Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!

After going back to my bedroom to continue my sleep that was disturbed by the early morning commotion, I was surprisingly able to go back to sleep quite quickly. I only woke up in the late afternoon and this time I feel calm and refreshed. My mood has greatly improved. Ahhh... The wonders of quality sleep.

I may have not noticed my mana was drained a lot from all the activities back in Freyheimr and building my home last night. You add the fact that this morning, I had to activate spells imbued in the barrier to punish trespassers. My body needed more rest than the usual it seems so being woken up just a few hours after I started sleeping made me extremely grumpy. Mana drain is harder to recuperate from compared to just being physically tired anyways.

I did a full body stretch then sat up on my bed. The first thing I felt was extreme hunger and thirst. I haven't gotten used to not eating and drinking with long intervals in between like other mystiques do. I am a human just a few months ago after all so that's something I won't be able to get used to so quickly.

I finally got out of my bed after a quarter of an hour of dilly dallying. I took a long shower and change into comfy clothes. It should already be time to start preparing dinner for everybody at the community kitchen so I should go straight to that place. As for the villas that I have just built outside, I will just delegate them after everybody has finished their dinner.

I teleported right next to the community kitchen area. The people working in the area immediately greeted me and I nodded to them in response. I asked what menu they have decided on today and they said that nothing have been picked yet. I looked into the ingredients currently available and decided to have some boar meat porridge with boiled eggs, stir fried vegetables, grilled chicken and some fish and veggie dumplings. I gave instructions on how to prepare and cook each dish and everybody moved with practiced efficiency. Though we had to feed 130 mouths this time, all the dishes were prepared within an hour and a half from the time we have picked the menu tonight. The three races delegated the tasks and were working peacefully for this meal which was quite impressive. If Nische was here, would he feel touched by this scene?

The meal was quite filling and I was happy that everybody liked what we have prepared. The residents started talking to each other, at least civilly, though I know that giants hated the elves and heralds in general. I believe they knew that I wasn't exaggerating when I said that I picked only the good-natured ones to bring here so they at least tried to treat them as normal as possible. Giants are really kind-hearted as they say. I sat next to Makisig of course, making sure that he gets to eat everything he wants from the menu. He's eating for three right now so he deserves the best.

As I was taking care of my pregnant lover's dinner, I felt some fierce looks coming my way from across the dining table. As I looked up to find where the mild killing intent was coming from, I saw Vaelion, Reiss and Kidlat looking at me like they were aggrieved. When I looked around, there are looks of envy coming from several other pairs of eyes as well. Damn. I limited the number of husbands I had to three back in Hoffen and even tried to keep them away from each other to avoid this scenario. I don't even have a husband in this region but I am experiencing this awkwardness.

After the meal, I called on Makisig and Dakila, Vaelion and Ithil as well as the five "offerings": Fyndriel, Elondar, Maidar, Verrad and Elris to follow me to my house in the north. We got a lot of curious gazes. They must be wondering why I only called on to these nine in particular. If you ask me, it was simply because they are the men I have spent intimate moments with, the others are their immediate family members.

To avoid stalkers, I used teleportation this time. We re-appeared in the middle of the small plaza near the cluster of twin houses I built. I could see the fascination and surprise in the eyes of my nine visitors. Once they have reeled in their emotions, they looked at me with questioning gazes. I smiled at them and simply said, "Choose one of these houses as your new homes." Their eyes widened as they realized that I was giving them a special living area near my home. It was really easy to make men in this world happy.

Without wasting time, Makisig chose the house nearest to mine on the left side while Vaelion chose the house nearest to the right side. As for the five other guys, they looked at each other with furrowed brows. Verrad who was the most outspoken of the bunch politely asked, "Master, are we the only ones allowed to live in this area?" I looked at him and responded, "Yes. In case you don't realize, except for Ithil and Dakila who are considered immediate family members, all of you here have spent at least one night with me." Their mouths formed into letter Os in realization. Verrad then asked, "If we are allowed to bring immediate family members, can we bring our friends in here since we treat them as our family? We are willing to occupy only four houses instead of five since we can share spaces. Would you please allow us to bring them here?" I looked at them coldly with no answer and I can see them sweating buckets as I kept my silence.

After about a minute, I suddenly laughed out loud which actually scared the five so much that they took a step back away from me. I held my stomach while trying to keep my laughter in and responded, "I knew you would ask me this question. Fine! You can bring them over. Pick four houses that you can share with your friends. You decide who shares houses with whom. You can't bring others in here without my permission or all of you will be kicked out." The five thanked me profusely and I saw pure happiness on their faces. They immediately picked two houses from each side. Now only the five farthest houses on each side are unoccupied.

I am quite happy to see these guys smiling and laughing with such child-like purity even if they came from a place such as Freyheimr. Who would have thought that just a week ago, they looked like they lost their minds and souls. They never complained even after waking up naked after losing their first with an unknown woman. They accepted everything as they come and acted as if anything is fine as long as they are alive. Now, they can smile to their heart's content and their bodies are fully healed up too since the elders took away the orbs out of their bodies before offering them to me. Too bad, they took the fake ones.

After distributing the houses, all ten of us teleported back to the plaza and surprisingly, the eight gloomy looking bunch are still there waiting for us. The five guys excitedly pulled their friends to one of their temporary lodgings for a meeting as they bid me goodbye. The two pairs of father and son went back to their current homes too.

As for me, I walked straight into the house where Yoffir and his four brats are staying to check on how they are doing. I did not even knock and just opened the door. I saw the four patients laying on beds in deep sleep while Yoffir was seated near the beds, watching over them. His eyes were blankly staring to the nothingness in front of him. He did not even notice me open the door and walk in.

I coughed to get his attention and then he abruptly looked back to where the noise came from. When he saw it was me, he immediately stood up and kneeled in front of me. He started begging again to spare the four sleeping children under his care. I looked at him with my eyebrow raised and told him I was just checking on them. I gave him another batch of healing potions and ordered him to stop kneeling. I walked further into the house and stood next to the beds.

I noticed Yoffir's face paling gradually and he seemed to be shivering in nervousness. He must have thought that I was still angry and I came to finish the job. To make sure my threat sticks, I suddenly spoke an order from master to slave, "Don't move and stay where you are." He stared at me with a mix of disbelief and begging. I then sat on the bed where the girl was sleeping and placed my left hand around her neck. As I did his, I kept my eyes on Yoffir face and asked, "You do know that I control everything within this sanctuary, right? I wonder if you can even do anything if I snap this thin neck I am holding right now." For good measure, I really tightened my hold until the girl on the bed started heaving due to the lack of air. I saw Yoffir's face change to that of fear and then tears started to fall from his eyes. He couldn't move and also couldn't speak. He could only cry as I smirked at him.

I eventually released my grip around the girl's neck and placed a healing spell on it so it wouldn't bruise. I then stood up and as I walked past Yoffir, I tapped his cheek a few times while saying, "You better remember what you said about doing anything in exchange for the life of these four foster children of yours. I'll ask you to pay up one of these days so you better be ready." I walked out of the house and gave him permission to move again.