"Do you still love him?" I asked.
The truth apparent enough even without her answer.
"Did you ask him to kill ? He tried you know."
Marcella was too emotional to answer, but by now Jagen was demanding answers. I decided to lay everything bare, explaining what I knew before leaving the rest up to them to figure out.
Getting up with a sneer on my face, signaling for Tammy and Belle to follow my lead. All of us leaving the table as one, leaving the family to sort things out. Consequences be damned.
Jagen's booming voice audible from outside the hall.
Retiring to our guest room as I felt the exhaustion sink in from the day's events. Making it over to a wall mirror.
My relations with the Marcets might be up to fate, but my fate was in my own hands. Looking at my reflection in the mirror with a smirk.
Available ClassesSkillsAdventurer lvl 21Physical Boost lvl 10, Inventory lvl 3, Soft Steps lvl 1Alchemist lvl 15Identification lvl 10, Cultivation lvl 1Archer lvl 1Aim lvl 1Blacksmith lvl 3Blacksmithing lvl 1Commoner lvl 4Lesser Stamina lvl 1Cook lvl 4Cooking lvl 1Farr lvl 3Farming lvl 1Fighter lvl 4Fighting Sense lvl 1Leatherworker lvl 3Leatherworking lvl 1Pathfinder lvl 10Navigation lvl 10, Quick Steps lvl 1Physician lvl 3Anatomy lvl 1Potter lvl 3Sculpting lvl 1Swordsman lvl 10
Sword Mastery lvl 10, Sword Edge lvl 5
Spearman lvl 3Spear Mastery lvl 1Steward lvl 3Managent lvl 1Tailor lvl 3Tailoring lvl 1Keaton PelLevel 8STR15DEX17CON45INT10WIS9CHA13Status Points:20Skill Points:36Class:
Adventurer lvl 21, Pathfinder lvl 10
Skills:
Physical Boost lvl 10, Inventory lvl 3, Soft Steps lvl 1, Navigation lvl 1, Quick Steps lvl 1
I finally had my first tier three ability, but it was one that didn't particularly catch my attention. [Soft Steps] looked like so sort of stealth or mobility skill, not sothing that particularly fit in with my normal way of fighting, but given it was third tier it should be a passive skill if the System was right about the alternating pattern that skills followed. He was right so far, so there was no reason to doubt him.
anwhile I had a second skill, [Quick Steps], which sounded like another mobility type ability, but this ti it was an active skill.
I wasn't entirely disappointed, even if I was hoping for ones that were more suited for combat, mobility skills still allowed
more options than before.
Moving onto the character window, with another level under my belt I was now sitting on twenty free points to spend on attributes. After tonight's harrowing experience, I really wanted to invest points into charisma and intelligence. Having tasted the fear that manipulation type abilities could impart, I needed so way to counteract their effects. Higher charisma would apparently give
more defense against soul type abilities, while intelligence would help against ntal attacks. Of course I was still interested in wisdom, for the mory and enhancents to sensing and detection, sothing that would probably help against illusion type attacks.
I may have a good base for constitution, but today taught
that things were never that simple.
...
Putting away my mirror, I let out a sigh. I needed to raise those three as far as I could on my own before investing any points, anything less would be a waste of my potential. With my constitution I could be living for hundreds, if not thousands of years. I needed to have a ntality for growth that matched that outlook.
Maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing to do as Jagen said, enjoy the slow life a little more. I could raise my power without jeopardizing my life, and if I slowed leveling I would have more ti to prepare for facing against the Goddess' followers before they realized anything was wrong. Besides, I did have that new alchemist ability [Cultivation], and now that I had an explanation from the system I felt confident that even if I couldn't hunt, I'd still be able to gain a steady stream of experience.
My tension too high until now to even notice that both Belle and Tammy were competing for my attention. Belle had stripped down to her lingerie, white laced bra and garter belt with transparent pink panties. Purring seductively on the bed. While Tammy was completely nude, finished stripping. Her small breasts visible in the wall mirror as she approached. Hugging
from behind.
"Don't worry Keaton. We're still here for you."
Her words just reminded
more of what had happened. Did Marcella really hate
enough to have Gawn try to kill ? She did seem to act rather impulsively, even more than myself...
What Marcella did had upset , but she'd always been so cold to
that it was hard for any attachnt to take root.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. A few seconds passing before soone opened it on their own. Not waiting for our response.
In walked Cal, a surprisingly concerned look on his face. I expected him to be rather happy with all the trouble Marcella was getting into.
"My bad. Am I interrupting anything?" He remarked, sowhat half-heartedly. Enjoying paying
back for the last ti I barged in on his fun, but sothing clearly on his mind.
"Not really..." Materializing a sheet and passing it to Tammy behind . Belle already having covered herself with blankets on the bed.
"So. What did you want? Passing so information from your dad?"
"I do have so news... but more than that I have sothing to ask of you." Cal sounded unusually earnest.
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