My name is Rafkiel. I am the head of the Alphor family. I have multiple sons and daughters. I am a special case of an influential person. I had many kids with one wife. I did not have multiple wives. The standard is two wives per person of great strength.
However, I just couldn't love any girl but one. Her name was Leah Zasikel. She died after birthing my sixth child Sephker. Leah just loved children so much. Even when it was hurting her she had to have more kids. I asked her to stop after having Ziba. Yet she said she wanted just one more.
When Ziba was born she had a low-level skill combat type and low stats. However, she was lucky and grew to be one of my strongest. She has met her peak or at least has a big hurdle to get over.
The child who was not blessed was Sephker. Sephker doesn't even know what his mom looks like besides some paintings of her. Most say I shouldn't shelter the child. That I should through him out to the wolves. Do they expect a person who loves his wife and her offspring to throw out one of them?
I am not sure they are even remotely in the same position. Would they through out a useless kid from their most loved wife? I think not, so I will never throw him out.
I have done is tried my best to give him a comfortable life. I even allowed him to find love of all kinds. Most people of influence are…greedy. The best way I can describe them is that money likes to be with money. The more money you have the more it will flow to you.
People like money, influence, and power. They tend to want to keep it in the family or the best of friends. Ferin and Lafker are the only ones I allowed to have been used by the evil. Ferin is corrupted by the arranged marriage. It just had to be with an ugly-hearted woman.
She has a thousand faces. She seems good on the outside. Except if there are no eyes of the foolish around her real truth comes out. Cixi a woman from the Cultivation Tribe. Her full name is Cixi Chongwa.
She is like a fox. Sly, mischievous, acumen, intelligent, and nice to look at. Cixi has corrupted Ferin and that has made him a lot more vile. The only saving grace is Lafker. He has yet to be corrupted at least in a lustful way.
He likes books a lot and in the beginning, he did a lot of bad to do a hobby. With a high wisdom stat now. I think he knows reading is important, but you shouldn't do bad things. You shouldn't do bad things to get more out of your hobby.
The girls are allowed to find love and even Sehpker is allowed to find love even from the common folk. There was a cute little goat animal person baby that he paid attention to a lot. It seems like that girl finally became a predator.
"Rose Lilly, please tell me your report about my son," I said with my arms crossed and laid back in my office chair.
"Yes, my lord. My report is long so please forgive me." Lily said with a slight bow looking at the ground.
She explained that the change in Sephker was severe. After paying for intercourse he seemed to gain more and more power. He can get skills from intercourse.
After talking to the persons after the deed they said he seems to be focused on his status screen. She is not sure if intercourse is the way Sephker gets powers. Or if intercourse is a means to an end.
Sephker said he had special dealers. Yet he has not seen someone other than Bern. Knowing that guy he doesn't have a merchant wife or friend. He is just living now drinking from dawn to dusk.
"His date has gone quite well sir. The cute goat girl you talked about from long ago. Seemed to take a big step. They are at Mariella's house I left to give my report." Lily said while not moving an inch.
I wonder how she feels about Sephker. She always goes overboard when spying on him. Is she just protecting him for being so weak? Or is love involved? I am a special case who only took one wife. That doesn't mean others will be a special case.
"Lily, no I should be calling you Rose. I am asking this question not as an employer." I said straightening up.
"Yes, my Lo…Sir…Rafkiel?" Rose said not knowing what to call me.
"You should always call me Sir when not calling me your Lord. That doesn't matter right now. What is your opinion on Sephker?" I said in a serious tone.
Rose Lily took a minute. Contorting her face in multiple ways to give the best answer that would not piss off her lord. "A baby. Even though I met him at age 6 when I was 13 he still seems like a baby." She said with a smile.
"So no love in it other than a maternal instinct?" I said raising an eyebrow.
She spoke immediately. "Yes, nothing but maternal instincts. I do not view him as a man. He is weak and squishy. He needs to be protected. And no sir. Even if he became the strongest man I have someone I love." She said holding a necklace I bought her as a present.
I am an older man. If she even threw herself on me I would have to decline. Sure most men would go crazy finding new wives after their wife dies. For me I only loved Leah.
If Rose Lily loves me I apologize, but I must use that love to keep stringing her along. She is the best combat maid there is on the market. She knows how to slice throats and prepare the best teapot known to mankind.
Not having her would make my life harder. A skilled maid in combat means I don't need to hire a personal guard and a personal maid. That and because she is naturally kind, unlike Cixi. Her presence calms down even the rowdy Ferin.
I just hope my little Sephker survives his recent encounter. My friend who is a donkey animal person once told me. Animal persons who eat mostly vegetables and fruit become a predator when they want to reproduce.