After leaving the Clubhouse, Vahn looked into his Inventory to check what everyone else was up to, both within his own network and the girls'. Since it was the weekend, everyone was currently available and he had an opportunity to go on dates and stuff if he wanted. However, as she hadn't been around the Manor recently, Vahn decided to go visit Loki at the Twilight Manor. Even though she had a residence being built to the north of the Hearth Manor, Loki had yet to move into it and spent the majority of her time either at the Twilight Manor or meeting other gods. Though Hephaestus was still the official representative of the Alliance, Loki was the one managing the majority of the negotiations and agreements. She still conferred with the other senior goddesses, but they had more or less given her free reign at this point.
Instead of calling Fafnir or Terra to give him a ride, Vahn decided to venture through the City on foot since he didn't walk through the City much after the girls moved into the Manor. Most of his time was spent either at the Manor itself or venturing into the Dungeon. He hadn't actually gone on too many dates recently, as most of the girls simply preferred to lounge about in the forest or areas in the East Wing. They enjoyed spending time with him in private over going out to see things within the City, so Vahn hadn't really felt the need to explore areas outside of the Alliance's territory.
With his pace, Vahn crossed the 140km distance to the Twilight Manor in just under twenty minutes and greeted the gate guards before walking straight inside. At this point, as a result of his own actions and Loki's 'guidance', Vahn had the highest status within the Loki Familia excluding Loki herself. Even Finn couldn't really tell him what to do, even though Vahn didn't really have any authority over their members either. Many of the girls actually treated him pretty well since they had been 'teased' by Loki when she informed them he had access to their showers and baths if he wanted. Though he would never use it, this knowledge made some of the bolder girls act more openly around Vahn because it was very obvious to most people that he was actually very approachable as long as you didn't overstep your bounds.
After exchanging greetings with several people, Vahn found his way into the relatively empty section of the Twilight Manor and eventually reached Loki's private residence. Since he could sense her inside, Vahn pushed against the door and entered without knocking, as she already knew he was there even before he arrived. Loki was currently 'sleeping' on the bed in a very convincing manner, if not for the fact that her somewhat fat belly was exposed. Vahn knew she would never go to sleep without properly covering her stomach and she probably just wanted to 'tempt' him a bit. Playing along with her scheme, Vahn removed his shoes before climbing into the bed and pulling out a cover to put over her stomach before rubbing it with his palm.
Loki laughed in a mischevious manner before parting her eyes slightly before saying, "You're always so gentle~." and rolling over to face him. Vahn had positioned himself on her left side so she could be fortable and pulled Loki's head to rest against his as he asked, "How have you been, Loki? Is everything going fine with your body...is there anything I can help with?" While he was speaking, Vahn was inspecting Loki's body with his [Eyes of Truth] to make sure there weren't any problems. pared to the 21 weeks pregnant Hephaestus, Loki looked closer to 30 weeks and the baby had already matured a great deal. At this rate, her actual pregnancy looked like it would have only taken around 6-7 months instead of the 9 that Hephaestus was trending towards.
As if she could read his mind, Loki placed her hand atop his and said, "Don't worry, she won't be ing out until I 'let' her...kukuku~." Vahn knew it wasn't really 'fair' for Loki to have to push herself so hard for someone else but he also felt like Hephaestus 'should' be the first person to give birth to his child. She was inarguably the woman he loved the most and Vahn wanted to be able to give her something special that was uniquely her own. Fortunately, he could help accelerate the process a bit so Hephaestus would most likely give birth around 8 months, making Loki's 'burden' a little bit lighter.
Vahn continued to absentmindedly stroke Loki's stomach and asked, "Are you busy today...?" before looking towards her slightly parted red eyes. Loki's smile widened and she said, "Nope~." even though the truth of the matter was quite the opposite. Since she needed to take a break herself soon, there were various matters Loki was trying to resolve in preparation for some of the Alliance's future actions. She had been smoothing things over with some of the stronger Familias, even those outside of the Alliance, to get them to support and make use of the Supply Depot Vahn was going to make. There was also the matter of procuring land rights and negotiating with the various political groups to make sure they couldn't really interfere with the Alliance in the future. She was also trying to get a better foothold in their social circles since their daughter would be able to 'take control' more easily if there was a gap to exploit...
Even though he knew Loki was probably lying to him, as her silence toward the end usually showed that she was either thinking about something or gauging another person's reaction. Pulling her head down a little, Vahn kissed Loki's forehead and said, "Then allow me to keep you pany for a bit...
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