While That loudmouth was thankfully in absolute shock in how his weapon failed to fully protect him from my magic.
I Focused on the other people still around me with their weapons, while now shaking seeing what just happened, still pointing at me.
"That is not really intimidating when you shake like a fawn"
I say stepping closer to their leader.
Yet he still holds onto his weapon.
Lead Grunt: "everyone attack her at once"
The others that still have their weapons at the ready steady their weapons an get closer to me.
But sadly for them my next Arcane spell is ready and it's not another icicle... well icicle in the singular....
I activated the new spell and around me icicles formed on the floor and started to spread before impalin two of them through the feet the other two being the leader and another guy behind me
"What was that about attacking me four on one?"
He looked at me angrily Before jumping at Me and into the icecicels around me
Grunt Leader: "Go tell the others what we found here! I'm gonna buy you as much time as possible"
While his atack was somewhat sudden to me it was still kinda slow enough to sidestep and cut off his arms with a rising slash.
Grunt leader " aaaah my arms!, How Are you so fast?!"
I ignored his screams and looked towards the last man unwounded
"Hmmm looks like he couldn't buy you any time at all. So how about you drop your weapon and ill make it paineless for you?"
With him looking at everyone around us he looked to be relatively spilt on trying to run anyway or giving up.
And as he was contemplating I was reading another spell to attack him with but,
"You Bitch!"
I heard sudden steps behind me with that scream so I had to turn around and see that loudmouth ready to tackle me.
Sadly for him my sword was fast enough to decapitate him
But his body still made me stumble and break my spell, once I had my footing back I no longer saw the last guy in the clearing along with the bitter laugh from the leader mocking me
Lucky him I guess...
That was until I saw Lunalei walk out of the treeline holding the last guy by the neck. Wich made the leader shut up
Lunalei "Miss Walpurgis i was so free and caught this guy for you."
"Thanks, but honestly speaking I was about to get you and ask you what you wanted me to do with the rest"
Lunalei "If you don't mind, I would like to relieve some of my pent up anger for them."
I looked around me at the others and saw them already accepting death or in a cattatonic state having heard my family name.
"Sure, but please clean it up once you're done, i wouldn't like to have corpses out in my front lawn."
Lunalei "I will... M-Mistress..."
"You don't have to call me that. we are still gonna discuss the terms of our contract between us. "
With her nodding at me now with somewhat red checks I left her with those grunts, swung my sword one last time to get the blood of it. Not that ther was much even clinging on but I did it anyways before sheathing it and going inside.
While I was walking inside I wondered why she called me Mistress of all the things she could have chosen it was that... I mean it made my heart flutter a bit... I wonder how sweet her voice can... no that can wait...
I need a bath to cool down...
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After a while in the bath lost in my own daydreams I hear some knocking on the door
Lunalei "Miss Walpurgis, im done with 'cleaning up'."
"Glad to hear that. I'm currently enjoying a nicely cool bath..."
With those words done. I was wondering if I should test her a bit or... fuck it let's see where this goes
"Lunalei?"
It didn't take long before I heard her answer
Lunalei: "Yes Miss Walpurgis?"
"How about you join your Mistress in the bath?"
I didnt hear anything for a decent while before a knock came
Lunalei "I-im C-coming in..."
The door opened and in she came, blushing massively.
She was only in her underwear... and looking her over the wounds she had are now barely visible scars.
"Im glad I could heal you up this well, but its still a shame that some reminders will remain"
Lunalei: "I don't Think others would have been able to save me... let alone tried to do so..."
"Why anyone would want to save a cutie like you. Anyone who doesn't is just plain stupid."
Lunalei:"T-thanks, M-mistress but the Medicin you used was of very high quality..."
While we were talking she undressed the rest of the way before starting to rinse herself off.
And I was laying here with my arm on the edge and my face atop them looking her over.
While I don't know what part of me started it but I fully agree that I should make her mine.
But what I know is that she started this idea by calling me Mistress...
Oh I want to make this Drake girl mine
But for now let's calm down a bit and enjoy this art piece infront of me
"Let me give you a warning though I like my baths quite cold, so this could not be to your liking let alone in your best interest to bathe this could so you are free to leave if it's too much."
Lunalei:"Thank you, Mistress."
She was now sadly done with rinsing herself down
So I rolled back over and noticed a few icecubes floating about... they were not in here before... do my emotions cause temperature drops?... that is interesting...
But Lunalei took her steps inside nonetheless before basically sitting herself into my lap.
I mean the bathtub is large enough that she doesn't have to do this. Yet i'm happy she did.
"I hope the water isn't too cold? "
Lunalei:"No, it is actually quite nice M-mistress."
She was holding her legs and sligly bent forward... mostlikely uncomfortable or afraid...
"Are you Afraid I will hurt you?"
Lunalei looked over her shoulder with more confusion and surprise on her face than fear.
Lunalei "No Mistress. Why do you ask?"
"Alright but then am I making you Uncomfortable with this request of mine?"
Lunalei "I... I wouldn't say it's your fault Mistress it's just... I'm wondering why was I the one that got away... why am I the one allowed to live with you... The Daughter of The Ice Witch that saved us so long ago... Mistress a..am I worthy to serve you? Truly?"
So it isn't that either but most likely the start of survivors guilt...
So I grabbed her from behind an pulled her back to me
"Yes you are allowed to Serve me,Yes you are Worthy of serving me. I promised you we will take revenge for what they did, you got to taste it today as a show of what is to come.We will also save who we can from your village okay? I promise you that upon my name as Fuyuka Walpurgis"
After my speech she slightly turned in my arms and hugging me before starting to cry for the second time today.
And the mood is gone...
So I pat her head and so I simply pat her head and held her close.