Chapter 510: Familial 'Love' (1)
"Well, we can move to other matters that concern the family, and I think the best place to start is with the new additions to the family, right? Specifically, Inik. You were a slaver before this, so what are you going to be doing now..?"
"Like Dama like daughter huh~? Aethisia was asking
the exact~ sa questions whilst we were in the midst of... sothing really entertaining~! So, just like I said to her... I'll quit my job as a slaver and go freelance. Head out hunting every once in awhile and make so coin that way. Maybe pick up a trade here and figure out how to make a profit that way."
Shrugging her shoulders, Inik casually draped her arm over Kalia's shoulder and smirked at everyone, sothing that made
giggled quietly as I hid my amused expression from the proud Hawkkin, wondering if she was entirely aware that Kalia - while no longer the actual baby sister here - was still viewed by Rhefia, Camara, and Aethisia as the one who needed protection despite Kalia's magic being rather potent.
None of us really could tell who in the family was the 'strongest' in any sort of combat scenario since... well, we really haven't fought anyone, and even when we have, none of us were actually fighting for our lives or anything, or fighting to kill soone, so y'know...
All that was to say that I was confident that Kalia could protect herself with her magic and I was also confident in her ability to figure out if soone was worth a damn or now... but Rhefia, Camara and Aethisia also knew that, and whilst they also trusted her, it didn't an that they were entirely ready to 'hand her over' to soone just yet...
I was also curious to know if there reluctance to entirely trust Inik was coming from the fact that if Kalia wanted to remain relatively exclusive with Inik, then they 'lost' one of their favorite sexual partners; it was a bit selfish and a bit telling on their priorities, but I couldn't say I was surprised if that was the case since this entire family had been built upon sex with whoever you wanted whenever you wanted.
Perhaps they were being semi jealous of the Hawkkin for being able to make Kalia hers, or perhaps they were just getting irritated by how she was acting so smugly and being semi confrontational in her actions without having 'earned' that right, like how Sari earned the right by sparring with Rhefia.
The Catkin I was thinking about was just smiling slightly as she stared at the Hawkkin, drawing the sa parallels I had and likely reaching the sa conclusion I did, since she decided to ask "Will you be able to put those skills you learned as a slaver to use though to make money as a hunter? People and monsters are different, after all... and from what I can recall, most slavers usually had so rather potent equipnt and not the sharpest skills..."
"Course I will. If you want proof, just ask Prixisia over there~! She knows all~ about my skills, in all sorts of facets too... isn't that right, snake?"
Smirking over at Prixisia, Inik didn't do anything even as the Lamia hissed and bared her fangs, the anguish from what had happened making her show an expression none of us had seen before.
The Hawkkin didn't care at all that the Lamia was a part of the family, even if she wasn't on the sa level of my daughters and wives, but that didn't an she wasn't apart of the family, and seeing soone in my family being so blatantly disrespected was...
A bold move, that's for certain.
"Would you mind humoring , Inik? I must admit, I've sparred with Prixisia a few tis now, and she's a decent enough fighter. Surely that ans you're better than her, right? Let
verify that..."
Getting up, Aethisia smiled at Inik and gestured towards the door, with Rhefia and Camara watching the Hawkkin closely whilst the rest of the family simply frowned at what she had said; Yiksa was patting the Lamia's arm and calming her down, though her own erald eyes were narrowed quite a bit as she noticed that our daughter was doing sothing similar to Inik in hopes of having her stop being so... insufferable.
Perhaps it was a warriors pride, perhaps it was her own pride instead, or perhaps she was always up for a challenge, but Inik wasn't allowing Kalia to calm her down and rein her in, the Hawkkin standing up as well as she answered "I don't see why not~? Just don't expect
to hold back, hm?"
Kalia's pink eyes were filled with worry as she tugged on Inik's sleeve, the Dark Elf saying "Inik, please, don't be crass now!
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