Jake stared at the elf for several seconds as his brain tried to process what she had just said.

“Mistress like the others.”

When the hell had he gotten any mistresses!? Why would she even think he had any to begin with?

Few questions truly stumped him, but this one just didn’t make any sense, as it was rooted in non-existent reasoning. He hadn’t even adequately processed the question as he just muttered out:

“I have mistresses?”

Now it was Meira’s turn to look confused back at him. She stared at his face for several seconds before finally speaking.

“You know… the others.”

“Who?” Jake asked, more confused than ever and genuinely curious.

“I… the ones you talked about,” Meira tried to clarify, only making Jake more confused. Had Eversmile decided to take Jake’s form to fuck with Meira, who would then fuck with Jake in turn?

Jake tried to calm himself down and get to the bottom of this. “Who are these people you think are my… mistresses.”

Just saying the word felt wrong.

“You know… the witch you have mentioned so many times… Miranda…” Meira said nervously.

“She works for me, and our relationship is strictly professional,” Jake said stoically.

“Then… then miss Scarlett, the-“

“Fangirl at most. Definitely not,” Jake shot it down.

“The other alchemist woman…. Reika, she-“ Meira tried

“Is the descendant of a friend, and she too is also just a friend.”

“Irin…?”

“Nothing there,” Jake said. Not yet, at least…

“Syl-“

“No!” Jake practically yelled. Fuck no.

“I-“ Meira said, a bit scared at Jake’s outburst. “Then… then…”

Meira seemed to realize something then. Jake saw the look of realization in her eyes, making Jake feel a sense of relief.

“I apologize; I failed to realize…” Meira began as her head turned red from embarrassment. Jake nodded, happy that she had-

“Draskil?”

at her. His look alone made her shrink in her

said before she began spitballing even more names. “I don’t have any mistresses. Zero. Nada. Of any sex or gender.

she seemed almost relieved as she breathed out a huge sigh. Before promptly

entire dynamic. That doesn’t mean I am not interested, and I do have someone I am casually with at times back on Earth, but she would punch my head off if I ever called her a mistress. But this isn’t about that, but the

Jake couldn’t quite read, but she at least seemed to have calmed down quite a bit. Still super nervous and embarrassed, but no

told…” Meira said as

who?”

“She never really asked much about you as she knew it was a secret, but we both called you Lord Thayne at times, so maybe someone heard and told someone. So… Izil and I

this before. Then again, Meira rarely spoke of

heritages and stuff and seemed super interested in Izil and the Altmar Empire, but also asked me some questions. I… mentioned that you were a black token holder called Lord Thayne, and she asked stuff about you. I didn’t say anything, really, but the dragonkin seemed interested still. I… I may have also mentioned the Grand Elder. Not who he is or anything, I just called him teacher, but I

Jake asked,

of the

in an annoyed tone. “So, what

weren’t needed,

out would know him as Lord Thayne by now, and while they likely couldn’t connect him back to Earth – only

trying to figure out who his backer was. So they had sent Helen to talk to the two of them to probe for information, potentially even bribe them, to tell her who backed him. The teacher Meira mentioned was then who Helen began to think was also his backer, making her even more curious

have fully integrated with Izil and Meira, at least for a while, and the two of them had no reason not to keep her around. Meira said she also happily shared things about her Dragonflight, so neither of them thought it

so good at all of them – likely because she was a peak D-grade who was probably far older than both Izil and Meira – the

entire mistress thing

embarrassment back in full. “I didn’t know… but then they asked, and you had mentioned a lot of

actually his mistress, and the worst part is Jake wasn’t even sure they did it

agenda and to find out who backed Jake. That, too, was probably something ordered by her

in the vein of having mistresses, making her fall deep into thought.

have any mistresses?” she asked in

personal values. I grew up in a place where having mistresses wasn’t a thing, and I still don’t really see it as a

was about to speak when Jake cut her

being a Chosen and all, it is hard to not have some imbalance in power in nearly all circumstances,

All of these things were part of who he was, and he knew some of the people around him were only there due to who he was. Miranda

only reasons, Jake thought to himself. Damn, did Jake hate these annoying

she sat there silently. Jake didn’t want to break

the Order… can I stay here even

I already told you

keep working

and I don’t plan on getting any other slaves or trying to hire someone, so I would be more than happy to

the lessons and stuff?”

any time and leave if you so desire. We will also need to change some other minor things, but all in due time. Once you have joined the Order, we will draw

Meira nodded, thinking a bit more. “I will make sure to do the test to join

as he felt a sense of victory. However, he quickly got a bad feeling as she turned slightly red and twitched a

am working here… without being a slave… would that make us… friends?” Meira then asked her

already consider us friends,” Jake said with

am free, would I also be able to do some things… outside, the Order?” Meira

Jake answered. “And as I said, we are friends, so if you need help, just ask. I can’t promise anything, but I will at

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