthia?..." This was quite odd. Normally the servant was attached to Livia in a number of ways.

…she was slightly curious as to what they were up too, but she returned to the subject at hand.

"Hm…" Celine said with a small huff. "All you filthy humans are the same to me."

”If that were true then you’d never have come to me specifically because you were bored.” Katherine said with a sly smile. Then she went on to answer one of the Undine’s curiosities. ”But yes, that is Cynthia. She’s been getting along with that Snow Woman from the east. I find it rather humorous. I think she’s got a thing for pale skin and huge breasts.”

"I gave you a thorough cleansing," Celine replied in her usual haughty fashion. "Of course you're different than the rest of these fools." She turned her attention back to Cynthia and Mugi. "And those small things?..." She said observing Mugi for a few seconds before glancing down at her own chest. "Those are hardly what I would call 'Large'."

”Compared to you? Definitely. I think it’s in the way she flaunts herself intentionally or not.” Katherine said as she looked at the Undine’s body and poked at the side of her breast. ”I’m a bit jealous of you in that.”

"As well you should be," The undine didn't seem to mind the touching too much, though she gave Katherine a disapproving frown. "The body of one such as I is something you humans are naturally envious of." With a small smile she continued. "Perhaps if you drink something more healthy you could actually have something more than an ironing board at your disposal."

”I’m bigger than that.” Katherine said as she poked harder. ”Do you count as something healthy? That could be fun in itself.” Of course it came around to this for Katherine every time. ”Who wouldn’t enjoy anything coming from such a beautiful undine?”

"Hah! As the purest source of water in this world, I of course count as 'something healthy" She replied, reaching a hand over and grabbing Katherine's own breast. "And please, you might as well be a washboard! Look, barely more than a handful." Perhaps a slight exaggeration for the sake of her arrogance and teasing the human, but she didn't care. "Don't think your filth can easily ply me with compliments just for a taste of my waters, either."

”I’m sure compliments would be the second or third thing if I wanted to take a drink. I’d probably just ask first.” Flirting was fun and all, but if Katherine wanted a drink she was sure there were other ways. ”Besides, this is hardly the place to do so. I’d first probably take you back and try to cuddle up in my bed . . . The rest we can leave to your imagination.” It was a lot more fun this way, planting ideas and thoughts. The Undine was too proud to easily fall into it though.

"As incorrigible as always it seems…as if I would let such impure thoughts cloud my mind." Celine scoffed. Though, perhaps it could be…fun…a small hint of purplish colored blush formed on the Undine's cheeks before fading. Such things were not embarrassing to her obviously considering what occurred on her and Katherine's first day, but the situation here was slightly different. "Or allow myself to rest on a human bed that is likely dirtier than a barn.”

“I think barn is an exaggeration, but I suppose it's a bit dirty. I probably have a bit too much ‘fun’ to be honest. I wouldn't mind sharing my fun with you.” Katherine said slipping her hand to the undine’s side. Her hand caressed Celine’s curves as she spoke again. “I wouldn't mind if you cleansed or cleaned my bed. It'll just get dirty again soon enough.” Celine frowned but didn't seem to mind Katherine's arm too much, or at least she was tolerating it.

"Perhaps I should." She replied. "I refuse to let any place I may be staying in have any amount of filth in it…human or otherwise, and if I do they will remain so because I refuse to let any filth fall upon it."

”Oh-hohoho. Does that mean what I think it means? I prefer plain words when I tell my intentions, personally.” Katherine said as her hand moved even lower to Celine’s watery butt and giving it a nice squeeze. ”I wouldn't mind if you made me at least temporarily clean while you're at it.”

"Oh?" Celine reached down, pulling Katherine's hand off of her backside and gave the woman a stern look. "You are thinking something perverted, aren't you, you affront to purity?" The undine stood, moving in front of Katherine. "All it means, is that I may grace you with my presence occasionally, and if I deem the human filth getting to you, then I will cleanse you personally. And I think it is has been awhile since I gave you good cleaning…so we will return, and I will purify you."

“Perverted? Well, I… can't deny it. In my defense your body makes me think of things of that nature and I wouldn't mind if you had your way with me.” Katherine said as she stood up after Celine, “Shall we return to my humble yet apparently unclean abode. It's refreshing after you clean me.” She smiled at her companion, resisting the urge to put another hand on her. She was lucky getting to where she was, no need to push it.

"Oh? Having impure thoughts about this body…tsk, how debase." Celine took a step close to Katherine, extending a slender arm around the humans' waist. "I shall need to give you a thorough cleaning so you don't have any such desires for a while." Suddenly, her hand reached down and gave Katherine's butt a firm squeeze, followed by a harsh slap. "And since you seem to enjoy these things a bit too much, I'll make sure you have no desire to use one for a few days."

Katherine gave a small yip at the grab she didn't expect. Though she eased into the slap a bit. “My, I'm not much for pain… but I suppose I'll have to live if I want to get cleaned by you.” Katherine teased as she continued to her place with Celine.

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For the next half hour or so, Celine kept Katherine more than a little busy with her 'Cleansing'. It was thorough, full-body and at times, painful considering Celine's definition of cleansing involved using pain, if just a little. To say Katherine's bed was cleansed thoroughly with the Undine's water was an understatement. Oddly enough though, the sheets did seem much cleaner and smelled of fresh water…and Katherine would definitely find herself feeling a bit more energetic.

Oh, and Celine definitely kept her word about making her not want to sit for a few days…

"You should feel much better without all that filth weighing on you. I will be taking my leave now." The undine said, standing in front of the bath. "You may expect another visit to ensure the filth of these humans does not wear on your mind too much. So make sure you can entertain me properly again." With that, the Undine's body seemed to shudder, before collapsing into a body of water and flowing down the drain of the bath and back to her home.

As soon as the Undine left, Katherine would become aware of a certain perfume worn by a demon she was quite familiar with filling the area. If she was so happened to be curious and follow the scent of it, she'd find Myrilla laying on top of the teachers table in quite the risqué fashion and an apple in one hand as she chewed on it, giving Katherine a rather knowing smirk.

"had fun with that insolent little undine, Katherine? For a girl that talks so big you certainly are quite the submissive, heh~"

”It hurts a slight bit, but I hardly think you're one to talk Miss ‘My student is the only one that can make me submissive’.” Katherine said as she eased herself toward Myrilla. ”Still, that was a bit more pain than I wanted. Might need to find a pain numbing spell for next time. How are you Myrilla dear?”

"Oho, of course you saw that." Myrilla said with a light chuckle as she bit into the apple. "What can I say? Even I sometimes enjoy a nice, cathartic submissive streak. Watching Livia finally snap like she did was quite enjoyable and worth it. It'd be quite fun if she could do it again, you know. Might make my husband jealous too, which would make for quite some fun things in the bedroom with him, heh~"

She sat up on the table, tossing her legs over the edge of it as she bit into the apple again.

"But to answer your question…I am better than ever! Apple, dear?" She said, extending an arm and holding out the apple to Katherine.

”Is this apple going to cost me and a leg?” Katherine said as she grabbed the apple and just looking at it.

"Well, It might cost your leg being used for something," Myrilla said, bat-like wings fluttering behind her as she let her hands rest on the table. "But it's nothing dangerous, dear little Katherine…In fact, lets say, I just have a little deal for you." The Demon Lord gave Katherine an odd smile, swiping the apple back from the human with ease.

"You know where that apple comes from? Probably not, heh, but that's not important. Let's just say it's not an ordinary apple. It was grown specifically in one of my…relatives estates after its seeds were pilfered from somewhere. It could…increase your knowledge and magical ability, for a price." She let her words hang in the air for a bit. This definitely had suspicious written all over it.

"Interested? I hope so, because I could get into so much trouble for even showing you this." She dangled the bitten apple in front of Katherine with a light giggle.

”Oh my, so that damnable Church got one thing right in that book if this is from where I think it is.” Katherine said as she looked over this supposed magical apple. ”What is the price though? What do you get out of this deal?” The Puppeteer asked this time looking Myrilla in the eyes.

"All myths, legends, and rumors always have some base in fact, Katherine. Humans just have a tendency to…exaggerate things they don't understand, but that's a discussion for a different time." Myrilla said with a chuckle, looking down at the human. "As for what I get out of this?" The demon paused for a moment, seeming to either try and think of a price on the spot, or only making a show of it before responding.

"I want a new apprentice to play with."

”I do have a master training me already. I’m sure you realize.” Katherine bluntly said. ”And regardless of what happens, I’m staying at this academy.”

Myrllia frowned, giving a displeased huff as she hopped off the table.

"Are you quite certain, Katherine?" She continued, the apple vanishing in a puff of black particles. "My teachings could make you much, much greater than you already are. How do you think Livia got as strong as she is? She has definitely eaten more than these than most humans ever dream of. Knowledge, power, control…I can offer you all of it. And don't lie, I know that is exactly what you want." She leaned in close, eyeing Katherine carefully.

”Nothing to deny. I want power, plain and simple. That said, there’s one other thing I believe the Church got right Myrilla dear. Or, at the least made me think about it.” Katherine said as she looked the demoness in the eyes.

"Oh? And what is that, dear?"

”Be careful of your terms with the devil.” Katherine said with a smile. She didn’t seem wholly against making a deal, but definitely cared about the terms she had with Myrilla. ”Right?”

"Oh? Is it the terms you are unhappy with, then?" Myrilla asked, a small smile forming on her lips. "Then name your terms. I am…flexible. What would it take to get you to be my apprentice, hmm?~"

”What would being your apprentice entail, I should ask.”

"Hmm…aside from being my personal plaything and doing whatever it is I tell you too? Nothing at all." Her voice indicated that she apparently thought that was a pretty good deal. ”Simple, yes?”

”So I can expect not to see you for long amounts of time as you play with your other toys.” Katherine half joked, but she knew that would probably be as it was. Still, ”At the very least, I want to wait out being your apprentice until Livia’s life is extinguished.”

At that, Myrilla simply laughed.

"Then you better work on extinguishing it yourself." Myrilla replied, giving Katherine a smirk. "That woman will vastly outlive you…and I doubt she's going to be sharing her secrets, even with you. And don't ask me…we have a deal, but If you were to agree to becoming my apprentice right now…"

”Hmmm. I’m not sure. Perhaps you can give me a bit to consider? Perhaps a time when my rump doesn’t hurt.” Katherine said, lightly rubbing her rear.

Myrilla pursed her lips, but at least seemed content with the answer. It wasn't a no - which meant she just had to give Katherine both time…and with a little more, persistent persuasion, she could do it.

"Oh alright, I am a reasonable little demon after all." Myrilla said with a chuckle, sauntering past Katherine and stopping behind her, tail lightly smacking the human's already likely sore rump. "And maybe I can help you with that pain a bit, hmm?~" Katherine would feel the demon's hands wrap around her from behind, with Myrilla resting her head on her shoulders. "At least make my time coming here worthwhile, or I might be a little…upset~"

”Well, fine, as long as the pain is eased a bit.” Katherine teased a bit back. She didn’t really need to deny such a thing, did she? She knew what she was getting into here. . . So long as Myrilla didn’t do anything rash.

Some almost hour later, Myrilla finished with Katherine. The demon was practically insatiable as always and at least for her trouble made Katherine squirm a bit. After finishing, the demon left as she usually did, but left a half-bitten apple next to Katherine's bed, with a note saying that she was free to accept the deal at any time she wished…

[Roleplayer001]

Selvina's head dropped as the headmistress berated her. Of course the mage's grades would drop and her parents would probably beat her as a result. Along with the changes from Myrilla? She'd probably lose her inheritance and be forced to be some sort of housewife for a deranged but wealthy noble. Germany wasn't a nice place to the ladyfolks.

And .. and being married to some guy? She wasn't even attracted to guys! It would be expected of her to have children- the sudden urge to barf ran through her stomach as her eyes began to water.

The mention of Lord Kostis being murdered stunned the mage somewhat ... there wouldn't be a chance of getting anything out of this now, right? She wasn't sure exactly what she thought of the guy - she always found herself a little creeped out by him - the mage simply looked to the ground.

These two things combined into Selvina and she suddenly felt the urge to cry. Damn Hormones. That's all it was, right? She hadn't been excused from the room however so instead she walked over to the bookshelf, grabbed a random book - a large tome titled A Thousand and One Ways to Defend Yourself and told herself she was reading it through her incredibly blurry vision.

Knowledge was power, right? Nothing could hurt her if she was powerful enough. If she knew everything.

Fia pouted cheerfully (is that such a thing?) as Livia ruffled her hair, the girl automatically focusing on fixing it. She had effectively taken up Livia's grooming habits in the time she'd been here - moving from never having had a bath to bathing every day. She also ate what Livia ate, dressed similarly to her, and generally copied her mannerisms as she took a sip of the tea that was on her desk.

The headmistress always seemed to make one student upset every time they entered the office. But she never paid attention to the girl that did all her paperwork, did she? She ignored the situation in the room pointedly, leaving them to the wrath of the more powerful mage as she brooded a bit.

And didn't Livia say she wouldn't be here for much longer?
She wouldn't have much time with the Headmistress now, wouldn't she?
Maybe it was just her at night, but she swore she felt their bond getting slightly colder, as if heat was seeping out of it.
What would happen when it was frozen?

Fia looked back towards the headmistress, gulped, and forced herself to speak loud enough to be noticed. "Can we do something fun together for once?" She hadn't really figured out the meaning of the word entirely but it supposedly wasn't just when two people actually enjoyed eachother's company.

The kitten purred slightly as she felt herself be petted although it wasn't so intense that she was unable to pay attention. She pouted a bit as she was pushed off however, and watched Lady Sorcha leave the bed ... how would she have to earn pettings?

The girl shook her head. She shouldn't concern herself with such things. She needed to think of something her master wanted at the moment - and felt some concern wash over herself as the dragon stated she was hungry and would like to eat.

She hadn't actually cooked for the dragon yet, had she? She was a good cook right? But what did the dragon want? It needed to be done fast since her lady was already hungry and she wouldn't want to cause undue duress, right? "O-of course mistress. Let me get you something to eat." The girl seemed to take a mental catalogue of what the dragon had eaten on their trip.

Primarily meats with lots of seasoning - perhaps Lady Sorcha would be into something with an Eastern inspiration to it? And lots of it to. Vegetables were eaten sparingly ... She seemed fairly neutral about grains ... had she even eaten a fruit in front of her? Was it intentional or unintentional?

The cat started to run through the cabinets as she thought about what the dragon would want - a quick look through the cooling box suggested that the meat in there was spoiled however and hadn't been attended to for some time. But Sorcha was hungry, wasn't she? And there was alcohol, right?

A mug of ale was poured and placed on the table as the kitten gave Lady Sorcha a curtsy and addressed her. "Lady Sorcha, this place is largely unstocked. I'll need to make a quick trip ..."

The girl's thoughts about what Lady Sorcha would like began to run through her mind as the girl wasn't certain still. A little sweat was on her brow as it was clear that she was putting a lot of thought into this and Lady Sorcha's assessment was likely correct regarding the stress.

[Pyromania99]

Lunalel Lightsword, Eith and Kozue

Luna was happy that the Headmistress allowed her a bit of leeway with the whole study situation. It worked for her anyhow. The Headmistress would likely ask her to do work for her anyhow, so the Knightess just had a chance to do her work. She hardly cared about her grade in the end. She'd just end up going home anyhow. What she really wanted was the knowledge. She wanted to use her knowledge to help her house in the end. It wasn't like she was the heir or anything like that, so she did what she could. The thought that the one that gave Selvina their mission was missing worried Luna, but it wasn't anything in her hands to figure out. Not now at least. She had a sneaking suspicion that the Headmistress might ask something, but that was for later. "Well, if I am done here, I would like to return to my room. I've not seen Sorcha in a good while and would very much like to see her again. Please feel free to contact me when you require my help." With a bow, Luna turned and left the room.

Eith meanwhile, continued her conversation (if one could call it that) with Miren. "So, no more taking care of books? I see. Now you have an apartment? That's interesting. . ." The Shellagh wasn't too sure really. It probably was. "Oh, I was promised a servant by that Sketchy Maid for doing something I probably would have anyway. When will that be?"

Kozue looked over Eith with disdain. Some things never change really. That said, Kozue had a definite question for Livia. Well, two really. "Head. . .Mistress. . . I had a couple of inquiries for you. Both of which I would prefer for our ears only. They shant take long, so you needn't worry about the girl being alone."

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Luna decided that she hadn't seen Sorcha in a while so she grabbed a small feast. More than enough for both her and her dragon familiar. Finally, she returned home and opened the door. Sorcha was standing in the middle of the room. "Ahh, Sorcha. I'm glad to see you back safe and sound. I brough-. . .Br-ough. . .t." The Knightess stopped mid-sentence taking in the presence of the cat she was familiar with. She tried to process what was happening before finally finishing. "I brought more than enough for two, so I hope you don't mind giving some of your extra share to Maoin."

Luna closed the door behind her and entered, setting her load of food on the table and then crossing her arms. "Didn't expect Maoin to be here."

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Livia Fiore, Black, and Miren~

This was absolutely depressing.

The black fox watched the events unfold before her with mild interest. Was this human - the one who so dared to challenge her - this weak willed? Bah, it was obvious Livia was simply toying with her. It was impressive how stupid this girl was. How ridiculously easy it was for this purple robed undead thing to mess with her. She had half a mind to let things play out as they were - it did give her a rather pleasant warm fuzzy feeling seeing her jailer suffer so...but where would the fun in that be?

Perhaps she could get on the mage's good side, here.

"Are you seriously this pathetic?" The voice wasn't spoken aloud, but rather it echoed in Selvina's head. If she happened to look, she'd notice the cold blue eyes of the fox staring directly at her. She'd also notice said fox idly inspecting one of its paws. "And before you do anything, don't act surprised and don't even look in my direction unless you want that thing over there to bother you further. Simply listen, you failure of a mage. She's just toying with you. I doubt she has any real plans to punish you. From what I've seen of her she likes having lackeys to do things for her." The fox sounded as though they had at least some form of interaction with Livia before. If Selvina happened to look again, she'd note it rolling over onto its back and yawning idly. "Use your head, you pathetic waste of air. She's simply trying to assert her authority over you so you don't meddle in things of hers again. Don't get all emotional or you let her win - I doubt she will keep good on those threats of hers. She gets no benefit from it. After all, she allowed it to happen. Some could argue that she is the one at fault for not trying to protect her students. And I'm not sure what she's talking about with your whole...gender thing, but I doubt your parents would be too happy about her allowing it to happen either, regardless of what happens to you after." The fox rolled back over, stretching its body over the arm of the couch in a lazy fashion.

"If I were you, just quietly accept it and ask if there is something you can do to make up for it...though, you may end up having to do something you may not like so much, but that's what you have to do when you work for someone else. Ungrateful fools. The swifter you act, the more coercive you will be in this situation."

After that, the fox fell silent and wouldn't respond to any queries or speech from Selvina. Whatever she would do, was up to her and the fox simply watched idly.

Livia, meanwhile waved Luna off and looked over at Kouze.

"Is that so, Kouze?" Livia said with a small hum. "I suppose if It is needed...Eith, Miren you are excused. Selvina, you are as well but I will speak to you later, as well as I shall speak to you about your servant soon, Eith...and Fia, wait outside if you would dear - I shall not be long."

"A-ah! Of course, Livia." Miren said, hopping off the couch and heading out the door. The bunny gave Eith a contemplative look, making a small motion for the hound to leave as well. Things were getting a bit crowded in here as well, and being outside for a bit would make the bunny feel a bit better.

~Sorcha~

Sorcha smiled lightly at the kittens eagerness. That said, she seemed to perhaps be a bit too concerned with being perfect. That wouldn't do at all, would it? Reaching a hand out, the dragon placed a hand on the kittens head and began giving her a gentle petting before speaking.

"Little one, you are far too nervous and thinking about this too hard." Sorcha spoke softly, still petting the kitten in an attempt to calm her. "You are still learning, aren't you? There is no need to be so nervous. I do not expect perfection to start with, and I am not going to berate you for a small mistake. And don't worry about taking too long, either. Obviously I will not approve of taking the rest of the day, but if there is unsuitable ingredients here then you must go buy some."

Before she could continue though, Luna came walking through the door. Well...

"Small change of plans, Maoin. Instead of food for now, go and buy something you can prepare later, hm? I must discuss something with Luna. And relax, please. Stress will only give you wrinkles, Little one." She said, removing her hand from the kittens head and lightly poking her nose. After giving Maoin a few seconds to gather her thoughts and enough time to leave, Sorcha turned to Luna. The dragon walked over to the bed and picked up a portion of food before promptly stuffing her face.

"Hiiii, Luna~" The dragon said in quite the undignified fashion with a grin. "It seems I may have done something the tiniest bit rash and made Maoin my servant. Buuut as the worlds best and most adorable familiar, I'm not in trouble and you don't mind, riiiight?~"

[Roleplayer001]

Selvina almost jumped in shock as a voice entered her mind and she looked around the room. Was that her familiar? Don't act surprised, right. Keep pretending to read. The mage listened as she was persistently insulted by the fox but her logic was sound, wasn't it? It was somewhat Livia's fault that all of this had happened. She hadn't protected her students properly and she had even allowed a man to come to campus an exploit their services. She could have prevented the teleportation circles from activating, at least.

By the time the fox was finished the mage had fully decided what to do - she wouldn't wait outside the offices to sulk. No, she'd go home talk to her fox and maybe crack open a good book and wait to be summoned back. As she was dismissed she started to give a quick bow - paused - and gave an unpracticed curtsy instead before speaking with a surprisingly stern voice. "I shall return to my quarters then. I'll be busy with my studies, so I would appreciate it if you could head to my housing yourself when the time is available."

With that the mage looked towards her fox and extended a hand incase she wanted a ride back to her place. And maybe she'd just touch the tails a bit.

Fia actually found herself feeling somewhat angry at this entire situation. The headmistress had ignored her entirely, and sure she was busy but couldn't she at least say something more than leave the room? And who was this upstart mage who had a sudden personality change and demanded that Livia go to her for a conversation? The students should pay proper respect to their headmistress, right?

With an irritated sigh however the Phoenix left the room obediently walked a few feet to the right of the door and sat herself on the ground ignoring the chairs in the area. Her arms were crossed and she'd be looking away from the door with a pout on her face if Livia came out to fetch her.

The kitten looked up towards Lady Sorcha with a stunned look on her face as suddenly she was being petted. Had-had she done anything to deserve this? In spite of herself the cat felt a small calm wash over her as the dragon addressed her once more. The dragon stated that she didn't expect perfection, but Maoin found herself questioning -

No. She's not going to get rid of you for this. She swore she wouldn't ever abandon you, didn't she? The kitten played a little bit with her collar to remind herself and nodded towards the dragoness respectfully before preparing to leave once again, accepting the money.

A surprised Lady Lightsword entered the room and looked at them, and Sorcha quickly changed her orders a bit. Maoin forced herself to listen to her mistress and relax as she started walking out of the room, closing the door behind her and heading off towards the market.

Take this one step at a time. Think of a meal with a lot of meat. Perhaps a kebab of sorts would work?

[Pyromania99]

Lunalel Lightsword

Luna looked at Sorcha as if slightly irritated but that was just an act of course. She couldn't get too mad. She put her hand on Sorcha's head and ruffled her hair up a little too much. "Just treat her right, ok?" Luna looked to the food she brought and then to the door. "Did you have to send her out so soon though? We could have ate together before she left." Luna said with a slightly disappointed look. It was apparent that Maoin was a member of their house now as Sorcha was. At the least, she was too tired to care at the moment.

Eith

Eith left the room with Miren but was unsure of what to say or do. Other than what was already said, she didn't know what to add so she kept quiet and just looked around a little bit before her stomach growled a bit. . . Well, alot. She neglected food a bit in their travels so she was quite hungry now. "I'm hungry. . ."

Kozue Komichi

When all had left, Kozue spoke up to the Headmistress. "My apologies for distracting you from your child, but these two things weigh heavily on me. First of all, as it was said, I have the soul of the White Fox in my body and it expended most of it's power in the last fight. I feel if the Black Fox was given a second chance, then so does the White Fox. She also helped me save my friend. I owe her for that much. Would you know of a way? Second. . . There seems to be a large presence of demons around here. I've little desire to be around demons, but I will tolerate them. Other than the two I've encountered, are there more I should take note of? Otherwise, if they do not belong here I feel they are trespassers and should be disposed of." The Priestess liked to get to the point and there was hardly a reason for her to step around the issue to take a certain shot at it. This Headmistress seemed like someone that would like to get to the point as well. . . But Kozue felt something off about her, but it was nothing she could put a finger on.

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Livia Fiore~

At Kouze's question livia hummed quietly. Save the white fox? Now why would she ever want to do that? She would likely only meddle in her own plans, wouldn't she?

"I am only a little familiar with your legends...I only met briefly with Lady Dawa once a long time ago. If your white fox lost its body in some fashion during the conflict with her sister and now only exists as a spirit...well, I can not help you there. The only methods that would allow it to possibly can a new body in some fashion are...not exactly some of the most morally correct ones." She said, shaking her head with a sigh. That wasn't explicitly true. "If it needs to regain its power, then the best I can tell you in my expert opinion is to simply allow it rest. The lake here has healing properties within its waters thanks to the resident undine. Perhaps if you spend time there it could allow the spirit to heal." Now, her second question was a bit simpler and easier to answer.

"Now, Kouze, you are free to stay here as long you wish." Livia said, addressing her second question, taking the final sip of tea from her cup. "And please, do try and tolerate them. We have very few demon students here, but I do like to think of this place as a safe haven for all who wish to learn. I will not tolerate anyone causing trouble on my campus, do I make myself clear, Kouze?" She said, eyeing the girl carefully. "If so, then we shall have no problems...but, there is one demon you will have to be quite wary of. Myrilla Sathanus. If you recognize her surname, then you at least know what she is capable of and who she is. Under no circumstances are you to fight her - you will not win, and I do not care how powerful you think yourself. She has a tendency to...come and go as she pleases, but she is mostly harmless. Mostly. If you find her meddling, tell me and I will deal with her." With that, Livia sat up from her chair.

"If that is all, I promised Fia I would spend the rest of the day with her, since for once I have very little work..."

~Sorcha~

Well, that was a bit easier than Sorcha thought. She didn't think Luna would ever be too averse to it, but this went much easier than she thought. Luna seemed to accept it without any questions. Well, then! With a bright smile, the dragon wrapped the knight in a rather tight hug that conveniently placed Luna's face right in her chest.

"Aha, I will! Please, this is the Radiant King of the Heavens you are speaking too. I treat all my servants fairly." She said, releasing Luna and inspecting the bought food. "And well...I do apologize for that, but I do need to train her a bit. Poor dear was left to figure out things for herself when Gwynn had her. I'm going to have to try and train her from the ground up, unfortunately, and along with her training I still am giving her...oh." Sorcha grinned, suddenly hopping back over to Luna.

"Annnd I wanted to be alone with my brave, strong, beautiful knight for a bit." Luna would feel Sorcha's tail suddenly wrapping around one of her legs. "Now, what shall I do with you? I haven't seen you in quite the long time and this armor is awfully heavy...too bad my servant is gone so she can't help me get out of it..."

~Miren~

Oh dear

The hound was hungry again and her little bunny buns were likely as delicious looking as always. Maybe she could say something to placate the hound a bit. Didn't the headmistress say something about speaking with Eith after she was done with that foreigner? She should stay just outside the door for now then, yes?

"A-ah...uhm...w-well, I am having dinner at my place fairly soon..." Miren said rather suddenly. "I-if you want, Eith, you...could come...?"

~Fox and Selvina~

The mage and her familiar took the short trip back to their dorms. Despite constantly offering rides for the black fox, the creature never seemed interested in accepting them. ”Do you simply not like being carried? You don’t weigh a lot and I figured I could do the walking for the two of us.” Selvina had been a bit bothered by the fox’s independent streak but figured that with a familiar this powerful that she wouldn’t be quite as subservient as a simple cat or dog … but a little be of familiarity would be nice.

The place was dominated by a large bed along with an open closet featuring various clothes - some were men’s and some were women’s. A desk with a bookshelf was nearby, along with a bookshelf installed above it for additional storage. A comfy chair was by the desk which was probably necessary considering how much time Selvina likely spent studying there. A footstool rested nearby as well in case the reader wanted to recline slightly for their session, and more than one pile of books towered off the ground in the area in surprisingly neat stacks. A large banner with the Zaberbuch crest was hung off the wall.

"I am capable of walking on my own four legs, mage." The fox replied, trotting into the dorm as if she owned the place. After a taking a quick look around the fox at least seemed satisfied with how the place was decorated. "Besides, I wouldn't want to trouble my oh-so powerful master by burdening her with extra duties such as carrying this one." The fox replied in a fairly sassy tone as she hopped onto the nearby chair, deciding to apparently claim the seat as her personal bed as she curled up in it.

Selvina raised an eyebrow at the fox. ”How polite of you to acknowledge my station. I wish you would do so in action as well word, however.” The mage snapped her fingers, another chair dropping into the room. She had lain more than one spell over the room, after all. After a quick readjustment the figure approached the desk and set down her rather heavy minor grimoire before pulling a dictionary off of the wall and periodically flipping through it. ”Enjoying the outside world? What’s been your favorite meal so far?”

The fox simply huffed at Sel's words, not really paying it any mind.

"If I was enjoying the outside world, it'd be burning and I'd be hearing the screams of the lost souls of Yomi torture the living." She replied, sounding perhaps a bit too serious. Favorite food though? Nothing she could find here, that was for certain…something from back home would be the correct answer, but she doubted she could find it here. "And nothing you could make with your grimy pathetic hands, mage so save yourself the trouble." The fox didn’t once move from her curled up position as she spoke.

Selvina raised an eyebrow before giving off a friendly laugh. It was obvious she was trying to make it sound genuine - not that it was entirely fake, but perhaps the emotion of amusement was a bit exaggerated. ”Me? Cook? Of course not. There are restaurants from all around the world here even from lands as far away as the Orient. I could very well have a talk with a local chef and see if I could have something special ordered for you. Your counsel back with Livia was wise …” Although perhaps it could have been a bit more polite. ”... and I figured that I might as well be kind in turn, although I doubt that was your motivation.”

One of the foxes ears twitched at the mention of restaurants from the Orient being present. Perhaps she had been wrong, but she wouldn't let her guard down so easily around this mage. She scoffed lightly, at the notion of Sel suggesting she had ulterior motives. Oh, she most certainly did but she wasn't going to make a great deal of effort to hide it.

"Oh? Aren't you clever? Maybe I just wanted to help my poor, defenseless, master not be so intimidated by that…thing." She paused for a moment, reaching a paw up and brushing one of her ears. "Or maybe I just wanted to get on your good side. Whatever you want to believe, mas~ter."

The slightly mocking tone she used, meant it was likely that.

Selvina noticed the ear twitch - her short time around Maoin made that certain. So she WAS interested in going to an Oriental restaurant. The mage made a mental note of that before continuing, doing her best to ignore the fox’s obvious attempt to rile her up and irritate her for whatever reason. ”If you are trying to get on my good side then you could be doing a better job. But I’m sure something like you already knows how.” The mage gave her a smile before giving her a more serious look. ”What about a humanoid form? Do you have one?” For a second the mage paused and raised a hand. ”I … I can get you clothes if you require them.”

The fox snickered slightly at the suggestion, indicating slight amusement. Well, she wasn't completely a fool then. At the following question though, the Kitsune didn't immediately answer. Selvina likely would be able to tell she was contemplating something and would likely be able to tell the fox had mixed emotions over something. At the offer of clothing though, she seemed to make up her mind.

"Hrm…I have something in mind if my oh so generous master wouldn't mind buying it." She replied in regards to the clothes. "If my master is too broke or cheap, as long as you have something that covers the neck completely, I'll wear it."

Selvina raised an eyebrow at the fox like figure, her cheeks flushing. She told herself to remain calm and take a deep breath however as she looked at the fox like figure. ”I have my sources of income, so as long as I’m feeling generous I suppose I could seek to buy you something. But why does the neck need to be covered?” That was a strange request to make. Perhaps she simply enjoyed very conservative clothes?

"Maybe I like being more conservative. Perhaps I just have a really great looking neck that makes everyone jealous if they see it and don't want my master to get enthralled with it? Or maybe I just want to be difficult for you." She chuckled impishly. "It doesn't matter though. If not, then it doesn't matter. I refuse to show you." The fox rolled over in her chair, paws sticking up into the air in a rather comical fashion as she turned her head to Sel.

"Why do you want to see me as a human, anyways? Is my master a pervert?"

Selvina raised an eyebrow, a little surprised that the master wasn’t said quite as sarcastically that time since she was bringing up another insult. Instead of responding the mage pulled out an anatomy book and nodded. ”Actually yes I am. Didn’t you understand the contract? That was article 17 section 5 subclause 2. You are required to transform into human form and sleep with me in the complete nude.” Her face was completely impassive as her head lifted from the pages back up to the creature in front of her before shrugging. ”The first time a familiar returns home it is expected for them to have a sexual initiation so they can truly understand ownership.” The mage returned to the anatomy book, looking through it as she finished her speech.

"Hah…all you humans are the same, aren't you?" She replied with a chuckle. "But you won't make me do it." Despite the seeming confidence she spoke with, Sel would be able to likely sense a bit of…hesitation? Perhaps even, fear, from the bond.

Selvina looked back up with a very straight and serious face and raised an eyebrow. She was going to let the familiar sweat for a bit longer before saying anything. Maybe a cute little cat girl would have been a nice servant, but this was the sort of entertainment value one couldn’t buy.

The mage didn't say anything, so the fox opened one of her eyes, taking a good look at Sel.

…she was giving her quite the serious expression.

"…you know why you won't? You don't have the ability too. I saw you with that purple thing in there. You're not assertive enough." It sounded like perhaps the fox was trying to play it cool and trying not to drown out a little fear that was starting to show a bit.

Selvina had been intending to back off a bit there, but the insult the fox had thrown in there made her decide to stick it out a bit longer. ”You can believe that if it makes you more comfortable at the moment.” The mage returned her eyes to the book casually and doing her best to quiet the storm of laughter that was starting to build within her. For a second a smirk crossed the side of her face before she exploded into laughter.

”Perhaps I don’t have the ability to but that isn’t something I’d really want to be able to have. We were talking about clothes, correct? I’m assuming you don’t want some ornate maid’s uniform.” While the mage believed in the right to punish a familiar that .... that would be going a bit too far. There was a difference between embarrassing them or a spanking and taking advantage of them like that. The studious mage wasn’t going to go down that path - she swore that to herself.

She wasn't doing anything yet, so there was nothing for her to do yet. That was what the fox was telling herself to calm herself down, at least. She decided not to say anything else, either, merely growling lowly in displeasure. When the mage finally decided to speak again, the mage would notice that the feeling of anxiety seemed to vanish and whatever tension the fox was holding in her muscles seemed to vanish.

"Of course not." She said with a huff. She would have liked to tease the mage about her being correct in her assumption, but she wasn’t going to tempt fate.

The mage raised an eyebrow at the fox. ”The title is ‘mistress’, you know. Anyways would you like to go the clothing store then?” Selvina imagined that the fox would appreciate something in a more eastern style.

"Hrm, I'll try and remember that, 'Master."

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The mage led the familiar to the clothing shop where she dropped the fox off with enough money to order around three sets of clothing and quietly ordering a few other things outside of the fox’s hearing using a quick spell to ensure the sound didn’t travel far. While the one with the white tip eared delivered their preferences Selvina ordered something from an oriental restaurant after asking for advice. Walking with a carry out box she returned to the store, grabbed the clothes, made sure the fox was well behaved, and then returned to the dorm where she summoned a table.

After putting the clothes in the bathroom the mage started to set the table. ”I’ll give you some privacy. Just come out before the food gets cold.”

"This one better not catch you peeking, pervert." The fox trotted into the restroom, flourishing three small tails behind her. She had smelled the food the mage had gotten earlier, and was eager to sink her teeth into it so she decided to at least get dressed with some manner of speed. She had been told to buy three sets of clothes, but she wasn't particularly interested in an expansive wardrobe. She perhaps splurged a bit on a single set of robes before using the rest to have something a bit more for leisure.

After a few minutes of getting dressed, the fox left the restroom.

Black

Selvina was greeted by a pale girl standing at around five foot six. Her body was fairly slender and lean, with not much trace of muscle on her frame. She had blue eyes, and two fluffy fox like ears sat atop her head, and a single black tailed swished idly behind her. Long black hair fell past her shoulders. Her dress was a rather complex looking black robe that fell to just above her knees, with boots with tufts of fairly comfortable looking fur at the top. Around her neck, true to her word was a high, sturdy looking collar that covered it completely, but left enough room for her to maintain a full range of motion.

She walked over to the table, saying nothing and waited for the food.

Selvina blinked as the girl walked out. Based on the way the fox appeared, she had expected something a bit more … innocent looking? Truthfully the girl in front of her was cute from an objective point of view … though they were about the same height, weren’t they? She motioned for the slender figure to sit in the other chair as the food was ready and tapped the glasses. ”Sake is in here, in case you are into that.” Perhaps it was a bit early for such things but perhaps a little of that would help them both loosen up a little. ”Satisfied with your purchase?”

Seeing the table already set, a toothy grin appeared on the foxs’ face.

"Heh, you might make a better servant than a master, master." The fox chuckled as she reached for the Sake. She didn't seem to show particular interest that it was from the orient outwardly, but Sel could likely tell from the subtle swishing of her tail that she at least enjoying herself. "Of course I am. That human was surprisingly gifted at magic…unlike you."

Selvina raised an eyebrow before giving the black fox an intent smile. ”Really?” From beneath the table the fox would feel a sudden gush of wind go up her robe as the mage fired her wind cantrip at her. Unless she was somehow able to dodge the attack, the wielder of the grimoire expected quite the fun results as she continued to sip at her sake.

Just as the fox brought the cup of Sake up to her lips, the human mage decided to try and be funny. The gust of wind met little resistance as it slammed right into the bottom of the Foxes' robes, giving her nether regions a nice little breeze. Now that wouldn’t exactly bother the fox that much, but the gust of fast-moving wind had to go somewhere, and now that it was trapped in the Foxes' robes, it could only go up.

And right out the neck of the robe, completely messing up the foxes' hair and causing her cup of Sake to try and fly, and sent it crashing right down on the foxes' head, spilling the alcohol.

"…."

Sel went quiet for a second feeling the seething annoyance from the bond they shared as she reached beneath the table for the small bottle she had with her and starting to fill another glass. ”You finished that incredibly fast, would you like a refill?” If she was going to die, it was probably better to not do it crying.

"I don't need your sass." The fox seethed, as she reached across the table and swiped the entire bottle from Selvina. "Do something like that again, and I don't care what your stupid rules are, I'll-I'll…GAH." The fox sputtered out, stumbling over her words out of sheer rage. Taking a few seconds to calm herself down, she put the sake bottle to her lips and started chugging.

"You're lucky you gave me food or I'd be using your bones as toothpicks."

Selvina watched with some degree of awe as the other woman began to chug the sake aggressively … she was going to have a drunk familiar by the time Livia got here, wasn’t she? No. She’d be passed out unless she had some sort of resistance to alcohol. ”Then I guess I’m pretty fortunate, yeah?” The familiar would see a slight look of nervousness would go over her master’s face as the mage cast a cleaning spell on the fox a few times to get rid of the alcohol. After a few seconds of thought she decided it would probably be a good idea to wait until dinner was over to have another conversation with this angry, hungry, and soon to be drunk furry fox of destruction.

"Tch, stupid human." The fox grunted to herself as she put the bottle of Sake on the table and started to eat. "Don't be so nervous. It's not like I can actually kill you, or did you forget already you failure?" For a few seconds the fox remained silent, deciding to eat quietly. It had been such a long, long, time since she was able to actually eat any real food.

To say she was enjoying herself, was an understatement. As long as Selvina didn't fuck things up…maybe today wouldn't be so bad.

The mage nodded as she watched the black fox continued to eat for a bit and waiting until she had largely finished her meal. It seemed like she enjoyed it considerably and with the prior mistake the noblewoman decided against interrupting what she was enjoying and bothering her with questions. As the final bite was taken the scholar decided to ask another question. ”What exactly are your abilities, Black Fox?”

The fox leaned back in her seat as she looked across the table. Having elected not to drink much anymore, she wasn't as drunk as she could have been.

"Hrm. You really don't know anything, do you?" She replied with a sigh, propping one of her legs up on the table. "For starters, I can do anything other Kitsune can. Take the form of any human I want with enough concentration, for one. Technically, I'm also genderless…or at least, can switch genders without much trouble. Maybe my perverted master would prefer me being male?" She tilted her head with a slightly teasing tone before continuing.

"Aside from that, I can use my Fox-fire to effectively burn anything until it's nothing but cinders." A small purple colored flame appeared in the foxes hand. "As I derive my power from Yomi, though, it isn't purifying as my sisters, for example. It instead burns ones very soul until nothing’s left. I have complete control over it, but you've already seen that, though." The small flame vanished in a puff of smoke. "I'm also much physically stronger than any human could be, but compared to other creatures it's nothing special." The fox fell silent for a few seconds before continuing.

"I can also forcibly possess people, and use their abilities as my own, as you have also seen."

Selvina tried to stop herself from frowning as the black fox seemed to proudly state her rather horrifying abilities … to burn through one soul? Didn’t that take a special sort of magic? She had heard of such things of course, but it was supposed to be a rare ability. That was horrifyingly useful but also something she would never ask her to do. Mentally, the mage moved up the priority to remove the Yomi curse that her familiar faced.

”I prefer you as a female, if you don’t mind.” It wouldn’t be good to mention that she wasn’t attracted to males, but constantly switching forms would irritate the mage even if the bond permitted her to recognize them. But THAT ability was useful. ”Although shapeshifting is incredibly useful.”

After a minute of watching the student realized her familiar was not about to pass out from the drink and decided to have a bit more for herself to join in on the mood. Another glass was poured as she started to drink it slowly. ”How about Trickster?” The thought occurred to the mage as she continued to drink. ”It’s not really a name but more of a description. Maybe Schlua for sly? I need something to call you by at least, even if it’s not really a name.”

The fox frowned as Sel tried to give her a name…or at least define her existence. She stood, the chair hitting the ground with a thud as she lowered it and removed her leg from the table.

"My master has such little respect for the Kami, don't they? Maybe they'll punish you for it, heh." she chuckled lightly, before frowning. "I already told you I cannot have a name. My sister and I are nameless, and we are forbidden to have any name ourselves." Truthfully…she simply didn't want a new name. Or someone to call her by a new name at least. She did have a name, after all, even if she was forced never to even remember it or be able to name herself again.

Wasn't like she could stop Sel, though.

"Not like I can stop you though, master. I half expected you to call me something perverted."

”Thank you for understanding, Sly.” Actually, that worked surprisingly well. The mage drank a bit more. ”Standing up already, do you have somewhere to go?” Selvina looked towards the black fox before giggling slightly and looking towards the tail. That thing looked incredibly comfortable to cuddle against, didn’t it? The mage herself stood up and used a hand to steady herself against the back of the chair as she did so. ”So when you sleep, do you cuddle against your own tail or not?” It was an inane and unimportant question, but damn Selvina was feeling curious.

At the question, 'Sly' turned her head towards the mage with a obviously amused expression.

"Oh, is my perverted master curious? I normally sleep in my fox form…" Not the one Selvina saw, however. No no, her 'natural' form.

There was one thing the Kitsune conveniently left out of her explanation. A Kitsune's tails was the source of their power. Generally, the more they had the more powerful a Kitsune was. In Sly's case, she was a nine-tails, and all of her tails were almost brimming with massive amounts of magical ability and arcane energy.

Even touching one, typically was a bad idea for most humans that didn't have some sort of protection or capacity for it. Not unless the Kitsune let them.

"Does…my perverted master want to touch the fluffy tail?"

Really? This was a bit of a surprise! Sly seemed to be being nice now, but wasn’t this a bit odd? No, maybe the silly kitsune was just drunk. Well, why not? The mage approached the fox girl and leaned over towards Sly and patted the tail slightly. For a moment she admired how soft and comfortable it was and a smile crossed her face.

A second later she wondered why she suddenly felt incredibly, ridiculously powerful. Maybe she had drank a little bit too much, but why not go out and summon an army of-

The scream happened before the pain was realized. The mage fell to the floor, grabbing their hand. It wasn’t as painful as Myrilla, at least. And the alcohol numbed the sensation somewhat. She gave the Kitsune a look of confusion and then stared at her with one suggesting betrayal.

If the Kitsune's smile was anything to go buy, she definitely knew what she had done and gave absolutely zero fucks.

"And here I was hoping it'd be the end of you." She said, smile forming into a somewhat cruel grin. "But it seems even if you are a pathetic excuse for a mage you have some natural talent. Ah well…" At Selvina's likely confused expression as she tried to recover from the shock (heh) of the sudden turn of events, she continued.

"What is it, ma~st~er?" She said in a mockingly sweet voice. "You named me what you did, so you shouldn't be surprised. A Kitsune's tails hold immense magical power. If you were a normal human you would have been burned to ash. Such a pity…"

Selvina simply glared at the Kitsune before forcing herself to calm down. For a moment in her drunkenness she had been tempted to punish the fox using their bond, but that was the sort of thing that could leave even stronger willed familiars shaking in a corner for the rest of the day as a result. It certainly wouldn’t giver her loyalty - or at least the sort she was looking for.

With a sigh, the mage forced herself to stand. ”Thank you my familiar for fully informing me of your capabilities.” She struggled towards the bed and sat down on it, putting her face into her shoulders and trying to wipe up the few tears which had instinctively rolled out. She’d figure out how to punish her later, but not while she was drunk like this. This was not the time to pass judgement.

Feeling she had attained a small victory, especially compared to that earlier slight the fox felt like she needed to no longer maintain a human form simply to please her so-called master. There was a small puff of mist-like substance as the fox landed on the ground in her smaller fox form once again. With a rather happy looking gait, the fox hopped up onto the chair and curled up once again.

[Pyromania99]

~Mugi & Cynthia~

Mugi was excited to spend some time with Cynthia. It was always fun to mess with her. And of course just talking or being around her. She just passed the time skating all over the park area. Cynthia always came this way anyhow, so she was sure to meet the maid at some point.

Cynthia was looking forward to spending a little time with Mugi. The Yuki-Onna was…well, pleasant to be around, and was one of the few tolerable people Cynthia could put up with. She found herself enjoying things a bit more when Mugi was around, even. Odd for her, really. When she approached the park and saw Mugi skating there, she couldn't help but to mess with the ice-woman a bit either.

Standing a bit off to the side, the maid quietly waited for Mugi to finish.

Mugi noticed Cynthia and started to skate her way over with an ever moving ice trail in front of her. Deftly, the Yuki-Onna created an ice trail right under Cynthia and scooped her up, skating around a bit doing a few trick spins before hopping off the ice onto nice steady land. A few people around clapped for the show to which Mugi bowed as she would in her homeland then turning to Cynthia. ”I hope you enjoyed that. I just couldn’t help it when I saw you standing there.”

Whatever she was expecting, it was not literally being swept off her feet in quite such a fashion as she just was. The maid's face was bright red, unable to completely process the events as people started clapping. That's not saying she didn't enjoy it, but she just wasn't used to such obvious public displays of affection. The fact that Mugi's chest was currently shoved right into her also wasn't helping.

"Y-you foolish ice-woman! Put me down this instant!" Considering she had reflexively locked her arms around Mugi's neck though, that might have been a bit difficult.

”If that’s how you feel, maybe you could let go first. Unless you want me to hold you closer. I know you’d love that.” Mugi said as she pulled Cynthia closer to her chest and face. ”Did you enjoy it though? Tell me, come on.”

Cynthia's face was as red as it had ever been. She was not used to such intimate situations with someone like Mugi, and she was most certainly not into being on display for everyone else to see. She had to calm herself down a bit, yes. That's right. Remember her training as a maid and do not stare at those lovely pair of pillows currently pressing into her. Freeing her arms from around the Ice woman, the maid forcefully freed herself from Mugi's grasp with a bit of effort. With a huff, and dusting off her dress she finally decided to answer the Ice woman.

"…it was unexpected, you perverted ice woman." She said, managing to get both her thoughts under control. "But it was not…bad. Don't surprise me like that again, though."

Mugi had to giggle a bit. It was refreshing to see Cynthia this red. ”No promises. I know you really love it.” Mugi was just happy to be with this maid. Still though, one thing was on her mind. ”So, what was it you wanted to do?”

Cynthia grumbled a bit to herself as she was teased further. What did she want to do though? She just wanted to be with Mugi. She couldn't say that, though. 'Twas not exactly her place to voice such thoughts, and she didn't want to trouble Mugi or act like she didn't have a plan. It was her job to have a plan after all…but she also didn't want to be selfish and suggest something only she'd enjoy.

…maybe the lake? It was…a nice place to relax a bit.

Mugi was an ice-woman, so she'd like water too, right?

yes, that was nice and logical.

"I was thinking, perhaps we could visit the lake, if you haven't visited."

”Ohh, I’ve not been. I’ve heard it’s pretty and clean. I’d love to go with you. Maybe we can bring something to eat and have a lake-side picnic?” Mugi said, asking her partner if that would work for her too. Mugi was a sucker for picnics after all. She just needed a bit of shade was all.

A…picnic? That sounded quite lovely. She should have thought about that beforehand and suggested that instead.

"Hm…I will fetch some food, then." Cynthia replied. "There is a nice little place that we can buy something to bring with us. I can stop by the headmistress' house and…borrow everything else."

”Ok, let me go with you. I can keep things cold for you.” Mugi said as she blew a small bit of cold air into Cynthia’s ear. Just to give the maid a small chill.

"T-that…is not necessary." Cynthia replied, giving the ice-woman a small glare as she almost froze her ear off. "And keep your ice to yourself." The maid started walking back to Livia's home. "If you do come, do not distract me."

The walk back to Livia's home to retrieve a few things needed for a picnic was…pleasant, to say the least. Mugi mostly behaved. Mostly - and it made Cynthia happy, at least to be able to spend even a little time with the Ice-Woman. Cynthia however, made a point to make Mugi wait outside for a few minutes while she was in the kitchen doing something. After that, she collected a fairly nice blanket, something to carry the food in, a few plates and other utensils the two headed back to the city to purchase some food on short notice and then to the lake.
Cynthia found a rather pleasant spot beneath a tree towards the edge of the water and unfolded the blanket, placing the plates and other food they had purchased onto it in a quick and professional manner.

After she was done, she quietly took a seat.

Mugi took a seat very close to her, excitedly looking over all the food. This was the first time she’s had a picnic lake-side. Light glistening water looked really pretty too. ”It’s always fun to see you at work. You’re so quick and professional.” The Yuki-Onna said as she lightly nudged her shoulder into the maid’s.

"As I said before, it is my job." Cynthia replied simple as she prepared a plate for them, and poured some tea from a small kettle she had brought.

Mugi petted the maid’s head with a smile. ”Doesn’t make it any less fun to see. It’s nice when a cute girl in a uniform pours tea for you.” Mugi said as she reached down to the cup and held it up to Cynthia’s mouth. ”Take a sip.”

Cute…uniform? If Cynthia hadn’t been blushing already, she was now. And when Mugi held the cup of tea to her mouth? She was fairly certain her face was as red as a tomato. She couldn’t turn this down, could she? No no, that would be rude but she couldn't just let Mugi…feed her, could she?

"I-I can drink myself!" Cynthia said, grabbing the cup from the Yuki-Onna without thinking.

”I’m sure you can, but I just want to be helpful. . . Boo.” Mugi said as she took her own cup of tea and cooled it down to her liking before taking a sip. Her entire face looked as if it found Nirvana and embodied tranquility. ”As expected, delicious. I love drinking your tea.”

"I-it is nothing special." Cynthia replied once again, taking a sip of the brew to calm her down a bit. This woman…hardly ever gave her enough time to think, let alone collect herself. "I…apologize I could not cook entirely for this picnic." She said with a small frown. "It was…rather short notice…"

Mugi had to giggle. ”What is there to apologize for? You went along with my suggestion. I couldn’t be mad at you for that..” The Snow Woman grabbed something and ate it. Delicious as expected. After that she put her cup down and forced Cynthia’s mouth into a smile. ”You could stand to smile some more.”

Cynthia blinked as those cold fingers forced her mouth into a smile. That had always been one of her weak points, hadn't it? Even before the headmistress found her she had trouble because of her condition. She had tried to learn over the years to be better at it, but she could never really get it down all that easily.

"I…apologize. I find it difficult to express emotions quite effectively as others."

”You’ll get better I think. I just need to be obnoxious like I am and I think you’ll smile somehow. On your own, without me forcing you like this.” Mugi said confidently. She took her hands off Cynthia’s face and took another bite of food. ”Oh, on that note. . . What’s prettier, this beautiful lake or me?” The Snow Woman added mostly as a tease.

Obnoxious? Cynthia didn't think she was all that obnoxious. At least, not when she wasn't doing ridiculous things in public like the ice skating incident earlier. The next question though, was definitely on the 'obnoxiously pointless' list of things. Still, Mugi must have been at least somewhat correct.

The maid turned away from the Yuki-Onna, grabbing a small bite of food as she felt her mouth curl slightly upwards into a small smile.

"…you." Her voice was quiet, and immediately muffled by the food.

Honestly, Mugi was slightly taken aback. The maid was quiet, but she could have sworn she actually say. . . ”Ehh? I did you say ‘you’?”

The maid, bit into the small sandwich harder and couldn't manage a reply as she felt herself starting to blush again. Oh dear oh dear she actually said it. That wasn't no, no, not like her. She needed to do something…to distract herself with and distract Mugi with.

Unfortunately, she was coming up empty.

That was the exact opposite in her job description. She should always be able to think, but instead all she could do was continue to ignore Mugi.

”Hello, Cynthia, this is your apparently pretty friend Mugi. I would like you to clarify what you said.” The Yuki-Onna teased as she poked both sides of the maid’s cheeks.

Ugh! What was she supposed to say here? Say it? Be honest? Tell Mugi she was indeed, prettier than the lake? But…she couldn't! She couldn't bring herself to do that! Lie? No no, she couldn't lie. Lying was not in her job description and she was terrible at lying.

But she had to say something!

But what?

After a few minutes of chewing on the same piece of sandwich she finally swallowed and managed a reply.

"…Cynthia isn't here right now, please leave a written note on the door and she'll get to your request next time."

”Bzzt, wrong answer. The very beautiful Cynthia is sitting here in front of me. I’ll leave no note here.” Mugi said as she poked at her partner’s forehead now. ”Now please, repeat after me. ‘Mugi, the Yuki-Onna, is prettier than the beautiful lake.’”

"….I…I said…" She finally managed to reply. "Mugi the Yuki-Onna is prettier than the beautiful lake."

Finally getting an answer, Mugi couldn’t help but jump on Cynthia and hug her. ”I knew that’s what you said!” She was just so happy to be complemented. . . Even if it was word by word what she told the maid to say.

Cynthia froze.

Literally and figuratively. On one hand, Mugi was hugging her and certain things were pressing into her certain things and that was nice and lovely. On the other hand, she was going to freeze if she kept up the hug.

Mugi noticed a small amount of shivering in the maid. That’s what humans did when they were cold. Mugi seemed to momentarily forget this fact as she was attached to the maid. She pulled away, but not before planting a small kiss on Cynthia’s cheek.

As Mugi's lips met her cheek, there was only two things Cynthia could note. One, that her lips were incredibly cold, and both incredibly soft and she would very much like to experience that again. As Mugi pulled away, the maid promptly buried her face in her hands as she felt heat return to her body as her face reddened again. She couldn't manage to form another series of words.

But honestly, she wouldn't mind Mugi giving her another hug to keep her cool right now…

Mugi was happy. . . Well, happy that Cynthia was happy about it rather than upset. She knew this was her being happy. She couldn’t express herself well in positive ways it seemed. Still, maybe just one more thing wouldn’t hurt. Mugi bent down and whispered. ”Rather than just on the cheek, did you want to try the real way?”

"E-eh?" I-it was just a kiss she was offering, right? S-she had kissed someone before, right? The headmistress a dozen times, hadn't she? Natural! Completely natural! This wasn't something she should be upset or nervous about at all, should she? But thinking about those soft, cool, lips on hers and starting to think about a number of other things that that could possibly lead too was too much for the maid.

The maid fell to the side, unable to remain in a sitting position as she covered her face with her hands.

"Cynthia has been knocked out. Please send cleaning implements and an expensive broom to wake the maid." Yes, that was right, her trusty broom would make everything much better.

”I could force a kiss on you, but I guess you can’t force so much on someone.” Mugi said as she pulled away. ”I guess if you really wanted a kiss, you’d have to come steal it from my lips.” She continued as she poured some tea, cooled it and drank it before setting the cup down.

S-steal one herself? For a few seconds the maid rolled around on the ground in a fairly undignified fashion as she tried to force herself to try to even consider such a thing. She could do this, couldn't she? She had faced much scarier things than a woman with soft lips before. This should be easy, shouldn't it? Of course! She was the best maid in the world, and she liked to think she could kiss fairly well! The headmistress seemed to think so, at least…wait, she was getting off topic again…

Inhaling a deep breath, Cynthia pushed herself back up. Mugi had just sat down a cup of tea. This should be easy, right? Easy. Yes. Easy. She could do this. She moved closer to the Yuki-Onna, though her hesitation was obvious. And well, she was going to give her a kiss and she wasn't known for doing things half-way.

The maid suddenly tossed her arms around Mugi's shoulders, pulling the Yuki-Onna close to her as she could.

"Y-you're terrible, you know that?" Cynthia said, before planting her lips right on Mugi's.

Mugi was half expecting the maid to not do anything. But she did it. Mugi was pretty happy. She got a bit into it too. She’d never really done this before, but it was obvious what to do right? Regardless, the difference between body temperatures was interesting. She shouldn’t have been freezing Cynthia either. Not this time at least. She did her best to keep a warmer temperature just to keep at it.

Cynthia's lips lingered on Mugi's perhaps a bit longer than the Yuki-Onna was used too, but after a few seconds the maid released the ice woman from the kiss. The maid put a bit of distance between them, though didn't release her from the hug just yet.

"…But I don't mind it."

Mugi had to look aside out of a slight bit of embarrassment. She also fidgeted a bit. ” I was half worried you wouldn’t go one with it, but you did in the end. You took my first kiss.” She didn’t sound mad, quite the opposite in fact. Very happy. ”I wouldn’t mind if you took my second, third, fourth and so on as well.”

"That wasn't my first…" Cynthia said with a slight bit of obvious embarrassment. "But…I wouldn’t mind giving you all of my rest." Was…this official now? Where they officially a couple or something? Cynthia had no idea what to do now.

Mugi didn’t have many to any words to say. All she really needed to do was give the maid a hug. This was definitely not how she saw the day going. . . But she was quite satisfied with how it went. Her smile was something that would be hard to break for the rest of the day.

[Pyromania99]

Lunalel Lightsword

Luna felt she was getting use to Sorcha's obsession with getting close. If she didn't, she probably wouldn't make it. She just averted her gaze when the dragon pulled her close. She kept quiet as the dragon stepped away but thenn eventaully brought her tail around a leg. Removing armor? The Knightess shook her head but smiled while doing so. "To think I'd miss this playfulness of yours." She said with a small poke to the dragon's forehead. "If this is heavy enough for you to need another's help, then I might not have got the same dragon I fought as a familiar." It was a loving statement in Luna's own way. "Let's change into something more comfortable and we can chat about our little adventures."

Eith

At the mention of "dinner" Eith nodded enthusiastically. "That sounds good. I'll go." Actually, she had someone that was suppose to buy her food. . . But that person dissappeared quickly without a word. Eith didn't think too hard on it, well, she couldn't. She just thought hard enough to remember that Caras should have but didn't and that was weird. "That Lady said to wait for her though. . . Right? I need to wait."

Kozue Komichi

After Livia's reply, Kozue was sure of one thing about her. This woman was someone not to be trifled with. That said, she didn't seem to be much help either way though the priestess to what she said about the lake to heart. With that, she bowed to the school's headmistress and left the room where she noticed the small girl that sat on the headmistress' lap. "My apologies if I made you wait. Your parent should be out soon." Kozue said with a bow before heading off into town.

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Livia Fiore & Miren~

With Kouze having left, Livia walked out of the study. That morning had already been quite trying, what with Myrilla and then having to deal with Sel. She was quite surprised the girl made such an audacious suggestion to her. Not that she was going to allow herself to be summoned so easily, no. She'd send one of her...servants by later to summon her back to the study. With a quiet sigh, she turned to Miren and Eith, who had did as they were told and stayed outside of the office.

"...Miren, I hate to impose." Livia said with a small smile. "But I will be busy for the rest of the day. I can't really go over the details with you at the moment but would you mind staying with Eith the rest of the day?"

"...Eh?" The rabbits eyes went as wide as they could possibly go.

"I'll send a servant with the details later, but I'm spending the rest of the day with Fia."

"I-I mean, y-yes? I already invited her over....for...dinner..."

"Ah, well, excellent, then! Eith, don't worry your little demon hound head over the details of your servant."

"E-erm, alright then." Oh, dear, Miren had a bad feeling in the pit of her little bunny stomach. She couldn't catch any breaks, could she? "W-we should get going then, Eith." Miren said, walking towards the exit.

Once they moved to leave, Livia turned towards Fia.

"Oh my, is someone jealous?" She said with a gentle laugh, taking note of the redheads pouting face. "Sorry dear, you know I can get quite busy at times. Especially with the planning for the fall festival in a week." The headmistress walked over to Fia, ruffling her hair again. "How about you and I...go have a little fun, hmm?"

~Sorcha~

Sorcha pouted playfully as her forehead was poked and teased. Honestly? She was glad to be back in Luna's presence.

"Tsk, fine." The dragon replied, starting to unstrap her armor. "It's nothing particularly exciting on my part. We didn't even make it to Gibraltar." The dragon walked over to the bags they had carried, and started to rummage around, taking out the night gown Luna had given her and started to slip into it. "We did see Toulouse, though! I haven't been there in ages, it was quite a sight as always." Once done, the dragon went to sit on the bed.

"So, how'd your little mission, go hmm? Do any good, knighting my knight? Save any damsels I need to know about that may take your affection away from me?~"

[Roleplayer001]

Alright, that is most of the trip, right? The bread merchant passed the loaf over to the servant who found herself carrying an ever increasing bundle of goods along her back. With a smile she started to head back home until she stopped by a small shop with various trinkets inside of it. Maoin forced herself to look away until a thought went through her mind - her mistress said to always attend to her, right? Even if she didn't know what she wanted?

The kitten knocked on the door as she entered her new home for the second time to alert those within and gave the two ladies a curtsy before heading over to the kitchen and putting the groceries away. The two were having a conversation so the black haired girl decided to remain silent as they talked back and forth, instead approaching the bed quietly and standing on it as she looked down at Sorcha's head and started to rearrange her hair by pushing one of the long strands out of her face before inserting a hair pin to keep it back. Lady Lightsword would be able to see that a red lightning emblem now rested on top of the dragon's long hair. It was honestly a little cute.

The cat then started to go around the room and pick various things up and putting them back where she believed they belonged as her ears were clearly guided towards the conversation the others were having.

Fia felt a little guilty as the headmistress brought up the fall festival, but when she mentioned doing something fun the girl stood up more enthusiastically than usual. "... really ...?" Had ... blurting out for attention in the middle of a meeting actually worked? Livia wasn't mad? For a couple of seconds the phoenix seemed to be questioning something before shaking her head and starting to fix the once again ruffled hair with a look of mild annoyance.

Once the crimson strands were placed back where they belonged however the girl looked down slightly and started poking her fingers together in a nervous wait as she wondered what Livia would define as 'fun'. Well, outside of certain activities.

[Pyromania99]

Lunalel Lightsword

"Toulouse? I've never been there. I've barely been out of England though." Luna commented on Sorcha's adventure. Seems like they just went so far before coming back. Well, at least somewhere there they decided to start upon this servant/master contract that seemed like a familiar one. "But me? I wouldn't say we saved any damsels. Two girls that aren't slightly interested in me at this point. One was far more serious than I am and one liked being tied up." Luna recoiled at the thought but continued to change out of her armor and into softer night clothes. She took a note of her clothes dirty state. "I need to get these washed. . . Either way, we went to help seal a spirit that possessed someone but it turned out there were two. A good and a bad. Selvina turned the one into a familiar to keep it from causing chaos. . . We'll see how that works. I still have a bad feeling about the turn-out though."

Luna went silent as she finished slipping on her night clothes and someone knocked at the front door and entered. "Ahh, welcome home Maoin. . . Well, I suppose that's how it should be." She said in thought as the kitten walked over and put something in Sorcha's hair. Luna found it odd the way she went about it but laughed when she realized just how fitting it was for the dragon. Not in a mocking way of course but the way one laughs at irony. "It's much too cute how fitting that is for you, Sorcha. I think she picked well." Luna approved.

Eith

Eith scratched her ear, slightly confused. "Why do they insist on calling a proud Shellagh a hound?" She was obviously a bit irked by it, but it wasn't very obviously there as she turned back to Miren. "As it would seem. . . You'll take care of me for a bit?" She had to ask almost absent-mindedly to the Bunny.